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February 6, 2007
I Dream of Warmth
So my plan to move to Austin is coming along nicely. The newest development is that O now appears to be 100% on board. He did run with me this afternoon, after all, when it was 9 degrees with a -3 windchill (which was actually an increase in temps!). I was kind enough to point out the fact that in Austin the high today was in the 70s and it was sunny. Yes indeed, he's starting to see the light... :)
My morning started by me very unwillingly going swimming. For some reason when it's really cold outside it's really hard for me to get myself into the pool. I'm sure that the temperature inside the YMCA and the water temperature are the same that they always are, but nonetheless, it's more difficult. Once I finally did get in my 2000 yd swim (800 easy, 800 pull, 300 kick, 100 easy) was just fine.
After work I came home and debated whether I should run first or ride first. Techinically I should have ridden first because it was a tempo workout on the bike and the more important workout of the day should be done on the freshest legs. But the thought of running outside after I had gotten myself all sweaty and after the sun had gone down just did not appeal to me. So O and I dressed in our winter gear and out we went!
We ran for an hour. I had to keep my HR under 148 today and surprisingly it wasn't nearly as hard to do so as it was on Sunday. We were definitely running easy but other than on the uphills, I didn't have to worry about always slowing down and pulling back. Good deal.
When we got home I was absolutely frozen so it didn't seem like such a bad deal to hop on the bike and work hard to get warm again. The bike was also an hour - 5 minutes easy and then 50 minutes of HR 143-153 before another easy 5 minute cooldown. Unlike running, getting my HR up into that range on the bike and keeping it there for 50 minutes requires some work. Nothing like a hard interval but more just like a sustained effort. In other words, it's not easy spinning.
So that was my training for the day. And now I think I need to get myself downstairs to watch some American Idol! Good night everyone!
Posted by beth at February 6, 2007 8:04 PM
Comments
Are you going to keep your house in Pittsburgh when you move to Austin? Because you might rethink your plan when it's over 100 degrees & sunny in July. :)
Or you know, you could go halfway and move to Durham. It's not 70 here, but it was in the mid-40's and sunny. You can have your pick of our crawlspace (comes complete with scary bugs) or our attic (comes complete with leaks and maybe birds/bats).
Posted by: B at February 6, 2007 9:21 PM
I was just about to say the same thing as "B" above (Austin is one place where the summers there might be tougher to train in than the winters in PA). It sounds like what you really need is two homes :-)
Nice job with the training, though, and one can always dream... How 'bout San Diego?
Posted by: Alison at February 6, 2007 10:20 PM