Week 17
4 Weeks to go
Mon 6/30
Scheduled workout: Run 6 miles, Masters Swim
Actual workout:
Run 6 miles
Masters Swim – 4 x 300
Lake Pleasant open water swim in afternoon, ~ 1.4 miles
Tues 7/1
Scheduled workout: 2 hour bike ride in zone 2
Actual workout:
Bike 1 hr in zone 2 on indoor trainer – 15 miles
Took it a bit easier because of the extra swim workout yesterday
Avg HR 134
Wed 7/2
Scheduled and Actual workout:
Run 4 miles
Masters Swim – 1 x 800, 8 x 100 @ race pace, :30 rest, 6 x 50 kick only
Thurs 7/3
Scheduled workout: 100+ mile bike ride
Actual workout: 75 mile bike, then hopped in the car to drive to Mexico for vacation.
The ride was a disaster! I rode on the trainer from 2:30-4:30 am and it was a struggle from the start. I couldn't get my speed up past 14-15 mph and my legs were being spent. I couldn't figure out what the deal was. I headed out for the outdoor ride at about 4:45 and pushed myself to the upper boundary of zone 2 because I just wanted to get the ride over with. I stopped at the gas station in Anthem for water and a break, and kept pressing on. Wind was already picking up, but coming from the opposite direction today, so it was actually at my back much of the way out. But I was still having to work so hard and my legs were wiped. Coming back from New River, I stopped at the gas station right there near Carefree and I-17 and found the reason for my struggles. I had popped a spoke on my rear wheel (I have no idea when that happened) and it was totally out of round which was causing it to rub hard on my brake every single revolution. Arggghh! No wonder it was so hard! Also, my chain kept slipping every few pedal strokes no matter what gear I was in. Don't know if the wheel issue was causing that or not, but I'll be sure to have Kevin check it out this coming week. I did manage to get a total of 75 miles in before I had to call Phil to come get me and my limping bike. :-) So, all was not lost, but I was sure hoping for a better bike experience today though. :-)
Fri 7/4
Scheduled workout: Run 8-9 miles
Actual workout:
I rested on Friday. My legs were toast after hitting the wall on Thursday morning.
Sat 7/5
Scheduled workout: Straight, steady swim (SSS) 70 minutes
Actual workout:
On Saturday, we were only able to get about 15 minutes of lap swimming in at the pool before the pool Nazis made us get out. But we played very hard in the ocean for 2 whole days, body surfing in big waves and just generally trying to stay alive, so I think I got enough water workout while we were there. It was too wavy to swim, but I had hours of time in the water.
Sun 7/6
Scheduled workout: Run 7-8 miles
Actual workout:
Sunday was another rest day thanks to a little injury I sustained to my toe (see the beautiful picture above) trying to get out of rough surf when it crashed into some coral. No break in the skin thankfully, but it’s many shades of purple and I couldn’t walk on it too well on Sunday. We drove back to Phoenix that afternoon. But, have no fear, it must not be broken because I was able to run Monday morning without any pain whatsoever!
Bike update:
I did get my spoke fixed on Monday (7/7), then I rode yesterday (Tuesday) morning. Much better! But my chain was still slipping some so I took it back to the shop and they are putting a new chain on today. The guy said the chain was slacking quite a bit (it’s the original chain on my bike and it’s never been adjusted –oops!) and he hoped that I hadn’t chewed the teeth on gear thing-a-ma-jig (of course he used the real bike terminology) too much riding with such a sloppy chain. I’ll test ride it tomorrow and see if it slips or if I need to take it back in for some new thing-a-ma-jigs – you know, the things with the teeth…
4 Weeks to go
Mon 6/30
Scheduled workout: Run 6 miles, Masters Swim
Actual workout:
Run 6 miles
Masters Swim – 4 x 300
Lake Pleasant open water swim in afternoon, ~ 1.4 miles
Tues 7/1
Scheduled workout: 2 hour bike ride in zone 2
Actual workout:
Bike 1 hr in zone 2 on indoor trainer – 15 miles
Took it a bit easier because of the extra swim workout yesterday
Avg HR 134
Wed 7/2
Scheduled and Actual workout:
Run 4 miles
Masters Swim – 1 x 800, 8 x 100 @ race pace, :30 rest, 6 x 50 kick only
Thurs 7/3
Scheduled workout: 100+ mile bike ride
Actual workout: 75 mile bike, then hopped in the car to drive to Mexico for vacation.
The ride was a disaster! I rode on the trainer from 2:30-4:30 am and it was a struggle from the start. I couldn't get my speed up past 14-15 mph and my legs were being spent. I couldn't figure out what the deal was. I headed out for the outdoor ride at about 4:45 and pushed myself to the upper boundary of zone 2 because I just wanted to get the ride over with. I stopped at the gas station in Anthem for water and a break, and kept pressing on. Wind was already picking up, but coming from the opposite direction today, so it was actually at my back much of the way out. But I was still having to work so hard and my legs were wiped. Coming back from New River, I stopped at the gas station right there near Carefree and I-17 and found the reason for my struggles. I had popped a spoke on my rear wheel (I have no idea when that happened) and it was totally out of round which was causing it to rub hard on my brake every single revolution. Arggghh! No wonder it was so hard! Also, my chain kept slipping every few pedal strokes no matter what gear I was in. Don't know if the wheel issue was causing that or not, but I'll be sure to have Kevin check it out this coming week. I did manage to get a total of 75 miles in before I had to call Phil to come get me and my limping bike. :-) So, all was not lost, but I was sure hoping for a better bike experience today though. :-)
Fri 7/4
Scheduled workout: Run 8-9 miles
Actual workout:
I rested on Friday. My legs were toast after hitting the wall on Thursday morning.
Sat 7/5
Scheduled workout: Straight, steady swim (SSS) 70 minutes
Actual workout:
On Saturday, we were only able to get about 15 minutes of lap swimming in at the pool before the pool Nazis made us get out. But we played very hard in the ocean for 2 whole days, body surfing in big waves and just generally trying to stay alive, so I think I got enough water workout while we were there. It was too wavy to swim, but I had hours of time in the water.
Sun 7/6
Scheduled workout: Run 7-8 miles
Actual workout:
Sunday was another rest day thanks to a little injury I sustained to my toe (see the beautiful picture above) trying to get out of rough surf when it crashed into some coral. No break in the skin thankfully, but it’s many shades of purple and I couldn’t walk on it too well on Sunday. We drove back to Phoenix that afternoon. But, have no fear, it must not be broken because I was able to run Monday morning without any pain whatsoever!
Bike update:
I did get my spoke fixed on Monday (7/7), then I rode yesterday (Tuesday) morning. Much better! But my chain was still slipping some so I took it back to the shop and they are putting a new chain on today. The guy said the chain was slacking quite a bit (it’s the original chain on my bike and it’s never been adjusted –oops!) and he hoped that I hadn’t chewed the teeth on gear thing-a-ma-jig (of course he used the real bike terminology) too much riding with such a sloppy chain. I’ll test ride it tomorrow and see if it slips or if I need to take it back in for some new thing-a-ma-jigs – you know, the things with the teeth…
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