I can do it!

Ben and I woke up at 4:00 this morning to do P90X Chest and Back/Ab-RipperX.  We only did about half of the abs, before we ran out of time and had to head out to the rec center to meet up with Craig for spinning.  It took me awhile on the bike to feel warmed up, but I figure most Mondays are going to be a recovery spin for me anyway, so I just took it easy on the bike, keeping my cadence around 90-105.  Immediately after the bike, I ran out the door of the rec center for a 30 minute run.  It started downhill, so I was feeling really good, and I ended up having a fantastic run!  By the time I hit the big hill, I was pumping and feeling really good.  Ben was late picking me up, so I just kept on running, and ended up doing 5 miles in 41:40.  I almost made it home.  :D

I was supposed to do a 2500 yard swim after that, but my body's cycle had other things in mind, so I'm skipping today's swim.  I guess having a low yard swim week once a month is going to be unavoidable for me...  :S

This morning we did a hill workout at pioneer park.  I did a 1.3 mile warm-up, then 6 hill repeats, going 10K pace (around 7:45-8:15) up the hill, and IM pace (around 8:45-9:30) going down.  My speeds were a little faster than my actual race paces, but it felt good, and I was faster with each repeat.  We did a 2 minute recovery walk in between each hill interval, and then cooled down with another mile jog.  My total time was 58:02, including over 12 minutes of walking.  This was a fun workout!

This evening I needed a ride, so I went out with Ben and Craig and chased them all over town!  Ben let me draft off him, so my speed was MUCH faster than usual...I averaged 19.1 MPH.  We did 32 miles in 1:40:30.  Great ride!  :D

Ben and I woke up at 4:00 AM this morning and hopped on our bikes at 4:30 to ride into town and cruise the Boulevard while there was no traffic.  It was fun, but a little hard to see at times...and my legs were tired!  I totalled 22 miles in 1:20:35, an average of 16.5 MPH.

Later on I arranged a private Zumba class for my Tuacahn friends, so we met at 1:00 and did an hour of Zumba - and I worked up the biggest sweat I have ever earned during that class!  It was SOOO fun to dance with my awesome friends!

This evening we went out to the lake and I did an open water swim of one mile...then sped off home to get ready for Tarzan.  :D

Ben and I ran 6 miles together early this morning.  He wanted an "easy" run, but his definition of "easy" and MY definition of "easy" are two different things!  Well, it was a slow run...we did it in 56:47...but I worked for it!  It's been a crazy week!  After the run, we did P90X Legs and Back.

Then this evening, we did our multi-brick workout at the gym...5 minutes on the bike, 5 minutes on the treadmill, 10 bike, 5 treadmill harder, 15 bike, 5 treadmill even harder, 10 bike, and 5 minutes all out on the treadmill, follwed by a 3 minute jog, and 10 minute cool-down on the bike.  I spent a total of 23 minutes running, logging 2.7 miles, and 50 minutes on the bike, logging 17 miles.  I really like this workout!  It changes often enough to keep things interesting, and nobody can take off and leave me behind - haha!  :D

I was supposed to get up and swim at the pool this morning, but my body was vibrating all night from fatigue, so I decided to skip it.  I haven't done much swimming at all this week, but it's still early in the game, so I'm going to rest up while I'm still base building.  I DID make it to Zumba class, but my muscles were so tired I could hardly do it!  I guess it's going to be an easy day for me today...tomorrow I've got a BIG workout planned!  :D

When I woke up this morning, I felt terrible...a little headachy and very tired.  I met up with some of the tri-club to bike the Ironman course, but I knew I was in trouble when less than 3 miles into the ride, my legs were already shaking from fatigue!  That was funny.  Well, I just kept telling myself that I could turn around at any time if I needed to, and I brought up the rear of the group.  About 20 miles into the ride, I caught up with my running coach, Dennis, who was doing the same loop but had started at a different location...and catching him just seemed to make all the difference in the world!  Once I passed him and knew I was not the last one on the ride, I felt much better and more relaxed, and was able to finish my ride with confidence.  It isn't that I need to be ahead of others to fuel my ego, it's just that I feel afraid that I will break down and no one will know if I'm the last one in the group.  I finished the 56.8 mile ride in 3:36:31...a nice sow pace, but good enough to finish the Ironman in time.

After the ride, I switched to my running shoes and hit the road, but everything was screaming at me and I was already over-heated, so instead of doing the planned 50 minute run, I only ran 2.2 miles in 20:11.  I was going to stop at 2 miles, but my caloric burn was under 200, so I pushed it just a little bit further...haha!  :D