Went for a RAMROD Training Ride today. After riding a bit with the group, Ruth and I agreed that we are each other's favorite riding partners and were happy to let everyone go ahead, posture and jostle for position while we rode at our own pace.

Got in over 5500 feet of elevation and while we did not finish as spectacularily as we had last week, we ended quite strong. The worst part of the ride was the 2 miles and then 10 miles on I-90. Ruth summed it up best by saying "If I never ride I-90 again on my bicycle, it will be too soon.

116 Mile Ride @ 07:50:00
121a

We need to set our alarm earlier on Lake Fridays...by the time we got to the water, we just missed the gang taking off. I had a good swim though and made it to the 2nd bouy and back.

1.25 Mile Open Water Swim @ 01:00:00
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Got in a quick lift at lunch today.

Weight Training

CORE
Back Extensions 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Slanted Bench
5 x 15 Crunch on Ball (front and side)

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 12 @ 25 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 10 @ 10 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2 x 15 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 12 @ 90 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 90 machine

BICEPS
2 x 10 Curl @ 30 barbell
Concentration Curl 2 x 8 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
2 x 15 triceps kickback @ 12 dumbbell
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 110

Last night, I was still feeling burned and un-motivated so I made the decision to sleep in and get in an interval (4 miles @ 8:20 Pace .25 recovery) run on the treadmill at lunch. It was a good decision even though work was crazy and it was the best I could do to fit it in.

6 Mile Interval Run @ 00:57:21

WU 1 Mile @ 09:38

Mile 1 @ 08:21
147a, 152m

Mile 2 @ 08:20
149a, 157m

Mile 3 @ 08:20
154a, 160m

Mile 4 @ 08:20
155a, 163m

CD .25 Miles @ 04:13
124a, 108e

While it was nice to have Tuesday off, this morning felt like another Monday. But a bit more brutal as I was recovering a bit from yesterday's mango/strawberry margaritas....

So swim was uneventful. There were so few people there that I had my own lane. Tonight we have a bike interval workout planned.

2300 Swim Practice @ 00:50:00
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Went into today's bike interval workout not feeling my best. Ended up doing 4 x 2 Mile Intervals on Lake Washington BLVD. I did not time them -- and did a .5 mile recover in between each one.

15 Mile Bike @ 00:56:00

Today we went for an AM Independence Day Swim and Bike Ride.

Jeff and I swam to the 2nd bouy and back today. It was a nice swim and I got to work on my stroke during the swim.

1.2 Mile Swim @ 01:00:00

Then Jeff, Ruth and I went for a ride around the south end of Lake Washington. I rode for the first time with the new Zipp Wheels -- damn they are fast. I got in a couple of sprints and it was all together an excellent ride!

40 Mile Ride @ 02:30:00

I know I was supposed to take the entire day off, but I was feeling a bit antsy and wanted to get in a workout that will not get me in too much trouble. Plus I am finally starting to get the tiniest definition in my arms and I would be so sad to lose it... So I got in a lift at lunch today.

Weight Training

CORE
Back Extensions 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch on Machine @ 25 lb
5 x 1:00 Plank (front and side)

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 1 x 12, 1 x 8 @ 10 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 13 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 90 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 90 machine

BICEPS
2 x 12 Curl @ 30 barbell
Concentration Curl 2 x 8 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
2 x 15 triceps kickback @ 12 dumbbell
2 x 12 Assisted Dip @ 110

I had a miserable terrible awful dreadful horrible death march disguised as a long run today. It has been a long training week and I looked forward to perhaps a light little run before resting on the Madison Park Beach with Ruth whilst sipping some cold, sweet alcohol laced beverage. After all, we certainly had earned it with all the hard long training we had put in.

Then my coach came over to talk about training for the next month and left me with a 15 mile long run to do before meeting Ruth at Madison. The plan did not sound too bad as I was to do it as a run (10 min) walk (1 min). My first three miles hurt. A lot. Then I started to feel better running around Lake Union until the heat got to me and even though I had water and gatorade with me -- and took a sip of each during the 1 minute walk, I started to get slower and it became harder. Much. I also went off the planned route a bit because I got little lost. By the time I hit the Arboretum, I had to walk for 5 minutes to try to get composed again.

Finished by running straight down Madison for a total finish of about 12 miles. In 2.5 laborious wretched hours. By the time I got to Ruth, I was hot and cranky beyond words -- even though I had plenty of words to describe my unhappiness. Ruth said that I am built for endurance sports (I disagreed today) -- but perhaps the Itiderod might be my race...

12 Mile Run @ 02:29
127a. 229m
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Almost hit 20 hours of training this week. Next week will offer a bit more relief...

We are bone tired but so very proud of ourselves. Today we rode our longest ride ever as part of our training for RAMROD in July. We did the Flying Wheels route with an extra 35 loop in Snohomish that Jeff had shown Ruth last month. The best part was running into Jeff and his daughter Kaitlin on the trail -- perfect timing because he directed us to the right turn-off for the loop.

