awesome:
- the new apartment! it's in a yuppie dorm, but it's nice and the neighborhood is amazing.
- running! i ran 3 (slow/clunky/awkward) miles on the track, with zero toe pain!
- swimming! i actually, straight-up, no qualifications needed, LOVED my swim workouts this week. and one of them was 4000m o_O
- summer weather! after days of cold rain (59F seriously, New England?) we actually had some sun and 70F temps. yay sun!
- !! exclamation points !!
not-awesome:
- moving across town with a toddler. cannot recommend it.
- unpacking whilst simultaneously caring for/feeding/changing/entertaining/keeping said toddler alive. cannot recommend it.
- passing a virus around the family, one at a time, for two weeks.
- cycling in Massachusetts. the summer beauty just doesn't quite make up for the lack of road signage, or the fact that IF the roads are labeled, they all have the same GD name [eg Spring Ave, Spring Ln, Spring Ct, Spring St, Spring Dr. I kid you not. All within 8 blocks of each other. wtf.]
- doing a century (105mi to be exact) in 8.5hrs. that's 12mph, folks.
- why am i so slow?? what happened? i've done centuries averaging 15-16mph on a much heavier bike, when i was in poorer physical condition, on more challenging courses. what gives? i can't use getting lost as an excuse forever.
though i don't feel especially tired, or burnt out--i still look forward to my workouts every week--i'm looking forward to the upcoming rest week. fo sho.
here's what this week's and next's workouts look like:
this past week-
M: rest day
T: 1:15 spin
W: anaerobic swim (6x200 VHI main set) + anaerobic bike (12x2min VHI main set)
Th: 3mi track run :)
F: loooooong aerobic swim 4000m
Sa: 105 shittttttay miles
Su: febrile, nauseous, light headed, ie no 2hr recovery ride :(
next week/rest week:
M: rest day
T: 3mi track run
W: anaerobic swim
Th: 1:15 spin
F: loooong aerobic swim
Sa: rest day
Su: rest day
anyone else out there in IM interweb training blog world having trouble with speed? i am FAH-reaking-OUT. halp.
Way to go on some solid training! You're killing it in the pool, for sure! I've got to get my butt in gear there. As for the biking, I bet your body is pretty tired from all the training, so give yourself a break! On race day, you'll have a little more adrenaline to get you going. You're going to be fine!
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