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April 7, 2007
Piling it on
First of all, I'm happy to report that O survived his pizza coma. He will live to tell about the day he ate 15 slices of pizza. And guess what we ate for dinner tonight? Yep - that's right - pizza! Hey, we really had a lot of making up to do.
Secondly I'd like to note that it's snowing here and when I ran this morning the windchill was 12 degrees. Now I know I don't have any right to complain because (a) I think a big part of the country is under a freeze right now and (b) it was unseasonably WARM just a few days ago but still...I want to complain. My problem is I've really run out of people to complain to. O just won't take it any more. *Sigh*
Today I really piled on the training. It actually wasn't too bad but I did add in a swim today because I can't do it tomorrow since the pool is closed for Easter. Adding a swim on top of a long bike/run brick felt like a bit much but I survived just fine.
Let me start from the top. I woke up early (5:30 - early for a Saturday anyway) so I could get started ASAP and get in my 3 hour ride/30 min run brick and still have ample time to get myself to the pool and get my swim in before it closed at 1:30.
The long ride went relatively well. I rode on the trainer due to the aforementioned weather which is never fun but this morning I was entertained by watching The Good Shepard which just happens to be an almost 3 hour movie. I usually can't tolerate movies that long but they are absolutely wonderful when you just happen to have a 3 hour trainer ride planned. Nonetheless, I digress. I'm still getting used to staying down in the aerobars. It's my back and neck that protest. I will have no problem in my Olympic distance races because the riding will only be a little over a hour for those but I'm concerned for the half IMs - more like 2:30-3 hours of riding. I have time though - just keep on keeping on and I hope my body will eventually adapt.
The 30 min run right after was fine. My running pace continues to progress at the same heart rate. I feel very good getting off the bike and running (even the longer rides) but getting off the bike and running hard is the tricky part. Anyway, Roxy and O ran with me and it was...well...it was cold. But we lived.
When I walked back in the door upon finishing the run I suddenly dreaded the thought of doing my swim. A 3:30 brick is not a piece of cake for me and I had a 3500 yd swim. Blech. But I took a hot shower, ate some food, laid down for about 20 minutes and then felt much better. Off to the pool is was.
The swim workout actually went much better than I thought it would. I told myself not to worry about time - just get through it. My weekend swim is not the most important of the week anyway (Wed long swims and Fri speed swims are the key swim workouts for me) so putting in the yardage was more key than hitting certain times. Surprisingly though I felt strong and smooth in the water.
3500 yds total @YMCA (~65 min)
wu: 700 easy, 6x50 alternating breast/back w/20 sec rest
ms: 100 (1:21), 200 (2:46), 300 (4:04), 400 (5:21) all with 15 sec rest/100, 400 pull (6:26), 300 pull (4:46), 200 pull (3:10), 100 pull (1:33) all w/10 sec rest/100, 16x25 alt breast, free, back w/10 sec rest)
cd: 100 easy
And that was that. I came home to O making lunch for me and cleaning the house! He deserves a medal that husband of mine - not only for putting up with me but also for going way above and beyond.
So now tomorrow I will have a long run and a short recovery ride and much Easter festivities in between. Happy Easter everyone!
Posted by beth at April 7, 2007 6:00 PM
Comments
Happy Easter Beth! Enjoy the holiday!
Posted by: Audrey at April 7, 2007 11:04 PM
Beth, you are amazing! As we get to know you, I imagined, while you were at it, you'd go for posting a review of "The Good Shepherd" (hey, it could be a new genre: the worked-out movie criticism!)... It's coming out here on April 20. Do you reccomend it? cg
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at April 9, 2007 12:14 PM
I thought the movie was really good - thought provoking, makes you wonder what you would do if you were in the same situation. It's a bit hard to follow (at least for me) so it probably would have been better watched when I wasn't trying to cycle hard, keep up my cadence, take my nutrition, etc... I recommend it though - two thumbs up! :)
Posted by: Beth at April 9, 2007 12:45 PM