Sunday, April 24, 2011
Tough weeks need to end
It was another rough week on the training front. I did pretty good during the week, even with some minor construction going on to fix our storm drain pipe, but I missed another long ride. I was able to get in 10 sessions this week, but did miss my Saturday long ride, a scheduled 90 miler. I have vowed not to miss another one. This week coming up is real busy, Emma makes her first Holy Communion on Saturday, so I know I will only get a run in on that day. I have so busy I have not logged very interesting posts, but my crazy life will settle down after this week.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
So much for a great week
Well what a crappy week for training. Everything was going along ok. I had planned about 14 hours or just under for the week. But life completely got in the way and I never recovered from it. I did manage 10.5 hours with 11 sessions, but I did miss my long weekend ride. I am planning on making up half of that on Monday AM, and will use today, Sunday, as a complete day off, I'll explain that in a minute.
We have been having a problem with some home improvements at our house this week, so I have had to cut some workouts short or deleted the optional ones all together so I could get home early. Friday I left work so I could met the mason and he never showed up all day. Saturday night I spent shop vaccing our basement for 6 hours to remove water that was flowing into our house. This caused me to miss my long bike ride on Sunday morning because I needed to sleep and clean up from all the water that was in our house overnight. I did get in all my runs and swim, but was short on the bike. I had planned on missing some weight sessions for longer runs or BRICKS, but not the bike.
The sessions I did get in felt really good. I am really working on the swim, but still fear I will breaststroke most of the swim. Some how I just can't seem to swim freestyle for long distance, but can breaststroke forever it seems. Most of my bike sessions I am trying to follow up with some run sessions now. My running speed is coming back with the weight dropping back down to last seasons number.
Baseball season has started in our town, so I need to really focus on getting my daddy time in with the kids. It makes for a busy time of year, swimming classes, baseball/softball, and training. I think I need to be cloned right now.
Weekly totals:
Weights: .75 hours, 1 session
Swim: 2.45 hours, 3 sessions, 7,700 yards
Bike: 2.69 hours, 2 sessions, 66 miles
Run: 4.65 hours, 5 sessions, 38.93 miles
We have been having a problem with some home improvements at our house this week, so I have had to cut some workouts short or deleted the optional ones all together so I could get home early. Friday I left work so I could met the mason and he never showed up all day. Saturday night I spent shop vaccing our basement for 6 hours to remove water that was flowing into our house. This caused me to miss my long bike ride on Sunday morning because I needed to sleep and clean up from all the water that was in our house overnight. I did get in all my runs and swim, but was short on the bike. I had planned on missing some weight sessions for longer runs or BRICKS, but not the bike.
The sessions I did get in felt really good. I am really working on the swim, but still fear I will breaststroke most of the swim. Some how I just can't seem to swim freestyle for long distance, but can breaststroke forever it seems. Most of my bike sessions I am trying to follow up with some run sessions now. My running speed is coming back with the weight dropping back down to last seasons number.
Baseball season has started in our town, so I need to really focus on getting my daddy time in with the kids. It makes for a busy time of year, swimming classes, baseball/softball, and training. I think I need to be cloned right now.
Weekly totals:
Weights: .75 hours, 1 session
Swim: 2.45 hours, 3 sessions, 7,700 yards
Bike: 2.69 hours, 2 sessions, 66 miles
Run: 4.65 hours, 5 sessions, 38.93 miles
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Rest and Recovery over, Base 3 starts
Last week was rest and recovery week. Only 12 hours and 53 minutes of training time and I felt like I hardly did anything. Most of the workouts were pretty light, except for the testing sessions. During last summer prepping for a half Ironman I don't think I hit 12 hours often, now a recovery week is over 12 hours. This week I am scheduled for 14.5 hours if I hit all my workouts.
