I've done some good training lately. Let's see if I can recall it all in order to post about it!
On the 22nd (the date of my last post), I swam for about 35 minutes. My H got frustrated with his swimming and quit early and in the midst of that I lost track of my laps. I'm pretty sure I did 11 and possibly 12 laps (I try to underestimate).
On the 23rd, I ran: 2.25 miles (10/20 run/walk).
On Christmas eve I got up and went for a swim by myself mid-morning. I kept track and I know that I did 12 laps. I was comfortably swiming a full lap without rest, so I feel like I am definitely making progress. Then I got home and did another PowerFit workout. This time, I did the back, biceps & thighs workout. I liked it! That afternoon, we took the dogs for a 1.5 hour hike - man did they love that! My legs were wiped out by the end of the day.
On Christmas day, we did a 25 mile ride. I had NO spark in my legs the whole time. The good news was that my legs were no worse off at the end of the ride than they were at the beginning. The bad news was that my neck, shoulders and back were bothering me...I really need to get more time in the saddle to better condition all those muscles again. While I was no faster at all (still a sucky strength to weight ratio going on!), I was breating much easier on the longer hills. The swimming and biking are clearly helping my cardio conditioning...so that is a major plus.
I took the 26th off and then on Sunday, the 27th, we took the dogs for another hike. I was scheduled to run, but I blew it off. I just had no energy!
Yesterday was going to be my next swim, but since I blew off my run on Sunday, I opted to delay the swim so that I could run and get back on schedule. I did another 2.25 mile run in 10/20 run/walk.
This is what my schedule looks like for the rest of the week:
Monday - run (done)
Tuesday - swim
Wednesday - run & PowerFit workout
Thursday - swim & core workout
Friday - run & PowerFit workout
Saturday - bike ride?
Sunday - swim & run
I am really enjoying the fact that I am starting to see some progress. It's so hard to get moving again after a time away, but the nice part is that gains are really, really aparent when you are this out of shape! ;-) Now...if only I could get my eating better under control. I was doing pretty well last week and then let Kringle get in my way. I managed to restrict my eating of it to Christmas day, but there was also a small blizzard consumed on Christmas eve and those two things set off the sugar cravings again. This week, my goal is to cut out sweets/sugar and get that craving monster under control again. Once I do that, I'll pick another item to work on. I think, that for once in my life, this step by step progress might actually work! I'm already done with diet coke (and all sodas)...so that's a start. Sugar and desserts are next. After that, I'll probably work on getting the veggie count up.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Priorities
How does one get their life in order? I find myself struggling with this constantly. Honestly, I somehow thought that as I got older, it would get easier. This has definitely not been the case.
Anyway, since last Wednesday, the only thing I've done is an 8/22 run on Sunday and one of my new PowerFit workouts (triceps, chest & butt). For the run, I changed from 1 min run intervals to 2 min run intervals. I did this because running for 1 minute wasn't a challenge at all. Going to 2 minutes means that I cruise through the first minute and then as I hit minute #2, I start to breathe a bit. I think a 3 minute interval would be a better challenge, but I don't want to rush my foot. Speaking of which, it's been hurting a lot lately. I don't know why, but I was really paying attention on Sunday during the run/walk and it actually hurt less when I was running than when I was walking. That little discovery kept me going.
Tonight I'll be doing swim #3. I just found out that the 10-week swim training session at the pool where the Tri is held does not fit my schedule real well. I'm going to see what I can find closer to home (at our training pool) instead. I may also just work on my own...depending on how things go.
Because I'll be swimming tonight, I'm moving my run/walks to Wed & Fri this week. And we will swim on Tues & Thurs. I will also be adding a PowerFit workout on run nights. I really want to do more of a focus on my core strengthening both for running, swimming and to hopefully solve this back pain issue. If I get strong and it still hurts, then I'll know a doctor's visit is in order.
Lastly, I joined a mentoring group over at BT, but I'm not 100% sure I'm ready to commit to it. I don't want to do this 'hard core' just yet and I'm afraid that'll be the MO over there. We'll see. If I set up MY plans - I can stick to just them and call it good. This is about ME...not about what anyone else is doing and I need to remind myself of that occasionally! :-)
Anyway, since last Wednesday, the only thing I've done is an 8/22 run on Sunday and one of my new PowerFit workouts (triceps, chest & butt). For the run, I changed from 1 min run intervals to 2 min run intervals. I did this because running for 1 minute wasn't a challenge at all. Going to 2 minutes means that I cruise through the first minute and then as I hit minute #2, I start to breathe a bit. I think a 3 minute interval would be a better challenge, but I don't want to rush my foot. Speaking of which, it's been hurting a lot lately. I don't know why, but I was really paying attention on Sunday during the run/walk and it actually hurt less when I was running than when I was walking. That little discovery kept me going.