About halfway through, I was starting to bonk a little as I had nothing to eat since the egg and cheese bagel I had for breakfast. We stopped in Snohomish after the loop and had a nice lunch of turkey sandwich. When that kicked in, I felt really strong again. I am afraid that I may be built for this kind of thing :(

The route was perfect as we hit the worst elevation at mile 100 -- very similar to the RAMROD route although it was no mountain pass, we did get in over 4500 ft of elevation.

139.5 Mile Ride @ 09:00:00
120a, 165m

It sure was a beautiful morning for a swim! There was a bigger crowd at the lake at 5:45 than I have seen all summer. The sun was out and the lake like glass so there were no excuses and we swam to the 2nd bouy and back.

1.22 Mile Open Water Swim @ 00:45:00
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Have an appointment at 5:30 at Speedy Reedy to put on my amazing new wheels. Ruth had an appointment on the East Side so we got to eat lunch together. That left me with little time to get in a lift before heading across the lake in holiday traffic. So I left a bit early and came home to do my living room workout.

Weight Training

CORE
5 x 15 Crunch on Ball (front and side)
3 x 15 Lower Ab Leg Lift
3 x 15 Back on Ball
5 x 1:00 Plank (front and side)

SHOULDER
3 x 12 Shoulder Raise @ 8 lb dumbbells

CHEST
2 x 15, 1 x 10 Push Up on Ball

BACK
3 x 6 Reverse Fly on Ball @ 8 lb dumbbells

BICEP
3 x 15 Bicep Curl @ 16 lb dumbbells

TRICEP
3 x 15 Tricep Extensions Over Head @ 16 lb dumbbells

It has been a very full and stressful week. Last night, Ruth agreed to sleep in if I needed to in the morning. When the alarm went off, I (of course) wanted to go back to sleep but Ruth was awake and got up to go to swim practice. So I joined her and was glad I did.

I swam with Duncan today and it was a good decision as it evened out the lanes and pushed me to work harder. Part of the workout was to do a 10 minute swim and count laps (10:00 @ 625) and then a 5 minute swim and do more than half the laps of the 10 (5:05 @ 325).

So I almost made it...I really need to work on my flip turns as I lose a lot of speed on the wall.

2350 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00
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Today's bike hill workout was tougher mentally than physically. I was hungry and not in the mood at all to do it. But I completed 5 hill repeats on the Hindenburg from Lake Washington BLVD to Pine. Did 1, 3 and 5 seated and 2 and 4 as 8 revolutions standing, 8 seated.

Bike Hill Workout @ 01:07:28

WU @ 11:52
91a, 112m

Interval 1 @ 06:33
140a, 149m

Interval 2 @ 06:52
143a, 157m

Interval 3 @ 06:48
143a, 157m

Interval 4 @ 06:51
146a, 157m

Interval 5 @ 06:55
144a, 156m

CD @ 06:15

Got in a good interval run before before entering meeting hell at work. I did 10 x 400 with 200 walk/jog recovery. My fastest was a 1:39 and slowest was a 1:44. I was happpy that I was able to keep the last few fairly consistent.

6+ Mile Interval Run @ 01:02:00

WU @ 00:18:14
164a, 199m

Interval 1 @ 01:43
173a, 195m

Interval 2 @ 01:39 (fastest one)
151a, 172m

Interval 3 @ 01:43
153a, 175m

Interval 4 @ 01:41
158a, 192m

Interval 5 @ 01:42
162a, 195m

Interval 6 @ 01:44
164a, 194m

Interval 7 @ 01:42
168a, 207m

Interval 8 @ 01:42
159a, 199m

Interval 9 @ 01:42
173a, 203m

Interval 10 @ 01:43
164a, 211m

CD @ 10:57
143a, 211m

Sprint workout this morning. We drove to Lake Washington BLVD and did the same workout as the one last month. However, I shortened my recovery and by accident, I believe I shortened a 1 mile sprint to a .75 - may have done it twice judging from my lap time but I am not sure.


16 Mile Sprint Bike Workout @ 01:44:05

WU @ 11:29
99a, 123m

1 Mile Sprint @ 02:59
139a, 152m
.25 Recovery @ 01:03
130a, 147m

.75 Mile Sprint @ 02:07
139a 150m
.25 Recovery @ 01:01
131a, 147m

.5 Mile Sprint @ 01:31
138a, 148m

Recovery to top of Seward Park Upper Loop @ 03:30
127a, 144m

Upper Loop 4 Laps @ 10:49
143a, 159m
Recovery @ 02:28
117a, 148m

Upper Loop 4 Laps @ 10:49
141a, 161m
Recovery back to blvd @ 03:14
113a, 152m

1 Mile Sprint @ 02:19 (?)
147a, 158m
.25 Mile Recovery @ 01:01
140a, 156m

1 Mile Sprint @ 03:09
152a, 159m

CD @ 09:05
127a, 156m

Commute to Work @ 00:35:21
125a, 160m

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Ended up working late and was not able to leave the office until after 6:00 so I did not get in the planned Open Water swim after my bike commute. So I rode to Madison Beach and hung out waiting for Ruth to get done.

