Monday 6/28:
Scheduled rest day
Tuesday 6/29:
•Distance: 6.0 mile push run (AM)
•Time: 60:03
• Notes: 30 squats, 10 push-ups, 10 jumping pull-ups
•Distance: 19.7 mile ride (PM)
•Time: 1:21:03
• Notes: 15.0 avg. mph, no energy at all during ride, only had water - should have taken Gatorade or a gel with me, glad to get it done though!
Wednesday 6/30:
•Time: 25:00 swim
• Notes: Planned to swim for 45 minutes, but the pool was packed with families and I had the only open lap lane. At 25 minutes in, a whole family got in the shallow end of my lane to play. I was feeling pretty fatigued and didn't want to navigate through 6 year olds, so I just called it quits.
Thursday 7/1:
•Distance: ~5.5 mile run
•Time: 47:33
• Notes: interval run
Friday 7/2:
•Time: 35:23 swim
•Notes: 5 min warm-up with freestyle & breaststroke at an easy pace, then 10 minutes continuous freestyle at a fairly consistent pace (1:55-2:00/100 yd.). 30 second rest between 10 minute sets. Felt great!
Saturday 7/3:
•Distance: 4.0 mile run
•Time: 36:46
•Notes: felt good, nice and steady pace
•Distance: 22.8 mile ride
•Time: 1:26:32
• Notes: 16.0 avg. mph. Felt great - started the ride right after finishing my run, ate a chocolate GU about 5 miles in, drank entire bottle of Gatorade/water mixture.
(I wanted to get a swim in on Saturday, but pool was closed for 4th of July)
Sunday 7/4:
•Distance: 14.3 mile ride
•Time: 53:31
• Notes: 16.4 avg. mph, felt good, legs were a little fatigued from yesterday's ride
•Distance: 3.1 mile brick run
•Time: 26:00
• Notes: felt great running off the bike, sweat was pouring, out & back run: focused on a keeping a nice & steady pace during the out portion, and picking up the pace on the back portion.
Overall, a good week of training! 4 weeks to River Cities, 9 weeks to Tri for Sight!
Showing posts with label training log. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training log. Show all posts
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Monday, November 30, 2009
Back to Reality
Training Log
Distance: 2.29
Time: 20:26
Pace: 8:56 per mile
This morning's run was cold, rainy and windy. But, it felt good to get a short run in before they day started. I had 2 and a half days off of work last week, so it was kind of tough to get back into the swing of things this morning. It is hard to believe that in only three weeks we will be heading home for Christmas!
I'm looking forward to a cold (but clear!) 3 mile run in the morning!
Distance: 2.29
Time: 20:26
Pace: 8:56 per mile
This morning's run was cold, rainy and windy. But, it felt good to get a short run in before they day started. I had 2 and a half days off of work last week, so it was kind of tough to get back into the swing of things this morning. It is hard to believe that in only three weeks we will be heading home for Christmas!
I'm looking forward to a cold (but clear!) 3 mile run in the morning!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Mystery Diagnosis: Solved
Training Log
Scheduled rest day
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with peanut butter & banana
Snack: banana
Lunch: turkey and cheddar Lunchables, 20oz Diet Coke
Dinner: grilled chicken "zalad" from Zaxbys, milk
This morning, my chest pain was still with me. I thought it would go away over the weekend with Pepcid AC and a non-inflammatory diet, but alas, it actually only got worse over the weekend. When I woke up yesterday, the pain was the worse it had been in the 5 days. So I decided to go to the doctor to get a diagnosis. Even if it was just heartburn, I wanted to have the peace of mind that any other more serious afflictions had been ruled out.
So, I went to the doctor and he diagnosed me with chest wall inflammation, or chest wall pain. He said that it could be caused by a sudden increase in activity, or a blow to the chest. While I haven't received any hard blows to the chest lately, I have ramped up my running mileage and swimming time in the past few weeks. The doctor said that could be enough to do it. And, over the weekend I followed my running schedule like normal, getting a 5k PR on Saturday and running a little under 8 miles on Sunday. Under the guise that I was suffering from heart burn, I didn't want to alter my daily schedule. But, since it was actually chest wall pain - sticking to my running schedule was the one thing from day to day that was actually making it worse.
So, I'm really glad to know it is nothing serious like a blood clot or anything. I left with a prescription for an anti-inflammatory and to rest from running and swimming for a few days. The rest part kind of sucks, because I was really getting into a good groove with my running and my mileage. My plan is to take this week off, and then get in 2 miles on Friday or Saturday and then go from there, slowly building the mileage back up.
