June 13, 2008

I have been back from Honu for two weeks now.  I am just starting to feel better since the race.  Being “out of shape” caught up to me as I tried to recover last week.  Blaisen is still getting up 2 times a night so my sleep is not what it use to be.  Long story short-I am starting to feel better (it did help that Blaisen slept form 8-2 and then did not get up again until 6am!) Yahoo!  I thought people might want to know what a typical training week is like for me.  I guess typical is a generalization, my weeks do change pending on recovery and time, so below is what has transpired this week as far as training:

MONDAY: Core, swim, run

Core: This is my focus through Vineman- My baby tummy needs some major firming up-the outside yes, but I am talking about my inside.  I can really feel it during any long stuff I do on the bike and especially the run.  I am using a TRX in my garage-30 minutes and my butt is KICKED! Check it out www.fitnessanywhere.com

Swim: Recovery swim (1000K) 

Run: Easy 1:08-feel good run 

TUESDAY: hard swim and hard bike ride. 

Swim: Woke up in the am and went to swim from 6-7am.  Could not make any intervals, couldn’t get heart rate up.  Finished the 3K workout. Main set was 400, 4 x 75, 300, 4 x 75, 200, 4×75 all on 1:15 base (yards).

Ride: change of plans due to swim disaster and body being a WRECK from the core workout; therefore ended up doing a recovery ride 1:30

WEDNESDAY: Hard ride, hard short run, Core

Hard ride was 2:10 with 7 x 5 min of 95% alternating with 100% of threshold watts with 2 min rest. Legs were TIRED!

Hard Run: Treadmil with 10 X 2.5 min with 30 sec rest, starting at 3% grade and moderate tempo finishing at 1% grade with fast tempo.  Total time 50 miutes.

TRX right after run workout

THURSDAY: swim, longer run

Swam 3000K in the am.  Felt much better than Tuesday. (Hubby took the middle of the night feedings–ahh so nice)

Run:  This was the workout that I really wanted to do well.  My body is still very much trying to handle the run mileage so I am increasing slowly to let my body adapt.  I ran with a friend, I am not going to say names…T.H. (who thought it a good idea to bring NO water on a 2 hour run in 90 degree heat) at Crystal Springs.  Anyway, started easy built to moderate hung in around there. Great stepping stone run.

FRIDAY: Easy run, swim 

Easy 20 minute recovery run

Swim: Hard at Stanford Masters 2500 Meters-this was my key workout for the day.

SATURDAY: Ride (3 hours)

Chris works so I have to get a sitter.  At 12.50/hour it gets expensive.  My plan is to do a strength workout on the bike with maybe some wattage play. 

SUNDAY: CORE, Tempo Run (1:10-1:30)

Chris was just sent to a BIG fire in Butte County (near Humbolt) yesterday.  The workout above was my plan assuming Chris would be home.  If I get a sitter then I will hit the workout, if not, then an off day. 

It is funny, I thought having a second baby the training was going to be the hard part, but really what it is, is the TIME to get the workouts.  I think with kids it is rough anyway, but when you have a partner who is not home every night and every weekend, it certainly makes for some juggling.  I have to keep my self positive-the biggest downer about him being shipped off is that he will miss his first father’s day with two kids. 

Let it go,

Gina