10 Mile Commute @ ??

Got back in the pool today and learned that we were supposed to have access to a shower as they are remodeling the women's locker room but that did not happen. We do have access to a rinse off shower on the deck :(

The other terrible news is that there is a rumor that Sarah has left Swim Seattle for good. I am going to confirm that rumor with her shortly :(

But regardless, I had a good swim practice. I really need to butch up and swim with Duncan again now that Sarah is not swimming as I do not get challenged enough in my own lane.

2500 Swim Practice @00:55:00
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Busy schedule at work! Managed to squeeze in a speed weight training session at lunch.

Weight Training

CORE
Back and Side Extensions 5 x 15 @ 10 lb plate (no weights for side)
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch on Machine @ 25 lb

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 10 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 11 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 12 @ 90 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 90 machine

BICEPS
2 x 8 Curl @ 30 barbell
Concentration Curl 2 x 8 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
2 x 12 triceps kickback @ 12 dumbbell
2 x 12 Assisted Dip @ 110

Happy Pride Day!

Went for a quick run down to and around Greenlake. Didn't feel good until I was on my way up the hill home...perhaps that was how long it took me to sweat out last night's alcohol.

Apparently I need to build up a better tolerance -- we are off to the parade right now and I will work on my alcohol tolerance today :)

6 Mile Run @ 00:57:21
148a, 187m
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It was an honest recovery week with a good ride on Saturday.

We had a beautiful ride from Enumclaw to Chinook Pass. It was sunny, warm and beautiful. It is so interesting how different Ruth and I are -- she always takes off too fast (for me) and I always end a bit fast (for her). When we started the real climb to Chinook, it was quite warm and I freaked out a bit because of the heat and really struggled.

Then Ruth dropped me and when she stopped at 123 and 410, I was quite cranky and feeling as though I might die from dehydration on the ride. Ruth pointed out that my water and gatorade bottles were actually half full but I returned that I was SAVING them for the final throes of the death march and was quite dramatic about the whole thing.

Then she said the magic words "we could turn around -- we did accomplish our mission". That got a very quick and indignant "no" from me and we went up easily to the top where there was snow, and it was much cooler...She had been feeling not so great at the beginning but once she hit some elevation with full sun, she was feeling fabulous. I, on the other hand was feeling good until the full sun and elevation :(

On the way home, she had a brilliant idea. We went into the Safeway we had parked at and got wet wipes, recovery drinks, a sandwich and deodorant. Then we proceeded to "shower" in the car and went straight to The Rose for the Beer Garden and catch up with everyone at Pride weekend. She said that if we came home to shower, it would be all over and we would not go out -- she was right and we had a fun time despite being as sticky as fly paper -- the 4 beers helped.

90 Miles @ 06:09:00
I forgot my HR strap...

It sure was a beautiful morning for a swim and we swam a bit further this time. Of course, our Friday open water swims are just a vehicle to the real joy -- coffee at Essential Bakery with the crew. Jeff joined us today for the first time and seemed to enjoy the entire experience.

2200 Open Water Swim @ 00:45:00

I managed to finally make it back to the weight room after a few weeks off. I was not as weak as I thought I would be and even took the opportunity to increase some of my weights. However, my Biceps turned into little macaroni noodles during my rest...

Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch on Machine @ 25 lb
5 x 15 Crunch on Ball (3 front, 2 side)

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 10 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 12 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 12 @ 90 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 90 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 1 x 10, 1 x 8 @ 20 dumbbells
2 x 10 Curl @ 30 barbell

TRICEPS
2 x 12 triceps kickback @ 12 dumbbell
2 x 12 Assisted Dip @ 110

Had a last minute meeting cancellation so I was able to get in run during lunch. It felt good and I worked to keep my turnover quick and light. HR was quite high but I was comfortable -- although working. I think it was the heat that drove it up.

5.5 Mile Run @ 00:51:16
151a, 193m

Had a really nice commute in on the Hindenburg. I sure do love that bike! When I was on Mercer Island, I heard a scuffling to my right and then felt something brush my feet -- and felt a simultaneous thump thump. I looked back and a squirrel had run under my bike but I did not squish it as I saw it continue to run (although its tail looked a little dented) across the road.

I hope it is all right. I would have felt terrible :(

17 Mile Ride @ 01:15:00
123a, 158m

This morning, I entered chilly Lake Washington rather reluctantly with some other swimmers on my team. But I had a nice solo swim. I was planning to just swim a shorter distance and get out early, but I was feeling good and it was a beautiful morning so I did the usual distance to the tennis court fence.

1.5 ish Mile Open Water Swim @ 00:45:00

Did not manage to get in a weight training session today but I did ride to our session with our financing guy in Wedgwood to sign the next 30 years away...

