Week 4

Week 4 was a recovery week. It felt good to take two whole days off, my body needed it. On Saturday we ran a half marathon relay as a two person team, which we can in 4th place! This was pretty good since most teams had 4 members. This week the volume goes back up. The week has started of rough, my Tuesday swim had to be canceled due to the shitty gym pool being so crowded - I can't wait to cancel my membership once we move. Hopefully the rest of the week gets better.

Summer Schedule

We've got a lot on our plates, and I will try very hard to keep our events (mine too) - limited so that your concentration and focus, along with your training, are not diverted or moved around too much. I believe in you, and you being an Ironman. You are incredible - and I want you to achieve your goals, not only to finish, but to excel! Here is what we are signed up for so far, and I think it would be best to not obligate ourselves, physically or financially to much else.

3/27 - Half Marathon relay Libertyville
4/17 - Wedding (overnight travel involved)
4/25 - Indoor Triathlon Algonquin
5/31 (memorial day weekend, possible overnight travel)
6/20 - Warrior Dash Jolliet
7/4 (Independence Day weekend, possible overnight travel)
7/18 70.3 Racine, Wi
***8/1 RNR Chicago 13.1 (undecided)***
8/22 Danskin Sprint Pleasant Prairie, Wi
8/29 140.3 IMKY Louisville (overnight travel involved)
9/6 (labor day weekend, possible overnight travel)
10/10 BOA Marathon - T

Week 3

Overall this week went pretty well, I got three swims, three bikes, and three runs in for the first time in a very long time. My knee only slightly bothered me when I was running on Wednesday, and didn't bother me while riding all week. It would still be sore in the afternoons, but nothing to get me worried. I still haven't been able to ride outdoors in IL and I doubt I will until probably May. I am terrified to ride on the roads up here due to them always being wet, the road conditions are terrible, and the drivers up here suck.

It ended up snowing all day on Saturday, so instead of running I got on my bike for an hour then went to the pool. Sunday was much nicer, still a little cool but the sun was out and melted most of the snow, so we were able to go to the forest preserve and get our long run in. It feels good to get back into some sort of routine.

Week 2 and Daylight Savings

So week two was a little better than week one. I am still trying to get my routine down, but at least I found a pool this week! I had to join a gym, which I hope is only temporary. It only has four lanes and is dominated by old pool walkers and tools that go from hot tub to pool to hot tub to pool. Anyway, daylight savings was this weekend and I officially hate it. I like it being daylight when I wake up and go to work and I don't like it being daylight when I want to go to bed. If you can't tell I did not sleep very well since the time changed. It took me two weeks to adjust to the time zone change from AZ to IL, now I have to do it again. Over the weekend I found a path I may be able to ride on. Its a paved bike path off the road. Maybe this weekend I will check it out, it would be nice to be able to ride outdoors again.

Today's run was again on a treadmill. Overall it wasn't a bad run. I felt a little sore and my HR monitor was all messed up, so I spent the first 15 minutes thinking my HR was in the 160's when really it was in the 120's.

Ironman Training Begins....Sort of.

So technically I started my 26 week training program this week. However, I only rode twice, swan none, and ran mostly on a treadmill. So it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, but it should get better next week. I found an aquatic center a few miles away that will get me by for a few weeks. My riding will most likely stay on the trainer for a few weeks until I can find a place to ride where I feel safe to ride on the roads. Running should get better soon, it should get a little warmer and I think we found a paved path not too far away. So I am hoping to get into my routine next week, then the following week be in full training mode.
So our first week in IL was interesting. The first few days were rough. The shock of coming from where we used to live to where we are now took a few days to adjust, but I am happy now. It will give a three months to find a great place where we won't have to move for a while. On Saturday we met up with Hefner and he took us downtown and showed us the city, then that night we met up with Kara for a few drinks. It was great to see them and I had a lot of fun.