Tonight I'll be doing swim #3. I just found out that the 10-week swim training session at the pool where the Tri is held does not fit my schedule real well. I'm going to see what I can find closer to home (at our training pool) instead. I may also just work on my own...depending on how things go.
Because I'll be swimming tonight, I'm moving my run/walks to Wed & Fri this week. And we will swim on Tues & Thurs. I will also be adding a PowerFit workout on run nights. I really want to do more of a focus on my core strengthening both for running, swimming and to hopefully solve this back pain issue. If I get strong and it still hurts, then I'll know a doctor's visit is in order.
Lastly, I joined a mentoring group over at BT, but I'm not 100% sure I'm ready to commit to it. I don't want to do this 'hard core' just yet and I'm afraid that'll be the MO over there. We'll see. If I set up MY plans - I can stick to just them and call it good. This is about ME...not about what anyone else is doing and I need to remind myself of that occasionally! :-)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Not Quite Fish-like yet
I did my second swim workout last night and it was a definite improvement over Sunday's effort.
We jumped in and I pretty much started swimming straight off - trying to really, really take it easy. I imediately lost track of the lap count. Basically, after the first lap, I was able to swim a length, rest a few seconds, swim back about 1/2 way and then I started to breast stroke because my breathing got too fast for my stroke again. Then I would get to the wall, rest for a minute or two, and then head out again. Each time I completed a lap, it took me a tad longer to recover my breath, so I know I was progressively challenging myself.
In between each lap, I tried to offer up some advice to my husband who was working on his breathing in the same lane. I really wish that I'd kept track of my laps, but when we started out, I didn't think I'd be able to do so many that I'd care! I'd say that I did a minumum of 8 laps, and more likely closer to 10 or 11. While that's not much by most people's standards, it's a big improvement over Sunday's effort, so I'm pleased. I obviously still have a long way to go.
So what I was doing is this: On the first lap, I breathed every third or fourth stroke and I started out breathing to my left (my strong side) that whole length. Then on the return trip, I switched and worked on breathing only to my right. I'd get about halfway back, breathing every stroke, and then I'd need to breast stroke or choke. So then I got smart and started with my WEAK side on the way down when I was fresh and then went to my strong side for the return trip. This worked a little better as I was able to make it 3/4ths of the way back in that pattern. I basically figure that the more I do, the better I'll get. Eventually I'll be able to make it all the way back, and then someday, I'll be able to skip the resting at the wall. I believe that I have the muscular/body strength (possibly with a few form tweaks), but I just need to improve my cardio capacity for this sport (well, for all sports, but this one first!).
I'm a little stiff and sore today. My hipflexors were sore from running the night before, so I was worried that swimming would be hard. I didn't notice any muscle pain in the pool, but this morning my whole lower body aches. Oh, I also was paying attention to whether or not I side kick while breathing (and if I rotate my body as I swim) and I do. That pleased me. I guess I must have actually learned something in all those swim lessons and training sessions I did as a child!
I'm looking forward to getting good at this. All I need now is some chlorine neutralizing shampoo/body wash and I'll be all set. ;-)
We jumped in and I pretty much started swimming straight off - trying to really, really take it easy. I imediately lost track of the lap count. Basically, after the first lap, I was able to swim a length, rest a few seconds, swim back about 1/2 way and then I started to breast stroke because my breathing got too fast for my stroke again. Then I would get to the wall, rest for a minute or two, and then head out again. Each time I completed a lap, it took me a tad longer to recover my breath, so I know I was progressively challenging myself.
In between each lap, I tried to offer up some advice to my husband who was working on his breathing in the same lane. I really wish that I'd kept track of my laps, but when we started out, I didn't think I'd be able to do so many that I'd care! I'd say that I did a minumum of 8 laps, and more likely closer to 10 or 11. While that's not much by most people's standards, it's a big improvement over Sunday's effort, so I'm pleased. I obviously still have a long way to go.