My stress level has been through the roof, not due to training but due to a bad contractor that came to Brick Point our house. It is suppose to be a pretty easy improvement, but just like most things it has turned into a disaster. I believe the guy used the wrong cement or got a bad batch of cement because my drain is clogged with cement. He is claiming it is not cement but rather a ball, doll, or kid toy that the cement dust could not pass through in the drain and has solidified. I am not a mason, nor do I play one on TV, but I know what cement looks like and there are cement "drippings" all over my steps, grass, mailbox, light fixture, and wall. I have been dealing with this since April 5 with no luck from the contractor.
Each time it rains, I get water in my basement, water flooding my back yard because that drain flows through my front drain, and water filling my front driveway. Now the contractor is avoiding me. Thank god I have been documenting everything in writing, photo's, and video. I have a bad feeling that I will wind up in court. Oh yeah and it has rained about 5 times since the drain became clogged. So much for making my house more energy efficient. Just one of the little things that takes away from training.
My first tri of the year is only 4 weeks away. I really need to get outside on the bike more, but it is going to rain a few times this week.
My stress level has been through the roof, not due to training but due to a bad contractor that came to Brick Point our house. It is suppose to be a pretty easy improvement, but just like most things it has turned into a disaster. I believe the guy used the wrong cement or got a bad batch of cement because my drain is clogged with cement. He is claiming it is not cement but rather a ball, doll, or kid toy that the cement dust could not pass through in the drain and has solidified. I am not a mason, nor do I play one on TV, but I know what cement looks like and there are cement "drippings" all over my steps, grass, mailbox, light fixture, and wall. I have been dealing with this since April 5 with no luck from the contractor.
Each time it rains, I get water in my basement, water flooding my back yard because that drain flows through my front drain, and water filling my front driveway. Now the contractor is avoiding me. Thank god I have been documenting everything in writing, photo's, and video. I have a bad feeling that I will wind up in court. Oh yeah and it has rained about 5 times since the drain became clogged. So much for making my house more energy efficient. Just one of the little things that takes away from training.
My first tri of the year is only 4 weeks away. I really need to get outside on the bike more, but it is going to rain a few times this week.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
March 2011 Totals
Totals for the month of March 2011. Looking back I think I had a pretty good March. I am really trying to stick to the plan I have written for myself, which is not easy being a self-coached athlete. We all know the dedication it takes to train for an Ironman, so hopefully the warm temperatures come soon so I can get out on the bike consistently.
I have missed some of the optional workouts, and was really sick for 1 full day. In March I dropped 30-minutes from my strength training sessions, which is normal as you start more race specific training. Swimming is my limiter and in March I logged 16,600 yards, or 5.5 hours. I increased that to 27, 802, or 8.83 hours in the pool. I always smell like chlorine it seems. Biking increased from 332.89 miles to 486 miles. Running went from 93.10 miles to 144.22. I started to include specific Brick sessions the last week of March as a normal training days.
My weight is tracking down and I feel like I am regaining my speed from last season as the weight drops some. I am down to 174 right now, and figure on race day I will most likely be 165. At the end of March I had a 10-miler at the beach and had a nice PR.
Totals--54 total sessions
Brick Workouts--42 miles...2.21 hours
Weights--6 hours
Swim--27,802 yards...8.83 hours
Bike--486 miles...20.70 hours
Run--144.22 miles...17.41 hours
I have missed some of the optional workouts, and was really sick for 1 full day. In March I dropped 30-minutes from my strength training sessions, which is normal as you start more race specific training. Swimming is my limiter and in March I logged 16,600 yards, or 5.5 hours. I increased that to 27, 802, or 8.83 hours in the pool. I always smell like chlorine it seems. Biking increased from 332.89 miles to 486 miles. Running went from 93.10 miles to 144.22. I started to include specific Brick sessions the last week of March as a normal training days.
My weight is tracking down and I feel like I am regaining my speed from last season as the weight drops some. I am down to 174 right now, and figure on race day I will most likely be 165. At the end of March I had a 10-miler at the beach and had a nice PR.
