Nutrition pass!

I used gatorage on my workout today and it helped. I also remembered to eat enough today. Yay me!

I split up my workout to 3 20 min bike/10 min runs and it was a fantastic way to do it. Great for the mental because I only was thinking 10 or 20 minutes at a time. The bike was easy because I did a long one 2 days ago and I have a tough 90 minute workout tomorrow so I wanted the legs to be "fresh" but I tried to work a bit harder on the run. Each 10 minutes segmant was faster and farther than the one before. The first one I increased speed every 2 minutes, the second every 90 seconds and the third every minute. It really gave me confidence in my running speed.

The unfortunate thing about running by time instead of distance is that when it seems like your children are about to kill each other in the playroom, running faster doesn't end the workout sooner. And I was running too hard to give an effective stern voice. Why is it children choose to be at their worst when you are occupied?

Nutrition fail

Yes, it needs to get addressed ASAP. I didn't have an issue during the long spin yesterday but it was when I tried to do my late night swim that I felt the effects of not wating enough during the day. Usually after a hard workout I am not hungry for the rest of the day. I need to force myself to eat more.

The sleep is an issue too. I don't think I am getting quality hours at night and I am waking u much too early. Darn that Junior! Good thing he is cute.

The pain bank

A friend of mine came up with this phrasing during a hard workout (or was it a race?). Good thing I didn't say a good friend, haha. When you are suffering during a workout you are depositing into the pain bank. Your account grows with strength (I assume the interest is compounded daily, if not hourly) and you are supposed to withdraw it all on race day.

I made a hell of a deposit today: 12km on an indoor track that has an incline, running without music while pushing a stroller.

Still not whining.

The chocolate diet

I'm not usually a big fan of the sweet stuff but there is something about those little Cadbury bunnies that I love. They are becoming extinct in this house.

Priorities

Family time prevailed this week so I skipped a workout. I am totally fine with it. I have a big week coming up so I am going to enjoy the extra rest day and Easter food and drink.

This week's summary:

swim - 1:00 2000m
bike - 3:00
run - 58:00 9.7km

Total time 4:58

I am noticing that I am starting to feel tired. I need to look at my nutrition under the microscope again. The fuzzies are really good about asking for food when they are hungry and asking for things like cheese and fruit. I need to follow their example.

Intervals!

Intervals were on tap today, mainly because I wanted to run fast. I like to have a plan and I thought that it would be fun. Whoops, I mean "fun". I was definitely out of my comfort zone for them and that's what will make me a stronger runner. The first couple were not paced appropriately but the last three were better. I was able to get faster with each lap rather than hang on for dear life.

Note to self: don't plan intervals 15h after a tough hilly bike workout. The legs aren't happy.

Ah suck it up, right?

And please note that I am not whining!!

Summary of thoughts

Summary of this week:

swim - 1:30 (3500m)
bike - 5:30
run - 1:49 (16.9km)

Total training time - 8:49

No surprise that I feel tired. The jump in biking volume did me in a bit. Looking forward to a cutback week and an extra rest day.


I have managed to attemt every workout that has been on schedule. Although a couple were shorter than planned, I didn't bail on any of them.

The kids do cheer me on when I am running on the treadmill and I think they have gotten used to the background noise of it while they play in the basement. I really wish that Junior wasn't up so early, because then I wouldn't have to take time away from them to train. I do feel a bit guilty about that. I feel like I owe them my best effort if I am to be away from them.