So what I was doing is this: On the first lap, I breathed every third or fourth stroke and I started out breathing to my left (my strong side) that whole length. Then on the return trip, I switched and worked on breathing only to my right. I'd get about halfway back, breathing every stroke, and then I'd need to breast stroke or choke. So then I got smart and started with my WEAK side on the way down when I was fresh and then went to my strong side for the return trip. This worked a little better as I was able to make it 3/4ths of the way back in that pattern. I basically figure that the more I do, the better I'll get. Eventually I'll be able to make it all the way back, and then someday, I'll be able to skip the resting at the wall. I believe that I have the muscular/body strength (possibly with a few form tweaks), but I just need to improve my cardio capacity for this sport (well, for all sports, but this one first!).
I'm a little stiff and sore today. My hipflexors were sore from running the night before, so I was worried that swimming would be hard. I didn't notice any muscle pain in the pool, but this morning my whole lower body aches. Oh, I also was paying attention to whether or not I side kick while breathing (and if I rotate my body as I swim) and I do. That pleased me. I guess I must have actually learned something in all those swim lessons and training sessions I did as a child!
I'm looking forward to getting good at this. All I need now is some chlorine neutralizing shampoo/body wash and I'll be all set. ;-)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Catching up....
in more ways that one!
Let's see - I've been a total slacker when it comes to running and pretty much all training. I don't know what happened to me last week, but I let it get away from me. Part of the problem was that I had many days where I ended up staying late at work. That just set me up with entitlement issues and feeling the need for 'rewards' for all the hard work I was doing. And of course, I convinced myself that I was 'too tired' for working out. Ugh.
The good news is that week is behind me. I'm pretty sure it was also the last week that I can afford to throw away with a looming tri next spring! On Saturday I spent the day running errands and cooking. I also did quite a bit of chores around the farm. Unfortunately, by the time evening came around I was exhausted and really just needed to sit down. We watched a movie and went to bed early. On Sunday we got up reasonably early and headed out for breakfast and then to join the pool.
After we forked over our six month membership fee, we headed for the locker rooms to change into our suits. We weren't sure where to shower before swimming, so we skipped it. Then when we went to swim, we weren't sure what lane we should be in...what exactly does 'slow', 'medium' and 'fast' mean? Luckily, there weren't too many people there and as we were trying to decide which lane to choose, the guy in 'slow' moved over. We opted for 'slow'. I jumped in and immediately started swimming. It felt good! For a bit...then I started to breathe harder...and then harder...and then I couldn't even swim freestyle anymore because I needed to breathe more often than my stroke would allow. All this happend in the time it took me to swim 4 lengths of the pool. Wow, I'm out of shape!
What is confusing is how I get in shape. Do I just keep doing this and just stopping when I get to the point where my form falls apart? Or do I then switch to breast stroke and keep going? I think my plan will be to try and hold back more on the freestyle so that I can go for longer...and then when I can't, switch to breast stroke and maybe alternate the two for a bit. I've also got a few form pointers that I can work on, so that'll help me get my mind off needing to breathe way more than my stroke allows! ;-) I also tried to time myself. I wanted to know how long it took me to swim 500 yards (the length of our tri swim). This was difficult to do. First of all, I'm out of shape and couldn't swim 500 yards. Secondly, the pool was set up in meters, not yards and thirdly, I kept losing count! Tonight I'll try to pay closer attention - I also know that 9 laps in a 25 meter pool is almost the same as 10 laps in a 25 yard pool so that'll be my timing goal (eventually). Right now, my goal is to have the ability to swim 500 yards in one session!
Yesterday I had to work late again, but when I got home, I had a light dinner and then forced myself to put on my running shoes. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill in an 8/22 run walk pattern. It wasn't particularly difficult and in fact, felt better than the 6/24 intervals because the whole thing seemed to go faster. What I think I'll do next time is try and change my intervals to 4x2min ones insead of 8x1min ones. This is because 1 minute really doesn't challenge my cardiovascular capacity and if I don't, I can't improve it. This will also mean longer walk intervals which is boring...but I'll live. I pretty much skipped the entire 6/24 week (only did it once), so I hope that doesn't mess up my progression. The 8/22 didn't feel too challenging and even though my hips are sore today, I think I can keep going with this level. I believe that this will still allow me to get to 30 minutes of straight running by the time the tri rolls around.