And yes, I did have a Lunachables for lunch today.
Scheduled rest day
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with peanut butter & banana
Snack: banana
Lunch: turkey and cheddar Lunchables, 20oz Diet Coke
Dinner: grilled chicken "zalad" from Zaxbys, milk
This morning, my chest pain was still with me. I thought it would go away over the weekend with Pepcid AC and a non-inflammatory diet, but alas, it actually only got worse over the weekend. When I woke up yesterday, the pain was the worse it had been in the 5 days. So I decided to go to the doctor to get a diagnosis. Even if it was just heartburn, I wanted to have the peace of mind that any other more serious afflictions had been ruled out.
So, I went to the doctor and he diagnosed me with chest wall inflammation, or chest wall pain. He said that it could be caused by a sudden increase in activity, or a blow to the chest. While I haven't received any hard blows to the chest lately, I have ramped up my running mileage and swimming time in the past few weeks. The doctor said that could be enough to do it. And, over the weekend I followed my running schedule like normal, getting a 5k PR on Saturday and running a little under 8 miles on Sunday. Under the guise that I was suffering from heart burn, I didn't want to alter my daily schedule. But, since it was actually chest wall pain - sticking to my running schedule was the one thing from day to day that was actually making it worse.
So, I'm really glad to know it is nothing serious like a blood clot or anything. I left with a prescription for an anti-inflammatory and to rest from running and swimming for a few days. The rest part kind of sucks, because I was really getting into a good groove with my running and my mileage. My plan is to take this week off, and then get in 2 miles on Friday or Saturday and then go from there, slowly building the mileage back up.
And yes, I did have a Lunachables for lunch today.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Training Day #2
Training Log
AM Run
Distance: 3.24 miles
Time: 28:55
Pace: 8:55:49
PM Cycling (on trainer)
Time: 20:00
Food Log
Breakfast: 1 package instant oatmeal, banana, 1 tsp. peanut butter, 12 oz. chocolate milk
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, English peas, small serving of banana pudding
Snack: peanut butter mini Clif Bar
Dinner: Grilled chicken burrito from Taco Bell, handful of chips and salsa, milk
I really had to practice restraint today at lunch. The cafeteria where I work is actually pretty good, but I don't eat there very often. Today I had lunch with Chad at the cafeteria, and they had chicken fried steak that was so good it would make you want to slap your mama. My gosh it was good. I could have easily eaten one more piece of the chicken, but I convinced myself that I was satisfied with one. I had some mashed potatoes and English peas on the side, and it was a pretty good meal.
For dinner, I went by Taco Bell and picked up a grilled chicken burrito and a fresco bean burrito. I had to practice restraint here too, as it is so easy for me to succumb to the siren song of nachos supreme and double decker tacos. But, I wanted something a little more nutritious so I opted for the chicken burrito and fresco bean burrito. I ate the grilled chicken burrito and some chips and salsa, and then I was so full that I could only eat a few bites of the bean burrito. Hopefully it will fuel me for tomorrow's 5 mile run!
AM Run
Distance: 3.24 miles
Time: 28:55
Pace: 8:55:49
PM Cycling (on trainer)
Time: 20:00
Food Log
Breakfast: 1 package instant oatmeal, banana, 1 tsp. peanut butter, 12 oz. chocolate milk
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, English peas, small serving of banana pudding
Snack: peanut butter mini Clif Bar
Dinner: Grilled chicken burrito from Taco Bell, handful of chips and salsa, milk
I really had to practice restraint today at lunch. The cafeteria where I work is actually pretty good, but I don't eat there very often. Today I had lunch with Chad at the cafeteria, and they had chicken fried steak that was so good it would make you want to slap your mama. My gosh it was good. I could have easily eaten one more piece of the chicken, but I convinced myself that I was satisfied with one. I had some mashed potatoes and English peas on the side, and it was a pretty good meal.
For dinner, I went by Taco Bell and picked up a grilled chicken burrito and a fresco bean burrito. I had to practice restraint here too, as it is so easy for me to succumb to the siren song of nachos supreme and double decker tacos. But, I wanted something a little more nutritious so I opted for the chicken burrito and fresco bean burrito. I ate the grilled chicken burrito and some chips and salsa, and then I was so full that I could only eat a few bites of the bean burrito. Hopefully it will fuel me for tomorrow's 5 mile run!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)