The last few weeks have been absolutely nuts. Between training and work, I've barely had time to sleep. I've received a job offer with another company and am so excited about the opportunity but more on that after I put in my notice, etc.
Tuesday weigh-ins are still happening (although I did forget today).
3.9.2010 - 165.4 (whoops)
3.16.2010 - 163
I'll weigh in again tomorrow morning.
I've been really good about keeping up with swims and runs. I'm leaving town this weekend so I won't be able to ride but I'm going to try to get on my trainer tonight or tomorrow.
Shamrock Half Marathon -
I went into it thinking I didn't train enough..which ended up being the case. But I think I could have PR'd had my foot not fallen asleep. EVERY TIME I race, one or both of my feet fall asleep and it drives me nuts. I don't know what the problem is but I have to figure it out. I ended up running most of the race without my socks. At least it was only about 9 miles vs running 22 miles without socks like I did with the Pittsburgh marathon.
I met a team z'er named Adele who was SOOOO great when she saw me. We got into the groove of running 3 minutes, walking 1 for a few miles before she said she can't run anymore and told me to go ahead. I have to find her last name and say thank you. It really got me through. The race was pretty, the weather was great (although a little warm after the weather I've been running in). The beach was AWESOME and I got a little tan ... like I really needed that. :-)
The best part of the trip was hanging out with Pam and Emily. We watched a LOT of movies after spending 3 hours on the beach and drank wine, ate a lot, and made fun of the funny little place we were stationed. After turning our key in to the housekeeper's son ( a man named Chuckie with dreds...as she explained it), we hopped onto 95 and headed for home, sweet, home.
Woot.
Good job to all my teammates who ran this past weekend. I couldn't be happier to be a part of such a great group of people.
Ro
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday - March 6, 2010
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3521072
7.8 miles or so - including a snack break at the Lincoln (about 5 minutes) and a couple walk breaks here and there, I was out for a total of 1'55''. Pretty slow pace but I'm just glad I got out there. I haven't run that far since marathon training!
My body just can't get back into the long distances. I dreaded it ALLLLL week. Oh well. At least I know I can get through it regardless of how long it took me. Sorry for slowing you down Pamela!
Next week I'm going to try for 7 miles at a little bit faster pace. And then the half marathon on the 20th.
~Ro
7.8 miles or so - including a snack break at the Lincoln (about 5 minutes) and a couple walk breaks here and there, I was out for a total of 1'55''. Pretty slow pace but I'm just glad I got out there. I haven't run that far since marathon training!
My body just can't get back into the long distances. I dreaded it ALLLLL week. Oh well. At least I know I can get through it regardless of how long it took me. Sorry for slowing you down Pamela!
Next week I'm going to try for 7 miles at a little bit faster pace. And then the half marathon on the 20th.
~Ro
Friday, March 5, 2010
Weigh - ins
I've really struggled with putting my actual weight up but ... I don't think too many people read this and honestly, whatever. It's just a number, right?
Weigh-ins are Tuesdays.
Tuesday - February 23, 2010 - 166.4
Tuesday - March 2, 2010 - 163.2
Weigh-ins are Tuesdays.
Tuesday - February 23, 2010 - 166.4
Tuesday - March 2, 2010 - 163.2
Thursday - March 4, 2010
I took my bike to the mechanic for a tune-up so I went to a spin class at my gym instead. I showed up about 10 minutes early and got in my warm-up. I couldn't do the single leg drills, but I did do 15 minutes out of the saddle followed with 25 minutes at a perceived Zone 4 sitting down. I didn't do the class workout because it definitely was not the type of ride I was looking for. The Top 40 music was key. ;)
During the ride I was paying close attention to bringing my knees up which is much harder to do without clip in shoes (I had cages) but definitely made a difference in how my legs feel today.
After the spin, I went swimming - ummm that was a ROUGH swim. There were moments where I thought I wouldn't finish specific sets but I did and was so proud of myself when I got out of the pool. I want to ask people in the next lane up how many yards they swim in an hour on average because that will help me gauge when I'm ready to move up.
Workouts:
Spin - W/U, 3 x 60''/60'' SLD, 25' Z4, W/D
Actual - W/U, 15' Out of the saddle, 25 minutes Z4 in the saddle, 5 minutes cool down
Swim - 250 W/U, 600 Z2, 200 build by 50 to Z4, 50 Easy, 500 Z4, 200 Easy, 500 (250 Z4, 250 Z5a)
Total Yards: 2300 Yards (~1.3 miles) :-)
Getting there. It's an uphill road.
~Ro
During the ride I was paying close attention to bringing my knees up which is much harder to do without clip in shoes (I had cages) but definitely made a difference in how my legs feel today.
After the spin, I went swimming - ummm that was a ROUGH swim. There were moments where I thought I wouldn't finish specific sets but I did and was so proud of myself when I got out of the pool. I want to ask people in the next lane up how many yards they swim in an hour on average because that will help me gauge when I'm ready to move up.
Workouts:
Spin - W/U, 3 x 60''/60'' SLD, 25' Z4, W/D
Actual - W/U, 15' Out of the saddle, 25 minutes Z4 in the saddle, 5 minutes cool down
Swim - 250 W/U, 600 Z2, 200 build by 50 to Z4, 50 Easy, 500 Z4, 200 Easy, 500 (250 Z4, 250 Z5a)
Total Yards: 2300 Yards (~1.3 miles) :-)
Getting there. It's an uphill road.