14 Mile Ride @ 00:56:34
122a, 160m

Our New Home

The perfect ending to yesterday's race was a call from High Heermans, our amazing and wonderful realtor who phoned to let us know that we beat 5 other offers and got the condo we wanted -- at our price, with the space we needed -- in the neighborhood (Maple Leaf) we currently live in and love! We swung by his office on our way back from Victoria and signed the first round of papers.

whoop whoop!!!

I raced the New Balance Half Ironman today as a zen experiment. No HR monitor -- no watch. I was going to race it completely by feel and have fun. Julie raced a half iron that way (lost her watch in the swim) and qualified for Hawaii so I figured that I might be able to have some similar success...not exactly....





I am disappointed in my results -- I felt good throughout the entire race and was certain that my bike was much better than it was. The bike did not kick my ass like it had last year and I felt strong throughout -- even was having fun during it. But I was not in my aerobars much (had just put them on earlier in the week) and that may have made the 7 minute difference in my bike leg.

Here is my race report -- I will post pictures later today as they are right now in Ruth's camera. Until I saw my results, I was quite happy with my race and had a good time without getting my ass kicked. I guess I could have had a bit more of an ass kicking...

Pre-Race
I registered the day before and got my bike checked out. We were planning to ride a bit but it started to rain as we were standing in line and we retreated back to the hotel room. When the sun came back out, we took our bikes for a leisurely amble along the Goose Trail and then went out for a nice dinner.

Woke up before the 4:30 AM alarm went off and got a sweet parking spot. Racked my bike in a good spot and got chipped and body marked in plenty of time.




















Swim
The swim went well -- all the women started together and I focused on sighting. I swam the last half off it with someone whose pace was comparable to mine and came out of the swim feeling good.














T1
Nice fast transition. Nothing got tangled in my bike and it felt smooth.

Bike
I just really enjoyed the bike ride. I was a bit more social than I usually am and chatted with a guy near the beginning about his awesome spiderman jersey. I got dropped by the men over and over and then more and more women. There were a couple of times when I accelerated to drop some women who I had to leapfrog with. Of course the converse happened too :)

What I liked best about the bike was that I did not feel any sense of despair at any point. Last year when I raced it, I just dreaded some of the hills (we do the same loop 3 times) and every time I hit them this year, I just thought "bring it" and my legs never felt tired or weak. Only got one "good job" from some idiot dude at the end.














At the end of the bike was when people really started to accelerate. Jeff, I thought about what you said about "smelling the barn" as all these guys zoomed by me the last mile and giggled.

T2
I thought this transition went smoothly too but it was markedly slower than last year. The only thing I can think is that I put on my race belt in transition instead of while running out. I did put on my hat while running out though...














Run
While I was on my bike, I kept telling myself, "soon, I get to run around that beautiful lake -- twice!". I started the run feeling really good and looking forward to it. The first few km, I tried to keep pace with a woman who was running strong but I finally forced myself to drop back because I could not get my breathing in check. I also did not race with my usual hydration pack -- instead opted to use their stops and that worked well. At km 5, I noticed that there was a nice downhill and I told myself that the next time I see that marking, I would only have 5km to go AND it was a downhill gift.

Near the end of my first loop, I felt this hand on my left butt cheek. Now we are not talking a pat here -- we are talking a pat, grab, squeeze repeat combination. I was startled and wondered what Ruth was doing. With the hand still firmly attached to my unpleasantly sweaty backside, the guy who did it came along beside me and said -- while removing his hand "oops, you are not who I thought you were..." I replied, "no, I certainly am not". He then said, "oh well, guess the boost did not hurt" and he was right. So apparently I am not only a body double for someone but also an ass double. It cracked me up and was a nice distraction.

Coming through the first loop, Ruth yelled ":54 -- negative split it". Now that was my goal but the idea seemed quite preposterous at the moment. A guy I was leapfrogging with heard her and said "easy for her to say" and we laughed about it. But I really did try to negative split it but was unsuccessful. At the very end, a chick surged ahead of me with that evil R (for relay) on her barely sweaty calf. I developed a true dislike for those well rested Relay participants during the run.

So I finished feeling like I raced well and strong. I wish I had raced faster but as my coach reminded me, it was not a priority race and I have been focusing on distance, not half ironman speed. I am working to get over my disappointment about my bike and overall time.

There are lots of pictures of me actually smiling -- something I did not do last year :)

Tapering SUCKS. I just sat on my ASS all day eating WAY too much food today. Thank goodness I had a long strenuous day moving my index finger in a 1.5 inch perimeter on my touchpad as that most certainly justified the ENTIRE box of Annie's Mac and Cheese I inhaled...bleah.

Last night, I actually slept well for the first time and opted to skip swim practice and sleep in since I was actually in a sleeping groove...

