Week five

Slow week.


Took Monday 2/13 off - I really needed it after the grueling run on Sunday.

Biked to work on Tuesday Feb 14th: 23.8 miles in 1:25:53 at average speed of 16.3. Not too bad, this kind of biking is pretty much becoming a routine, no big deal.

Went running on Wednesday Feb 15th. Ran really fast (in my world, anyway): 4.582 miles in 40:03 (6.8 mph == 8"44' per mile) at 169 bpm average. A bit too high heartbeat, definitely above of what I could sustain for any longer period of time.

The rest of the week was crappy, freezing cold and I was moving again. I hate moving. Today is Tuesday, Feb 21st (really a week 6 already), things are settling down a bit and it's getting a bit warmer outside.

At least I took a nice break to recover.


Don't get hurt

Week four totals

Biking: none

Swimming: 3.6 miles

Running: about 23 miles various speeds, various distances. Need to get the heart beat down on the long run. Used Enervitene on my last run - it does have serious pickme up in it. I like Gu better.

Other: none

Weight at the end of the week: 178 lbs

Week four

1. Monday Feb 6th: slow run about 1/2 hour at 5.1 mph. Ran with a couple of slower buddies, about 2.5 miles at 5.1 mph, about 145 bpm
2. Tuesday Feb 7th: swim 42 laps in about 46 minutes
3. Wed Feb 8th: run 5.586 miles in 49:02 @ 6.8 mph (8'46" mile) @ 167 bpm
   
4. Thu Feb 9th: slow run, 2.52 miles in 28:16 @ 5.3 mph (11'14" mile) @ 140 bpm
   
5. Fri Feb 10th: nothing, lunch at chinese buffet - 1 plate :)
   
6. Sat Feb 11th: nothing, drove to Granby to return the rental car
   
7. Sun Feb 12th: 2.4 mile swim - 2 x 42 laps. 1st 42 laps (1.2 mi) in 45:12, 2nd 42 laps in 45:41. Total of 1:30:53. Pretty pleased with this. Ran 12.4 miles in 2:09:27, at about 5.8 mph average, at 167 bpm - too high. This is the furthest I have ever ran.
   

Week three of training

Well, it really started on Monday the 30th. Just want to keep a quick and dirty stats on what did I do. This is the week of taking it easy, laying low. So, to recap, including Monday.

1. Monday, Jan 30th: run about 45 minutes @ 6.1 mph @ 155 bpm
   
2. Tuesday Jan 31st: run, 48.28 @ 6.1 mph (9'46" mile), 4.962 miles. Forgot my heart monitor belt, but it felt very manageable, kind of like on Monday.
   
3. Wednesday Feb 1st: did nothing, ate, drank, rested
4. Thursday Feb 2nd: did nothing, ate, drank, got rolfed, rested
   
5. Friday Feb 3rd: no workout, rode to Hot Sulphur Springs, totaled our pickup truck at 9:15 PM
   
6. Saturday Feb 4th: soaking in hot water
   
7. Sunday Feb 5th: more soaking, rented a car in Granby, went home
   

Not too bad. I recovered from the IronBaby rather well. I'll try it again in a couple of weeks. Don't get hurt!

Well, I was pretty close to severely hurting or killing Nancy and I. The rear end broke loose on icy road, we started spinning, hit a snowbank while moving backwards, went up in the air a bit and rolled over, landing on the roof and got stopped by a tree. The cab was filled with snow when we stopped, the only way out was to kick out the windshield. While kicking my way through the windshield I realized that my legs are working and I can still run.

Long story short - we walked away with just a few bruises, Nancy hit her tennis elbow (of course), I broke the dome light with my head and have a bruise on my left knee. Very lucky. The truck is quite likely totaled. That really sucks, she was really good truck, no scratches, 50k miles, in perfect shape. Until the last two seconds. Damn.