My first day running back at Rogue and it was a cold, wet and early morning. I woke up at 5:30 for a 7 am run and immediately fought off the urge to crawl back under the covers. I am keeping my mileage low for the first month until I get back into full swing. I only ran 8 miles this morning which I know is not very much but it was the first step on a long road to Ironman. Knowing I was only going to run 8 miles made it more difficult to get out of bed because I know I could have done this run on my own. Luckily I have a few friends at Rogue and the thought of seeing them again made the choice of going a lot easier. Thank you Jenn, Heidi, Joe and Mandy for running with me this morning.
I am in the process of upgrading my messenger bike to help me get some extra cycling miles this training season. I picked up a used cycle computer from Ozone to log my miles on my commute to and from work and school. My old boss form New York is sending me another courier bag from my bike messenger days so that will make commuting easier. I also bought a new lock since my old trusty chain lock ended up in San Francisco. I still need to put some cages on the pedals so I can get a little more benefit out of my ride. The cages will help my turnover when I spin.
Woohoo! Good start already. Oh and a special thank you to Barton for helping me with my hamstring issues. I appreciate the fix.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Team Rogue
It's official. I start training with Team Rogue in the morning. 7 a.m. will be arriving a little too quickly though. I will be with them for the next 6 months until my Ironman. It is all coming together now and it is just a matter of rattling the cage to wake up the sleeping potential inside.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Excuses, Excuses
Between cedar fever, birthday weekend and really cold weather I have managed to talk myself out of a few workouts already. I am getting all of my excuses out of the way in the first week. Yesterday I managed to do some yoga and today I will get on the trainer for as long as I can.
I just registered for a couple of classes at UT for the spring semester. Although I will be busier because of it I will now have access to the wonderful workout facilities that the University of Texas has to offer. Included in this list of fun workouts that UT will help facilitate are, but not limited to, an awesome swim center, weight room, spin classes and yoga classes. If I plan my weekly schedule correctly I bet I can squeeze in workouts around my philosophy and rhetoric classes. We will see.
Ironman UK is still looking good for my race and I should hopefully be registering for it at the end of this week or the next.
Oskar here is still getting in a lot of playtime in this cold weather. See here he is all tuckered out.
I just registered for a couple of classes at UT for the spring semester. Although I will be busier because of it I will now have access to the wonderful workout facilities that the University of Texas has to offer. Included in this list of fun workouts that UT will help facilitate are, but not limited to, an awesome swim center, weight room, spin classes and yoga classes. If I plan my weekly schedule correctly I bet I can squeeze in workouts around my philosophy and rhetoric classes. We will see.
Ironman UK is still looking good for my race and I should hopefully be registering for it at the end of this week or the next.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Keeps going and going
Today was supposed to be a long run day but I have decided to move it to tomorrow for my birthday. I figured it will be a great way to welcome in another year on this planet. So today somehow ended up being a do nothing day. Hmmm this is not what I had planned at all.
Speaking of my birthday I got a new pair of running shoes sent to me in the mail yesterday. I cannot wait to break them in. They are the Nike Free 7.0. I really enjoyed them last year so I have high expectations for them this year. My parents don't know this yet but they are buying me my first month of Team Rogue training starting next week. I can finally be with a running group again. It has been way too long. Yesterday's workout was a chest and back strength training workout that involved way to many pull ups, push ups and chin ups. I followed that up with an hour on the trainer watching the last of my James Bond movies.
Off to work now and then a nice easy long run (7-10 miles) in the morning.
Speaking of my birthday I got a new pair of running shoes sent to me in the mail yesterday. I cannot wait to break them in. They are the Nike Free 7.0. I really enjoyed them last year so I have high expectations for them this year. My parents don't know this yet but they are buying me my first month of Team Rogue training starting next week. I can finally be with a running group again. It has been way too long. Yesterday's workout was a chest and back strength training workout that involved way to many pull ups, push ups and chin ups. I followed that up with an hour on the trainer watching the last of my James Bond movies.