Totals--54 total sessions
Brick Workouts--42 miles...2.21 hours
Weights--6 hours
Swim--27,802 yards...8.83 hours
Bike--486 miles...20.70 hours
Run--144.22 miles...17.41 hours
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Back at it!
Well it has been a long few weeks. Last week my other PC crashed and I spent the past week trying to recover as much info off of it I could. I was able to retrieve most of it but not all of it. It's amazing how dependent we are on computers. I never thought I was, but all it takes is a PC to crash, then you realize how much you do on it.
It was extremely frustrating talking to HP about my computer issues. Almost every time I called customer service, I had trouble understanding the person on the phone. I felt like I said "I'm sorry can you say that again" way too much. They did a good job overall, but were unable to restore my PC even after sending me the restore CD's. I guess I had a bad file or virus somewhere in the system.
I went out over this past weekend and bought a new MacBook Pro. I am still getting used to it, but overall am happy so far after only a few days. It did take me over 3 hours to get all our financial information into the new program. I like the feel of the Mac and since we have so many other Apple products I figured it made sense to get them all on the same page.
On a happier note we received word that Kristina was accepted to Elks Camp Moore, an overnight camp for children with special needs that is located in the mountains of Central New Jersey. She has attended the last 3 years and always comes back telling us how much she loved it. We think we have it tough some times, then when I go to the camp and see some of the other children, I count our blessings. Thank god it is not the same week as IMLP of that would have been a problem.
On a training not, last week was pretty good. I totaled 13:41 in training time with 13 sessions total. I felt really good, but tired at the end of the week. I am glad this week is testing and recovery workouts. I missed 2 optional workouts, so I could have logged even more. I squeezed in a 3 hour trainer session, that was not to terrible. I completed 3 good short BRICK sessions, 24 mile bike and 5 mile runs OTB. I feel good about my biking and running right now. A couple weeks back I set a PR in a 10 mile at 1:08:05...nice flat course, perfect for a run.
I just received my shirts for the fundraiser I am doing in prepping for IMLP. They came out pretty good. White T-shirt with red print or sports grey sweatshirt with white ink. All proceeds go towards our fund for special needs children so if you would like one let me n=know or make a $25 donation at the top of the page.
It was extremely frustrating talking to HP about my computer issues. Almost every time I called customer service, I had trouble understanding the person on the phone. I felt like I said "I'm sorry can you say that again" way too much. They did a good job overall, but were unable to restore my PC even after sending me the restore CD's. I guess I had a bad file or virus somewhere in the system.
I went out over this past weekend and bought a new MacBook Pro. I am still getting used to it, but overall am happy so far after only a few days. It did take me over 3 hours to get all our financial information into the new program. I like the feel of the Mac and since we have so many other Apple products I figured it made sense to get them all on the same page.
On a happier note we received word that Kristina was accepted to Elks Camp Moore, an overnight camp for children with special needs that is located in the mountains of Central New Jersey. She has attended the last 3 years and always comes back telling us how much she loved it. We think we have it tough some times, then when I go to the camp and see some of the other children, I count our blessings. Thank god it is not the same week as IMLP of that would have been a problem.
On a training not, last week was pretty good. I totaled 13:41 in training time with 13 sessions total. I felt really good, but tired at the end of the week. I am glad this week is testing and recovery workouts. I missed 2 optional workouts, so I could have logged even more. I squeezed in a 3 hour trainer session, that was not to terrible. I completed 3 good short BRICK sessions, 24 mile bike and 5 mile runs OTB. I feel good about my biking and running right now. A couple weeks back I set a PR in a 10 mile at 1:08:05...nice flat course, perfect for a run.
I just received my shirts for the fundraiser I am doing in prepping for IMLP. They came out pretty good. White T-shirt with red print or sports grey sweatshirt with white ink. All proceeds go towards our fund for special needs children so if you would like one let me n=know or make a $25 donation at the top of the page.
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