After Ruth got home from HER solo century ride, I rode with her to the Capital Hill because she had an appointment there. I rode from there to Seward Park and got in my aerobars for the first time this season.

17 Mile Bike Ride @ 01:17:00
117a, 163m

Tapering rocks! I did a short interval run workout today 4 x 1/4 miles around the Greenlake Track.

4.5 Mile Interval Run @ 00:44:11

WU @ 18:29
155a, 194m

Interval 1 @ 01:40
153a, 167m

Interval 2 @ 01:41
155a, 169m

Interval 3 @ 01:35
158a, 178m

Interval 4 @ 01:36
155a, 175m

CD @ 13:24
142a, 175m, 150e

Today was another busy day. We started out the morning with a lake swim and I then worked from home to be available for the 2:00 inspection. Unfortunately, the inspector told us that the siding is Louisiana Pacific -- subject to many lawsuits...so off we go on the roller coaster again...

1.5 Mile Open Water Swim @ 00:45:00

I had a good grounding talk with my coach today and got back some badly needed focus. Did a tempo ride on the rollers this evening and felt so strong throughout. I averaged 18.5 mph during the tempo portion.

Tempo Ride @ 00:45:00

10 Minute WU
109a, 121m

30 Minute Tempo Pace
139a, 148m, 148e

5 Minute CD
123a, 148m

Didn't sleep well on Sunday night and took it easy during swim practice.

2250 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

The afternoon got a bit crazy. I left early to look at a condo that just came up for sale in our neighborhood (gasp and even affordable) and after we toured it, went for a run down and around Greenlake. Right after my run, we were at our realtor's until 9:3o writing up an offer. I did not have a HR monitor so I do not have that information.

6 Mile Run @ 00:54:00

I have a 13 mile run on my training schedule but frankly, I just do not want to do it today. I am feeling stressed and burned out between work projects, house hunting and life in general...

But the sun is coming out so maybe I will rally...or not...
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Today we rode from Eatonville to Paradise to get in an 80+ long ride that included a mountain pass. I was super nervous going into it because I was concerned that I would not be able to make it but Ruth's enthusiasm carried me through -- and up. Frankly I kicked that mountain's ass!

Once we got to the top though, it started to rain and we had a wet, cold and very miserable descent. By the time we hit Longmire, Ruth had a meltdown because she could not get warm. With dry socks, and bit of a rest, we finished the ride and the sun even came out for us. It was a very very long day...
89 Mile Ride @ 06:20:00

We were supposed to swim open water this morning but the bad water report combined with rumors of a sewage leak sent us directly to the pool where we had a good workout.

2500 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

Commuted to work and back on the Hindenburg. Rode over Juanita in the AM. Ruth scooped me in the CD after work because we looked at a (crappy) condo there...

35 Mile Bike Commute @ 2:30:00
117a, 154m

Ran the Mercer Slough this morning. Picked up the pace a bit and finished strong.

5.5 Mile Run @ 0:52:39
147a, 166m

Today's swim workout was Ruth's favorite. 10 x 200. Long and boring...but good for us, I know.

2500 Swim Practice @ 00:50:00

Then rode the Hindenburg to work -- and have been slammed here ever since. If I can get out at a reasonable hour, we have a hill repeat workout planned.

12 Mile Bike to Work @ 00:43:00
129a, 161m

Ended up having to work late so I only got in one hill repeat up Madrona.
17 Mile Bike From Work @ 01:10:00
123a, 225m

Got in the average yardage in swim practice and then weight trained after work.

Swim Practice 2500 @ 00:55:00
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Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch on Machine @ 25 lb
5 x 15 Crunch on Ball (3 front, 2 side)

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 16 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 12 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 15 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 15 @ 20 dumbbells
Curl @ 25 barbell

TRICEPS
2 x 12 triceps kickback
2 x 12 Assisted Dip @ 110

Ruth's parents were here for the weekend again before returning to Georgia and she raced the Issaquah Triathlon on Saturday (6th out of 60+ in her division, top 10% overall...whoop whoop). We had a good time with them at the race and then spent the afternoon looking at a couple of houses so I ended up taking yesterday as a rest day.

This morning I got in a 12 mile run around Lake Union and then 1.5 times around the outside gravel area of Greenlake. I felt quite strong and kept an overall 9:30 pace.
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Hopefully next week I will get back on track with my workouts. No more visitors for a while.

Got in a swim/run bike this morning starting with the first (short) open water swim of the season at Madison Beach. From there, I hopped on the Hindenburg and biked to work.

1/4 Mile Swim @ 00:15:00
13-14 Mile Bike @ 01:00:00

Swimming does not seem to be in the stars for me today...Ruth woke me up at 5:42 and we realized I had set the alarm for 5:30 PM, not AM. So we rushed to swim practice and made it on time -- WITH my bag this time.

Got in a good distance workout even though I had to split the lane with someone because David was being a butt princess...