Let's see - I've been a total slacker when it comes to running and pretty much all training. I don't know what happened to me last week, but I let it get away from me. Part of the problem was that I had many days where I ended up staying late at work. That just set me up with entitlement issues and feeling the need for 'rewards' for all the hard work I was doing. And of course, I convinced myself that I was 'too tired' for working out. Ugh.
The good news is that week is behind me. I'm pretty sure it was also the last week that I can afford to throw away with a looming tri next spring! On Saturday I spent the day running errands and cooking. I also did quite a bit of chores around the farm. Unfortunately, by the time evening came around I was exhausted and really just needed to sit down. We watched a movie and went to bed early. On Sunday we got up reasonably early and headed out for breakfast and then to join the pool.
After we forked over our six month membership fee, we headed for the locker rooms to change into our suits. We weren't sure where to shower before swimming, so we skipped it. Then when we went to swim, we weren't sure what lane we should be in...what exactly does 'slow', 'medium' and 'fast' mean? Luckily, there weren't too many people there and as we were trying to decide which lane to choose, the guy in 'slow' moved over. We opted for 'slow'. I jumped in and immediately started swimming. It felt good! For a bit...then I started to breathe harder...and then harder...and then I couldn't even swim freestyle anymore because I needed to breathe more often than my stroke would allow. All this happend in the time it took me to swim 4 lengths of the pool. Wow, I'm out of shape!
What is confusing is how I get in shape. Do I just keep doing this and just stopping when I get to the point where my form falls apart? Or do I then switch to breast stroke and keep going? I think my plan will be to try and hold back more on the freestyle so that I can go for longer...and then when I can't, switch to breast stroke and maybe alternate the two for a bit. I've also got a few form pointers that I can work on, so that'll help me get my mind off needing to breathe way more than my stroke allows! ;-) I also tried to time myself. I wanted to know how long it took me to swim 500 yards (the length of our tri swim). This was difficult to do. First of all, I'm out of shape and couldn't swim 500 yards. Secondly, the pool was set up in meters, not yards and thirdly, I kept losing count! Tonight I'll try to pay closer attention - I also know that 9 laps in a 25 meter pool is almost the same as 10 laps in a 25 yard pool so that'll be my timing goal (eventually). Right now, my goal is to have the ability to swim 500 yards in one session!
Yesterday I had to work late again, but when I got home, I had a light dinner and then forced myself to put on my running shoes. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill in an 8/22 run walk pattern. It wasn't particularly difficult and in fact, felt better than the 6/24 intervals because the whole thing seemed to go faster. What I think I'll do next time is try and change my intervals to 4x2min ones insead of 8x1min ones. This is because 1 minute really doesn't challenge my cardiovascular capacity and if I don't, I can't improve it. This will also mean longer walk intervals which is boring...but I'll live. I pretty much skipped the entire 6/24 week (only did it once), so I hope that doesn't mess up my progression. The 8/22 didn't feel too challenging and even though my hips are sore today, I think I can keep going with this level. I believe that this will still allow me to get to 30 minutes of straight running by the time the tri rolls around.
Monday, December 7, 2009
I love cold weather!
This was taken last year at our house - we have no snow yet this year. It's true...I do. I'm just happier and feel better about life when the air is cold and bright. Weirdo. Yep!
So anyway, when the day dawned sunny and chilly on Saturday, I was thrilled that we had planned to ride. I wanted to leave by 10:30, but it was closer to 11:15 before we got out on the road. No matter, we still had plenty of time to get in a nice ride (base building intensity) before I had to get showered to get to the hairdresser! We did about 26 miles - rolling hills - and it was very enjoyable. I'm still working too hard up hills, but until I drop some poundage, that isn't likely to change. My bike felt good, I was dressed correctly, and I feel like I got a nice workout. My lower back was screaming at me by the end, but honestly, not as loudly as the previous week, so that's good.
We got home, I took a shower, scarfed down some pasta & sauce leftovers and proceeded to load wood. We are expecting some cold temps the early part of this week, so I wanted the wood rack in the house to be FULL. Then I headed to my haircut. By the time that was done, I was ravenous. Apparently, a medium sized bowl of pasta was not enough fuel! We went out for Mexican and I definitely ate too many chips with salsa. Go figure. Eh.