~Ro
Wednesday - March 3, 2010
Track.
Workout - W/U, 3 strides, 15' Z3, 10' Z2, 15'Z4, W/D
What I actually did - 10' W/U, 3, strides, 15' Z2
Then I gave up. I was just tooooo damn tired.
~Ro
Workout - W/U, 3 strides, 15' Z3, 10' Z2, 15'Z4, W/D
What I actually did - 10' W/U, 3, strides, 15' Z2
Then I gave up. I was just tooooo damn tired.
~Ro
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday - March 2, 2010
Swim -
Didn't go as well as I'd hoped.
I'm tired and my shoulder still hurts from the fall off the trainer. I was also in the lane below where I usually am because no one else would move and there were too many people in the lane.
Workout:
100 warm up
6 x 100 - Odds are weakside breathing, evens are tarzan, catchup drill, finger tip drag, normal by 25
500, 400, 200
1800 yards in 55 minutes
Didn't go as well as I'd hoped.
I'm tired and my shoulder still hurts from the fall off the trainer. I was also in the lane below where I usually am because no one else would move and there were too many people in the lane.
Workout:
100 warm up
6 x 100 - Odds are weakside breathing, evens are tarzan, catchup drill, finger tip drag, normal by 25
500, 400, 200
1800 yards in 55 minutes
Monday - March 1, 2010
1 hour run - 5.2 miles.
From my office I took the Mt. Vernon trail. A really nice out and back.
From my office I took the Mt. Vernon trail. A really nice out and back.
A weekend of false starts
Do you ever have those days where you try to start multiple things but get nothing done? Saturday was one of those days for me.
I got half my laundry done, cleaned half my room, started a trainer session and couldn't finish, didn't go to the place I wanted to go to for dinner, and had a half-ass night out (I planned for a better evening than that but alas, plans don't always go your way do they?).
Let's start with this trainer session. The weekend before, I sat on the trainer for 1 hour and 50 minutes with my favorite training buddy, Pam. Went great. We watched a silly movie, talked, kicked it into gear for a few movie scenes here and there but then it came time to take my bike off my trainer. My rear wheel came entirely off the chain because when I loosen up the bolt on the trainer, it tends to loosen up the spoke on my rear wheel as well. I was tired and frustrated so just attempted to fix it at home. I thought all was well until Saturday. I'm sitting on the trainer and it feels a little off...a little tilted to the left. I live in an old apt and the floor does have some uneven spots so I blamed the angle on the floor at first. Then I unclipped after I realized my brake was rubbing against my tire and needed a little adjusting. Unclip the right foot, lean a tad to the left, and bam! I'm screaming as I fall and my poor roommate who thought something serious happened ran out in her towel after getting out of the shower to make sure I was okay. I fell pretty hard on my left shoulder and the bike and trainer were on top of my leg. I got up and tried adjusting my bike, but it's just not working so I'm taking it in for a tune-up tomorrow. It is pretty funny so go ahead and laugh. :-)
The only thing I did well on Saturday was swim 2150 yards in an hour.
100 warm up
800 yards straight Zone 2
3 x (25, 50, 75, 100, 75, 50, 25), 25s kick, 75s weakside breathing, 50s and 100s Z2 regular swim
50 cool down
Sunday. I did not get a run in but I did eat a lot. :-)
~Rohini
I got half my laundry done, cleaned half my room, started a trainer session and couldn't finish, didn't go to the place I wanted to go to for dinner, and had a half-ass night out (I planned for a better evening than that but alas, plans don't always go your way do they?).
Let's start with this trainer session. The weekend before, I sat on the trainer for 1 hour and 50 minutes with my favorite training buddy, Pam. Went great. We watched a silly movie, talked, kicked it into gear for a few movie scenes here and there but then it came time to take my bike off my trainer. My rear wheel came entirely off the chain because when I loosen up the bolt on the trainer, it tends to loosen up the spoke on my rear wheel as well. I was tired and frustrated so just attempted to fix it at home. I thought all was well until Saturday. I'm sitting on the trainer and it feels a little off...a little tilted to the left. I live in an old apt and the floor does have some uneven spots so I blamed the angle on the floor at first. Then I unclipped after I realized my brake was rubbing against my tire and needed a little adjusting. Unclip the right foot, lean a tad to the left, and bam! I'm screaming as I fall and my poor roommate who thought something serious happened ran out in her towel after getting out of the shower to make sure I was okay. I fell pretty hard on my left shoulder and the bike and trainer were on top of my leg. I got up and tried adjusting my bike, but it's just not working so I'm taking it in for a tune-up tomorrow. It is pretty funny so go ahead and laugh. :-)
The only thing I did well on Saturday was swim 2150 yards in an hour.
100 warm up
800 yards straight Zone 2
3 x (25, 50, 75, 100, 75, 50, 25), 25s kick, 75s weakside breathing, 50s and 100s Z2 regular swim
50 cool down
Sunday. I did not get a run in but I did eat a lot. :-)
~Rohini
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