My Weekly Wrap

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend (and if you are not in the US, a wonderful regular weekend)! My weekend involved a lot of tough biking and running, 40+ degree temps, and plenty of booze. It was awesome but I am glad I had my hydration pack to rehydrate myself after the partying. I thought I would show you, that even with a nice party week happening I still find time to fit my training in. So here you go, have a look at what training I put in this week in and around the 4^th of July celebrations:

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Monday: Strength Training

Weights at the gym with my good mate Tim

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Tuesday: Run

7.0 miles/1:02:23/8:55 average pace

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Tuesday: Swim

2050 yards/1:00

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Wednesday: Bike

1:00 spin class

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Wednesday: Run

3.0 miles/24:49/8:16 average pace

Brick run outside right after spin. This is a bump up from the 2 miles I've been doing and it was tough, so I am glad I had my trusty hydration pack. The route I mapped out from the gym includes some hills, plus this was the first day it was over 40 degrees.

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Wednesday: Swim

1200 yards/27:08

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Thursday: Bike

20.9 miles/1:26:10/14.6 MPH

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Thursday: Swim

2300 yards/1:00

I did several laps of butterfly as part of our IM sets. I think I'm getting a little better at it but it is still very hard! One thing I did learn is that you can swim with your hydration pack, you just need to tighten the waist band.

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Friday: Run

11.75 miles/1:55:06/9:48 average pace

It was tough!! There isn't much elevation change but the trail is pretty technical in places and I'm so not used to that. Plus, keeping with the theme, it was 43 degrees. It was quite an adventure though and a ton of fun. We had to pump our own water at a campground into our hydration packs and we helped a lost mountain biker by giving him directions and some of our water.

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Saturday: Bike

47.9 miles/3:09:12/15.1 MPH

North Plains loop. My legs were dead tired from the run and I was probably a little dehydrated even with all the fluid from my hydration pack, so the ride started off pretty rough. Luckily I kind of "woke up" on the first few little climbs and ended up having a great time and a really strong finish. There are a few big downhills and I reached a max speed of 38.7 MPH! Weeee!

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Sunday: Run

5.0 miles/40:59/8:10 average pace

Since we did a long run Friday, this run only had to be a short one. -

totals for the week:

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swim: 2:00 (5,550 yards)

bike: 5:40 (68.8 miles road and 1 spin class)

run: 4:00 (26.75 miles)

total: 12:10

(plus one ST session)

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I'm right where I’m supposed to be at this point in my training and feeling good! Next week is a little different- same weekday schedule but the weekend is reserved for a RACE, the Hagg Lake Olympic Triathlon. It's going to be a tough one! The course is really hilly and I think it's going to get warm again by next weekend. Also, I've never actually done an Oly tri, just sprints and a half-iron, so this will be interesting. Then the following week is a bit of a cut-back week which I am looking forward to. I'm feeling strong but there are a couple hot spots (shin, shoulders, foot) that will probably appreciate the rest.

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Diet-wise things are good. I've stopped tracking my food on the Daily Plate and am trying to improvise and still eat healthy. I'm back up a couple pounds but that isn't too surprising. I am fine with this as long as I stay at this point. I'm going to avoid all the crap food and excessive alcohol and hope that does the trick. If the weight drifts back up I will start tracking my intake again to get it under control. I'm really hungry lately so I bought tons of fruits and veggies at the grocery store so there is always something healthy to snack on.

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Well that about wraps it up! Thanks so much for reading!! Have a great week everyone and don’t forget how much further you will get with the aid of your trusty hydration pack.