Highlights of Week 2
- I started a new job, and I secured a place to live (starting Feb 1) which means I started a new workout routine. I got myself a membership at LA Fitness in Ballard. I don't love the club, but it is less than a mile from my new apartment, and it is one of few options for a pool in the area.
- The vegan thing isn't going to happen - Again this week, when I went out to eat - not to a place of my choosing, but for a work lunch - the vegan options were non-existent. I'm ok with this. It has been easy to eat vegan with the foods that I buy and eat at home, which is 90% of what I'm eating right now.
- I stuck to my Ironman and half-marathon training plan. I had some tough workouts, but not too tough for this early in the season, so I know I have a good plan. I successfully completed my first marathon-pace workout, running 3 mi. at marathon pace!
- I made a promise to myself to run around Lake Union every Friday morning - rain, or shine, or sleet, or snow, or sun. On my first attempt this week, I turned a 6.5 mi. run into a 9.7 mi. run by missing the turn for the University Bridge and going over the Montlake Bridge, which led me through Portage Bay and got me all turned around a lost, as I'm not real familiar with this area. It will be better next week.
- I'm feeling better, but I'm not totally happy with the way I look and feel. I'm extremely bloated and feel like I am carrying extra off-time weight. I weighed myself at the gym today at 122 lbs. I'd like to be 116 lbs. for racing season.
- I studied the Ironman Lake Placid and Whistler bike courses and created trainer workouts that simulate the course. I haven't done the workouts yet, but plan to for my long trainer rides in the coming weeks.
Weekly training looks like this:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REST | AM - swim PM - run - track or hills |
AM or PM - bike-run brick | AM - swim PM - bike, S&C |
AM - run - tempo (Lake Union, 1 hr.) | AM - bike - long endurance ride, S&C | AM - run - long easy run with pick-ups |
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