2650 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

Busy day but managed to squeeze in a spin class. The instructor (Gina -- noting the name so I know what I am getting into should I have to take that class again) started late and was rather un-inspirational . Who teaches spin instructors that yelling "come on" over and over again is an acceptable motivational technique?

So I continued working through her CD to get in a full 45 minute workout on the bike.

12 Mile Bike @ 00:45:00
138a, 154m

I woke up BEFORE the 5:30 alarm went off and even had a moment to check email and get gas before swim practice. Then I pulled in, found a parking spot and realized that I had forgotten my swim bag that had everything I needed for swimming as well as the clothes I needed for work!

Uuugghhhh

So I turned around, went home -- changed and then went into work early.

So I took a longer lunch and included the Mercer Slough in my run. I worked hard to maintain a tempo pace for most of the run and jogged/walked the last half mile. Of course, my HR monitor decided not to work so I have no HR information -- except I know that I worked very hard and kept my pace at 8:30-9:00.

7 Mile Run @ 01:06:07

Got in weights during lunch. Just did 1 bicep and tricep because of time.

Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch on Machine @ 20 lb

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 16 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2 x 15 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 15 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 10 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

Had a really great ride today. We did the 7 Hills of Kirkland Century ride. I felt really strong on the hills throughout and while 100 miles still does not feel like an easy ride, I was comfortable the entire time.

100 Mile Ride @ 07:00:00

Another rainy day! We went to the Helene Madison Master's practice and I got in a terrific workout as I was well matched with Sally in my lane.

That's it for the day because we are saving our legs for tomorrow's Hills of Kirkland century. Later today, we are headed out to take Janarah to see Akeelah and the Bee.

2800 Swim Practice @ 01:00:00
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My cycling totals went down over 100 miles this week and I put in about 7 hours less of training.

With 90% chance of rain, we changed our workout around to an excellent (in my humble opinion because it was my brilliant idea) brick. We went to the 9:00 Spin Class with Ruth's favorite instructor, Shari -- and from there I ran to and around Lake Union picking up Katie at Gasworks while Ruth got in a 5k on the treadmill. The only flaw was that I thought the running route I planned was 8 miles but my foot pod only registered it as 7.6. Not sure which is right...

Spin Class @ 00:45:48
137a, 165m

7.6 Mile Run @ 01:10:36
145a, 233m

Got in a nice distance workout this morning. Did a set of 3x500's with the middle as pull. Then we spent the morning meeting with a real estate agent and our match coordinator with the Bigs and Littles program. After getting a lift in, we are taking the rest of the day off :)

2550 Swim @ 00:55:00
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Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
5 x 15 Crunch on Ball

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 16 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2 x 15 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 15 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 10 @ 20 dumbbells
Curl 2 x 12 @ 30 barbell

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 12.5 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

I kicked ass in swim practice all by myself! I got to swim in my own lane and descended a set of 2 x 200's (3:10, 3:08, 3:05 and 3:00). Each 200 had a 50 recovery that I did as EZ backstroke.

So I guess last night was not a complete disaster after all...

2600 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00
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Did my Bike Intervals on the rollers -- whew it was a workout!

After messing around a bit with my new HR monitor, I was able to download the splits and HR -- and export them to Excel. I accidentally rode an extra half mile during interval 7.

16 Mile Bike Interval Workout @ 01:01:00




















CORE

5 x 1 Min Planks

Did a tempo run on the treadmill at lunch today. My HR was pretty high throughout but it was quite humid and warm...

5.5 Mile Tempo Run @ 00:51:51

1 Mile WU @ 11:23
155a, 181m

4 Mile Tempo Pace (8:20) @ 33:20
176a, 199m

.5 Mile CD jog/walk @ 07:07
136a, 106e

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I did NO training the rest of the night. I was going to ride home but the prospect of possibly getting caught in the rain along with feeling quite whiney and crampy propelled me to drive home instead. My funk continued (because I then felt like a complete slacker for not riding --- yet I still did not want to do anything but curl up on the couch). Ruth was very kind to me and took me out for Korean Food (Bimbimbop) and I then indulged in ice cream after 7PM.

Tough morning...just felt tired and my legs were quite sore. More so than they have been for a long time. I also started my period so that did not help. I got out of swim practice early and planned the rest of the day off.

I did some stretching tonight though -- something I had taken a break from the past couple of days.

1900 Swim Practice @ 00:40:00

Ran over to the gym and got in some weight training. Definitely not feeling my strongest... Planning my long run after work today.

Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair
3 x 15 Crunch Machine @ 25

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2 x 15 @ 65 barbell
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 15 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 12 @ 20 dumbbells
Curl 1 x 12, 1x8 @ 30 barbell

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

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Did my long run after work today. Was feeling tired and unenthused so I just did my regular route from home up 15th to 175th and back down Meridian. I was playing around with my HR monitor and inadvertantly dumped the data.

