Monday- I interned then headed over to physical therapy.... I added some new exercises, which is great. They think i am crazy there....but that's ok haha. 1 hour 35 min bike on a SPIN bike...in the GYM. I am not sure how i stayed on for that long...i did a bunch of threshold intervals, like sprinting for 15 min straight, recovering, then doing it again. I had some good new awful music to listen to plus a little bit of anger to fuel me...it's amazing how that can get you going and give you a great workout.
Tuesday- swim 2300, run 5.2 (total time 41 min, almost 1 minute faster) held around 7 45s!!!!!!!!!!! my back only hurt a bit after...i wore my saucony triumphs...i am really trying to run forefoot (or midfoot) more...it helps so much. These shoes still kind of hurt my back after, but nothing even close to what it used to be. Yay for better form. A double YAY for two days of threshold training in a row. My heart rate was lower in the 182 range rather than 190. That's still up there close to my threshold.
wed- off...worked, meeting, parents!! Today marked a big event for me too...I am doing my own research project with one of my professors. I will be an extremely well rounded grad student once i am out of school........3 clinicals and research on athletic performance. I can't wait to start, which needs to be soon. i have a lot of figuring out the details....holler if you are in Boston and want to be a part of a great training opportunity....blog to follow about that!
thurs-bike 1 hour, run 2 miles (five fingers). These five fingers haven't failed me...it feels so great to train with them. Granted i am not doing my 5 miler in them, i feel like it's a strength training day when i wear them! I think they are stinky. OH and we walked probably 5 miles shopping. omg...my parents can out walk me for sure.
Friday- My parents are in town till monday so i stayed in the hotel with them along the waterfront (awesome area). I went down did some stupid elliptical then all my PT exercises and major stretching. Felt great tho....went to the aquarium and i over ate at a great restaurant in the North End (like little italy for all you non bostonians). LOVE love it.
Saturday: ran 8 MILES! this was such a funny 8 miles though. before i get to that, this is definitely the longest i have ran since doing my half marathon back in late feb and since i have destroyed my back. anyways, this run was funny because i felt kind of bad the first 3 miles and my heart rate was a bit higher than i wanted. I started feeling more warmed up around 3 miles and i noticed my back didn't feel right ( i spent those miles also completely doubting and wondering how on earth i am going to do a half ironman).... so i stopped, laid on the grass, and popped my SI joints back into place. took me 10 seconds and off i went. after that i felt AWESOME....i was easily holding 9 min/mile (i didnt let myself go faster than that) and my heart rate dropped to the low 160s (well under any sort of lactic acid pace). you should have seen me smile once i finished...how good did that feel....IRONMAN 70.3 here I come!!!!!!! 3 weeks to go. in addition, i spent those last 5 miles setting up my survey in my head that i am goin to send out for my research project soon here. Talk about productive. Saw Toy Story 3...how cute was that? I was like crying at the end. haha.
Sunday: I am pretty sure i am eating way more than ever since my parents are here hahaha...we go out to eat so much. I had stuffed (crab and shrimp) yellowtail flounder yesterday...oh man so delicious. anyways, i got in 1 hour 15 min bike on my trainer (anymore than that gets kind of boring, but i did more than the workout said at least). Happy Fathers day! Later I am heading down to the wharf and going on a dinner cruise! how fun!
Totals for the week: 2300 swim (hahaha...ok, pathetic), bike 3 hours 50 min (about 60 miles), run 14.2 miles (big jump there)
With everything going on with grad school, interning, working, socializing...i am pleased with the amount i am able to squeeze in (that tends to be how i have to train)...but i think i can do more.
So, all in all...a bigger week for me... unfortunately i got a bit of a late start with the real training...oh well...
3 weeks exactly till Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island!!!!!!!!!!
1 comment:
14 miles is good week.
keep eating fatso.
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