Off to work now and then a nice easy long run (7-10 miles) in the morning.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
-R and R day
Sore Sore Sore. Three days in a row has caught up to me and everything is hurting, especially the hip flexors. Luckily for me today is a rest day. The timing couldn't have been better so this hangover I am experiencing won't interfere with my training at all.
Yesterday was Day 3 and it was a highly productive swim day. I got in a little more than a mile in the water mixing it up with the pull buoy, zoomer fins and a kick board. I was tired from finger tips down to my toes. I got home from the pool and did the ab ripper video from P90X. It was a very difficult 16 minutes of abdominal torture. By the end of it I had a complete core muscle shut down. I couldn't even get up off the garage floor without some help.
Yes today is a glorious rest day. Ironman UK is looking more and more like a reality every day, Cross your fingers.
Yesterday was Day 3 and it was a highly productive swim day. I got in a little more than a mile in the water mixing it up with the pull buoy, zoomer fins and a kick board. I was tired from finger tips down to my toes. I got home from the pool and did the ab ripper video from P90X. It was a very difficult 16 minutes of abdominal torture. By the end of it I had a complete core muscle shut down. I couldn't even get up off the garage floor without some help.
Yes today is a glorious rest day. Ironman UK is looking more and more like a reality every day, Cross your fingers.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Day 2
Winter triathlon training for me involves a lot of time in the garage. Luckily for me I have a gargantuan television set up in there and some of that interlocking gym flooring to make my workout area a little more comfortable. The TV is great for doing the P90X videos and for watching a movie while on my trainer. Yesterday I did the shoulders and arms workout video followed by about 45 minutes on my trainer watching a James Bond movie. Action movies are great for working out to because you can just ratchet up the volume to overpower the sound the bicycle trainer makes.
So I may still be doing the Vineman but like I wrote earlier there might be a change in plans. Ironman UK is also in July and I think an international destination Triathlon could be exactly what I need right about now. We will see if I can come up with the funds to cover the entry fee, plane ride and lodging. I think it would totally be worth it. Also I have a few friends racing the Eugene marathon in May that I might join. I really would like to race Big Sur on the same date but that thing is totally sold out. Details to come as soon as I can scrape together some money for all of this.
Oh an Oskar is doing just fine these days. He makes it to my runs with me and all I need is one of those bike trailers to pull him along on some of my tougher bike rides. Can you imagine?
So I may still be doing the Vineman but like I wrote earlier there might be a change in plans. Ironman UK is also in July and I think an international destination Triathlon could be exactly what I need right about now. We will see if I can come up with the funds to cover the entry fee, plane ride and lodging. I think it would totally be worth it. Also I have a few friends racing the Eugene marathon in May that I might join. I really would like to race Big Sur on the same date but that thing is totally sold out. Details to come as soon as I can scrape together some money for all of this.
Oh an Oskar is doing just fine these days. He makes it to my runs with me and all I need is one of those bike trailers to pull him along on some of my tougher bike rides. Can you imagine?
Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 1
I am starting this thing off slow and smooth. I have the P90X videos that I am using for yoga/core/strength and I just recently cleaned up the garage to accommodate the home workouts and for when I get on the trainer. It is a little chilly in there but it should work out just fine. Today's workout was yoga for an hour and a half and a quick 4 mile run with good ole Oskar. Yoga is teaching me how inflexible I really am, I am constantly amazed at how limber the human body is capable of being.My body isn't so limber but it will be soon. My run was very nice and Oskar and I pushed the pace slightly to make it feel like a workout. If all goes according to plan I will start with Team Rogue next week.
I know I just made a big announcement about doing the Vineman in late July but that might change. Life has decided to throw me a curve ball so I am not beholden to a race in California at this point. I still like the idea of the Vineman so there is a good chance I will still do that but if I find a better race within that same time frame I might go for that one.
Tomorrow is a bike and strength day. Woohoo!!!!
I know I just made a big announcement about doing the Vineman in late July but that might change. Life has decided to throw me a curve ball so I am not beholden to a race in California at this point. I still like the idea of the Vineman so there is a good chance I will still do that but if I find a better race within that same time frame I might go for that one.
Tomorrow is a bike and strength day. Woohoo!!!!
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