11 Mile Run @ 01:50:00

Ruth was itching to get on her bike today so I moved my long run to Monday and rode with her. We went over I-90 and over Juanita and then got on the path to meet her parents at Redmond Center where they are staying for lunch. It felt good to ride with gears and we got some good speed and pushed each other a bit on the flats and hills. Then we rode back the flat trail home but by then I was pretty much done with being on a bike.

68 Mile Ride @ 04:36:00
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The week got a bit jacked up but I managed to get in at least two workouts per sport in...

The Tour de Cure went really well today! The weather cooperated, the signage and support were first rate and my riding partners simply exceptional.

Rolf, Jeff and I rode the 50 mile Tour de Cure route and left shortly before 9 AM. I made it up Inglewood Hill on my single speed! I was so psyched about it. Jeff had mentioned something about collecting dimes from Inglewood Hill walkers and that planted a seed in my stubborn brain that I was not going to part with that dime. And it nearly killed me -- I was sucking wind for a very long time after summiting -- my biceps hurt from gripping the handlebars. But I now have something to brag about.

Of course that pales in comparison to the chivalry and accomplishments of my riding companions. Rolf got a flat at the top of Inglewood and it took me a bit of time before I realized that they were no longer following me. Jeff stayed with Rolf and had his tire off and had almost completely fixed the flat before I got to them. Shortly after that, we came across another cyclist with a flat and Jeff was off his bike fixing that right away with Rolf's attentive assistance.

The weather was beautiful and the ride relaxing and fun -- we averaged about 10-12 mph. Rolf, who had never ridden more than 30 flat miles, was steady throughout the entire hilly 50 mile ride. And he was not even sore the next day! What a kick ass athlete. Jeff was just a wonderful riding companion and we had a lot of fun chatting -- and realizing how many scary similarities we have ... and he was happy to accompany me on the hill repeats we did while Rolf pushed his bike up two of the longer steeper grades.

50 Mile Bike Ride @ 04:00:00

Another really really good swim with Sarah this morning. Emily set a rather unreasonable time for our 125's at the end and we managed 4 at 2:00.

2500 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

That was my only workout today as I spent the day with Ruth's parents. I took them for a ride on the route so Rolf could see what he was getting into and we also adjusted his loaner bike. Ruth was actually done at 7 PM (she is really an amazing event organizer) so we were all able to go out for dinner that night. Rolf (with his new martini bike socks), Jeff (maybe Kevin) the Hindenburg and I are planning to depart at 9 AM and ride the best run Tour de Cure ride ever!

Please send good wishes for little to no rain...

Today's interval run was an excellent mentally and physically challenging workout. Ruth woke up at 4AM and went for her run shortly after while I slept in -- I figured that at least one of us needed to be rested...

So I dropped her off at work to help her with truck/supplies logistics and then went to Greenlake to get in my pyramid workout. (200, 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400, 200) with 400 recovery inbetween.

I ran the long side to the track for a nice warm up and was able get up to the 1600 before the phys ed class descended.... Even though I AM a 7 minute miler, I did reset my expectations so I would not start to feel too badly if I did not run the mile in 7 minutes -- and I did not. During my 1600, this guy appeared on the inside track and was ambling towards me -- he jumped out of the way but felt he had to yell at me to let me know I was going the wrong way. Now, he used the track as a SHORTCUT, and was not even running it but he did seem to feel entitled to write his own rules for the half minute he was on it. Ugh! Not that it added 7 seconds but I just wanted to take a moment to rant about him.

Then the class descended during my second 1200 and while I held my line on the inside of the track, it was a royal pain in the ass because they had no clue about etiquette - I had to yell track at one point to get one clueless strolling boy to move. After that, I decided to get my last 800 and 400 (crap, I just realized I forgot the last 200) on the inside loop of Greenlake.

Interval Run @ 01:16:31
165a, 194m

WU @ 18:48
161a, 185m

200 Sprint @ :55
188a, 193m, 192e
200 Recovery @ 01:09
174a, 192m, 145e

400 Sprint @ 01:42
180a, 189m, 189e
400 Recovery @ 02:57
144a, 189m, 178e

800 Sprint @ 03:26
187a, 194m, 188e
400 Recovery @ 03:09
149a, 188m, 178e

1200 Sprint @ 05:22
188a, 190m, 188e
400 Recovery @ 03:47
136a, 188m, 140e

1600 Sprint @ 07:07
187a, 194m, 190e
400 Recovery @ 03:26
148a, 191m, 178e

1200 Sprint @ 05:21
186a, 193m, 189e
Recovery @ 02:43 (jogged to Greenlake Track)
147a, 189m, 137e

.5+ Mile Sprint @ 04:45 (I missed the 2nd mile marker)
177a, 187m, 181e
Recovery @ 02:00
142a, 181m, 133e

.25 Mile Sprint @ 01:58
177a, 190m, 181e

Cool Down @ 07:49
151a, 181m, 138e

Took the time to S T R E T C H at Greenlake and then planked for 5 x 1:00 intervals when I got home.