Sunday was a lousy day. I was grumpy all day and nothing seemed to be going right. By the end of the day, I just wanted to go to bed so that the day would be done. We didn't get to swim because we don't have the money to pay for the pool memembership right now. I get paid on Friday - so I'm going to INSIST that we join next weekend. Secondly, I let the whole day get away from me before I realized that I was supposed to run! How did I let that happen? I don't think I'll "make it up". I think I'll just move on with whatever run I've got scheduled for Tuesday. Tonight I'll be doing some type of full body weight workout - with core. Can't wait!!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Lower body difficulty
Training update:
Weights - Super Body Sculpt (FIRM)
Run - 6/24 2.0 miles
The strength workout was a bit of an eye-opener. First of all, I blasted through the upper body just fine and made note of where I needed to increase the weights. Then the workout moved on to lower body. In this workout, they are done in two distinct sections so that you can do either one for a short workout, or the whole thing for a longer one. Anyway, the lower body workout got to me. I was doing ok with squats but when we got to the leg press, I was dying. I picked up a fairly heavy weight (probably low end of 'heavy' when I was fitter) and did the first set. My right knee was making a little noise, so I slowed my tempo below the instructor and then kept track of how many I did so that I could match it on the other leg. I managed 12 to her 16. The workout then moved on to dips but I had to rest. I let that section go by and rejoined for lunges. When the second set of leg press came around, I almost opted out again but then decided that doing it without weights was better than standing there staring at the tv. That's when I realized why all the lower body work is so hard for me even though my lower body should be in better shape that the rest of me due to biking. All the lower body moves involve lifting both my weights AND my body weight. I'm 30 lbs heavier than when I last did some of these workouts! That's a hell of an extra barbell on my shoulders (or my ass)!! Once I realized this, I felt a little better about myself. I also realized that I was purposely not pushing the lower body that hard knowing that I still had a run to do and that we were biking Saturday morning.
So the run went fine. I was actually walking a tad slower than usual, but for whatver reasons, my normal 'power walking' speed just felt too fast. Maybe it was because I'd already done the weight workout? Either way, I kept my running intervals above 6.0 mph (up to 7.0 mph by the last one). I also created my cheat sheet for the 22/8 walk/run workouts which start next Tuesday.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Stumbling but not falling
That is how my fitness/training is going right now! I keep stumbling...but I'm not quite out and I WILL continue to keep on getting up and trying again.
Last night we didn't swim. I found out at 4:42 that I had a conference call with one of my customers at 5:00 for which I had to present. Nice. That ran late and I ended up not leaving work until after 7. Ugh. By the time I got home, I had a migraine. Thought it was from not eating squat since about noon, so I didn't take anything for it except dinner (leftovers). An hour later, it was still throbbing so I opted out of a workout in favor of Excedrin and quiet.
I slept like a log though. I think I was really tired.
Tonight I am meeting my husband for sushi after work. I love having sushi for dinner because I can keep from stuffing myself and it never interferes with workouts. On the training plan for today is a 24/6 run and some type of weight work. I might do a short full body workout and then my run as a way to loosen up a bit.
The plan for the weekend is as follows:
Friday - core workout and doing some Chi Running reading
Saturday - bike ride (probably 25 - 30 miles)
Sunday - swim (eek!) and then a 24/6 run
Last night we didn't swim. I found out at 4:42 that I had a conference call with one of my customers at 5:00 for which I had to present. Nice. That ran late and I ended up not leaving work until after 7. Ugh. By the time I got home, I had a migraine. Thought it was from not eating squat since about noon, so I didn't take anything for it except dinner (leftovers). An hour later, it was still throbbing so I opted out of a workout in favor of Excedrin and quiet.
I slept like a log though. I think I was really tired.
Tonight I am meeting my husband for sushi after work. I love having sushi for dinner because I can keep from stuffing myself and it never interferes with workouts. On the training plan for today is a 24/6 run and some type of weight work. I might do a short full body workout and then my run as a way to loosen up a bit.
The plan for the weekend is as follows:
Friday - core workout and doing some Chi Running reading
Saturday - bike ride (probably 25 - 30 miles)
Sunday - swim (eek!) and then a 24/6 run
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Official Triathlon Training begins!
I think I'm going to start using this blog to record my training (not workouts!) in earnest. While I'm still not really in the mood to blog about my fitness at the moment, as I mentioned before, I know that 1)once I get going, I'll be fine and 2) that I need a place to record my progress because once I get up to speed, I'm going to want to see where I started and how I got there.
So...consider this the first day on a new journey.
