After a horrible evening, and getting horrible news, I went for a run thinking it would clear my head.
Well it sucked too.
1:21, 6.77 miles
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
I'm tempted to quote Jay Sean
Down.
I like going down hills. I feel fast and I think I'm pretty decent at it.Now if only I could get up those hills a bit faster.
Something I've realized over the bootcamp-ing, swimming, running, and cycling....it's very internal. Ironman training can be lonely because everything is individual, even when training with a team. I'm so lucky to have a great group of people to train with but at the end of the day, I'm in my head. If I'm not sleeping or eating or working, I'm training or thinking about it. I don't mind it right now. It's nice to be alone after the last year of ups and downs.
Tomorrow's an off day! Two more workouts this weekend and then it's recovery week. Woohoo!
Ro
I like going down hills. I feel fast and I think I'm pretty decent at it.Now if only I could get up those hills a bit faster.
Something I've realized over the bootcamp-ing, swimming, running, and cycling....it's very internal. Ironman training can be lonely because everything is individual, even when training with a team. I'm so lucky to have a great group of people to train with but at the end of the day, I'm in my head. If I'm not sleeping or eating or working, I'm training or thinking about it. I don't mind it right now. It's nice to be alone after the last year of ups and downs.
Tomorrow's an off day! Two more workouts this weekend and then it's recovery week. Woohoo!
Ro
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Cherry Blossom 10 miler.
I seem to be writing only after I have a race and then recapping the past few weeks. Bad plan on my part. I want to keep track of what I'm thinking during workouts so I can accurately track my training. Oh well. I'll just have to promise myself to be better about it.
Cherry Blossom 10 miler rocked! Until between miles 7 and 8 when I kind of broke apart a little bit. I pushed myself today which felt great but my knees are pretty sore. Otherwise I feel okay. It's nice to race a route I know pretty well. I know which landmarks to look for and the crowd is great because so many people run it. While I wasn't really fast, I wasn't the end of the pack for the first time. I actually finished with a crowd! I know...what a shocker. A little recap of the 10 miler over the last three:
2008 results - 1:59:01;
2009 results - 1:56:57;
2010 results - 1:52:53
I've cut almost 7 minutes off in two years. It's not a huge amount, but I'm proud of myself. :-)
Last week was our first week back after transition and recovery week post half marathon. I felt strong but I was definitely sore.
The bike scares the crap out of me. During yesterday's ride, I had a freak out moment and cried because I just felt like I will never get good at the bike. Coach Ed told me that I'm strong and that he knows I can do this, I just need more practice. I felt a little bit better after speaking to him, but I still have so much doubt in myself. I don't know if it's just a first time Ironman thing, but I often think I've taken on more than I can chew by training for IM Moo. Oh well. Just gotta get out there for the workouts I guess and hope that faithfully following the training plan will get me to that finish line.
On deck for this week.
Bootcamp, Running, Swimming, and Biking.
Bring it on.
Ro
Cherry Blossom 10 miler rocked! Until between miles 7 and 8 when I kind of broke apart a little bit. I pushed myself today which felt great but my knees are pretty sore. Otherwise I feel okay. It's nice to race a route I know pretty well. I know which landmarks to look for and the crowd is great because so many people run it. While I wasn't really fast, I wasn't the end of the pack for the first time. I actually finished with a crowd! I know...what a shocker. A little recap of the 10 miler over the last three:
2008 results - 1:59:01;
2009 results - 1:56:57;
2010 results - 1:52:53
I've cut almost 7 minutes off in two years. It's not a huge amount, but I'm proud of myself. :-)
Last week was our first week back after transition and recovery week post half marathon. I felt strong but I was definitely sore.
The bike scares the crap out of me. During yesterday's ride, I had a freak out moment and cried because I just felt like I will never get good at the bike. Coach Ed told me that I'm strong and that he knows I can do this, I just need more practice. I felt a little bit better after speaking to him, but I still have so much doubt in myself. I don't know if it's just a first time Ironman thing, but I often think I've taken on more than I can chew by training for IM Moo. Oh well. Just gotta get out there for the workouts I guess and hope that faithfully following the training plan will get me to that finish line.
On deck for this week.
Bootcamp, Running, Swimming, and Biking.
Bring it on.
Ro
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