The past 2 weeks have been pretty poor on the training front, each week logging only just over 10 hours and missing 3 or 4 sessions in total. We have been really busy with baseball starting and some home improvement nightmares are finally being resolved, still need to go to small claims court however. I know these are weak excuses, but they have thrown me off the training plan slightly. I am not a "pro" or "elete" triathlete, so I still try to be a good dad to 3 small kids.
The crazy 2-weeks ended yesterday with Emma's First Holy Communion and party. She had worked so hard the past few weeks to get ready, and looked beautiful on April 30, 2011. Below are some pictures of me, Emma, and Cathy before the ceremony at church.
Here is Emma and Kristina before we left for the church. Kristina turned 11 this year and Emma is only 8, so you can see how small Kristina is which is a typical for a Downs kid. Emma had a great time in church and even played an instrument during the ceremony, which she did not tell us about so we were surprised. She really liked the party after, especially when she opened a new American Girl Doll, Kanani. She is the Hawaii Doll. I only wish the doll and Emma would have been going to Kona this year, but maybe next year.
Based on some runs this spring, I know my fitness level has improved dramatically, especially running. Since the Disney Marathon, I have PR'd 2 different 10 mile road races. Today was the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia, a fast slightly downhill point-to-point run. Last year I ran this race in 1:10:03, a PR at the time. This year was WAY better. My time was 1:03:25, which is a 10 mile PR by 00:4:40. I was 316 out of 25,197 finishers, the 286th man, and 24th in my division. Triathlon season for me starts next weekend with a 50 mile triathlon. This should be a nice start to the season for me.
As May 2011 comes in, I have made a deal with my team support at home and work. The have agreed to keep my nutritional plan in check by throwing out any food I should not be eating or drinking, like cookies (any more than 3 at a time), soda (not more than 1 in a day), and not eating out for lunch more than 2 times in a week. This will force me to bring in fruits and salads more often. 84 days will go by really quickly if I am not careful, so I need to be focused during these final weeks.
My goal is still to finish healthy first of all. After that I have some time goals. I think I can break 12 hours! I think I may even be able to break 11 hours if its a really good day. I have the results of a true Ironman hanging in my office, Bryan Payne. He trains hard and party's just as hard. I have his results hanging because it reminds me that you can train really hard for an Ironman, and still live a great life. Bryan's blog posting's were legendary. Not all about training, but life and how much fun he was having, even when he was revealing his darkest secretes to his followers. I never met him, but I followed his blogs and race reports once I found them just last summer. Thanks Bryan, hope to catch a beer after IMLP this year, while we laugh at the meaning of life!
April Totals!!!
Strength: 3.75 hours
Swim: 24,900 yards, 8 hours
Bike: 520 miles, 20:52 hours
Run: 149 miles, 17.81 hours
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