This new journey begins with actually signing up for my first triathlon. Yes, you read that right - I have officially signed up! I'll be doing the Canby Gator Grinder sprint triathlon next May. A sprint triathlon is a shorter distance tri. In the case of the Canby one, it'll be a 500 yd swim, 12.5 mile bike and 5K run. About 12 hours after I signed up, my husband got the bug and also signed up. It'll be his first as well. I'm happy to have him along for the ride, but I've warned him that his training is his own responsibility. We have different strengths and weaknesses, so we cannot do all our training together like we did for cycling events in the past. I will say that I'm glad he'll be at least going with me for my first swim. I'm still nervous about it - again, not the swimming part, but the pool etiquitte part! ;-)
I've also been looking for some other events to add to my new calendar. I think I'm driven to do this because I kind of feel like I could do a sprint tri right now (with no training) so while I do want to train because I want to do WELL, I feel like I also need a bigger challenge. I'm planning on riding the Crater Lake Century next August which will definitely be a challenge since I have not been doing long rides AND, it's at altitudes that my bike has never seen. So my season starts with the first sprint tri in May. Then I am thinking about adding another sprint tri in June but one with a lake swim (Canby is a pool swim). Then I'll do the century in August (saving July for training and farming). There are two Olympic distance triathons in September that I am considering. These would be about double the length of a sprint tri (1500 yd/meter swim, 25-30 mile bike and 5-6 mile run). This would definitely be a challenge (swim & run, anyway) and I want it on my schedule for the motivation it will provide. Plus, I'd like to be able to say that I've done an Oly!
What's next? HIM? Ironman? You never know! ;-)
Anyway, I think I'll start recording my training as I do it. Right now I've got a running plan that I am following that will take me to within a couple of weeks of the tri. Biking consists of occasional weekend rides and once it starts to get lighter, will also include some commuting to work. Swimming starts tonight and will probably be a couple of days a week of getting in shape for now. In February, I'm thinking of siging up for a group training class that takes place at the Canby pool and that meets once a week every week until the tri. In February, I'll also start using a sprint tri training plan that will include more structured workouts and some bricks but for now, I just need to get comfortable with each of the disciplines.
I'll be back tomorrow with my first official training update!
So...consider this the first day on a new journey.
This new journey begins with actually signing up for my first triathlon. Yes, you read that right - I have officially signed up! I'll be doing the Canby Gator Grinder sprint triathlon next May. A sprint triathlon is a shorter distance tri. In the case of the Canby one, it'll be a 500 yd swim, 12.5 mile bike and 5K run. About 12 hours after I signed up, my husband got the bug and also signed up. It'll be his first as well. I'm happy to have him along for the ride, but I've warned him that his training is his own responsibility. We have different strengths and weaknesses, so we cannot do all our training together like we did for cycling events in the past. I will say that I'm glad he'll be at least going with me for my first swim. I'm still nervous about it - again, not the swimming part, but the pool etiquitte part! ;-)
I've also been looking for some other events to add to my new calendar. I think I'm driven to do this because I kind of feel like I could do a sprint tri right now (with no training) so while I do want to train because I want to do WELL, I feel like I also need a bigger challenge. I'm planning on riding the Crater Lake Century next August which will definitely be a challenge since I have not been doing long rides AND, it's at altitudes that my bike has never seen. So my season starts with the first sprint tri in May. Then I am thinking about adding another sprint tri in June but one with a lake swim (Canby is a pool swim). Then I'll do the century in August (saving July for training and farming). There are two Olympic distance triathons in September that I am considering. These would be about double the length of a sprint tri (1500 yd/meter swim, 25-30 mile bike and 5-6 mile run). This would definitely be a challenge (swim & run, anyway) and I want it on my schedule for the motivation it will provide. Plus, I'd like to be able to say that I've done an Oly!
What's next? HIM? Ironman? You never know! ;-)
Anyway, I think I'll start recording my training as I do it. Right now I've got a running plan that I am following that will take me to within a couple of weeks of the tri. Biking consists of occasional weekend rides and once it starts to get lighter, will also include some commuting to work. Swimming starts tonight and will probably be a couple of days a week of getting in shape for now. In February, I'm thinking of siging up for a group training class that takes place at the Canby pool and that meets once a week every week until the tri. In February, I'll also start using a sprint tri training plan that will include more structured workouts and some bricks but for now, I just need to get comfortable with each of the disciplines.
I'll be back tomorrow with my first official training update!
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