At 3:30 this morning, Ruth informed me that she was going to work. She is completely stressed about her event but I was able to convince her to try to go back to sleep.

I got in some upper weights and core at lunch.

Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Legs Up Captain's Chair

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 12 @ 65
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 15 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 15 @ 20 dumbbells
Hammer Curl 2 x 12 @ 12 barbell

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125
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Tonight I skipped my bike hill workout. Life is just a bit hectic right now and I opted for an oasis of time over dinner with Ruth. I am also now in day three of my sugar and alcohol restriction*. We had dinner with my coach on Sunday and were talking about weight and racing. I have gained 10 lbs since I qualified for Boston and that has had a direct impact on my racing. We also did strength and flexibility tests and while I am stronger overall, I am less flexible :(

Tonight I stretched using my stretch strap. I need a new one -- the one I have is a sash I had from a pair of pants and I tied it into loops. It is just a little short. I can sew so I should be able to figure something out soon. Or I will get more flexible and it will be easier to use :)

*So I have set a new guideline for myself. No alcohol or sugar before noon or after 7 PM-- except for special occasions. That will cut the calories from the soy lattes ( I switched to non-fat) and the non-fat but sugary creamer we put in our coffee in the morning at home. And it cuts into my nightly ice cream. I have stuck to it for 3 days now and I think it is a plan I can live with for a while because I am not completely cutting some of my favorite things out. But I am making a change.

What a beautiful morning for a bike ride! Rode the Hindenburg to work today. Legs feeling a bit tired but spirits were high :)

17 Mile Bike Commute to Work @ 01:18:00
117a, 148m

I extended my ride home by taking the south end of the lake route. It was a fairly flat and a very pleasant ride. I cheated at the end by having Ruth scoop me at Gasworks.

25 Mile Bike Commute from Work @ 02:00:00
112a

Stretched at Gasworks while waiting for Ruth and then stretched again at home with the stretch strap.

Had a really good swim with Sarah today. She has such a terrific attitude and is helping me not only get stronger in the pool, but more flexible mentally. We had a couple of people join us in the lane whose speed was much slower and I was a bit disappointed although I was already working on turning it in my head into a good challenge thing blah blah blah.

After our first set, she said to me "this is a terrific opportunity to use the pull bouy for those 400's" (to even things out) and that was exactly what we did. Even though they followed suit and were still much slower, turning it into an opportunity was exactly what I needed to hear and an excellent reminder.

2500 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00
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I got in my long run after work today. I thought I had planned a 9+ mile route as I needed to get in 10 but it turned out to be just about exactly 9 miles. I forgot my HR monitor strap so I just have the time recorded. It took me about 45 minutes to start to feel like I could actually run. I am not sure if it was the heat, the end of a long Monday or what.

9 Mile Run @ 01:25:25

I also S T R E T C H E D after. I stretched my calves, quads and hamstrings for 30 seconds each.

I took the day off today except for some light weights I did in the afternoon at home instead of going to the gym.

Weight Training

CORE
Back 2 x 15 on Ball
1 x 15 Crunch on Ball
5 x 1:00 Plank (front, side, etc)

SHOULDERS
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

BACK
Reverse Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 8lb dumbbells

CHEST
1 x 12 Push Ups

BICEPS
Concentration Curl 2 x 15 @ 16 dumbbells

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 8 dumbbells
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This was another 17 hour training week. whew.

Today's Skagit Spring Classic Century was a beautiful and fun ride. It was sunny throughout and some of the views quite breathtaking. We stopped at rest stops every 20 miles or so to stretch and re-charge. It was not too hilly and we struggled only three times in the ride. Once in the middle when the road was made out of rough chip seal and we were climbing up in a headwind, I convinced Ruth to paceline with me and that helped. Near the end, we had a flat and beautiful tailwind and I just took off. In my joy, I missed a turn and Ruth ended up having to chase me for about a mile -- she did not have much left in her legs and that sprint was not something she wanted to do. The ride back was a bit unpleasant against the wind with a slighly cranky girlfriend.

Finally, the headwind during the last 5 miles really picked up and I crawled to the finish at 11 mph. During the difficult times, I worked on my attitude and turned my thoughts around into it being good training experiences. We were done right at 4:30-- when the spaghetti dinner was supposed to end and we were SO HUNGRY but I still had a run to do. I strapped on my running shoes and took off -- there was a gravel path close, and I took it to the end (slightly over half a mile). I figured the end of the gravel path was a good sign and I turned around to try to get some spaghetti dinner. The good news is that I felt quite strong at the end and did not suffer during my (shortened) run.

100 Mile Bike @ 07:00:00
117a

1 Mile Run Brick @ 00:10:34
137a, 176m

I started the morning quite cranky -- apparently still was not done from last night. But then Sarah showed up and dragged me through a truly fabulous swimming workout. I left the pool in a much better mood than when I entered it.

2600 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

Then had an easy bike with the WE CYCLE team to work. I did work a bit harder as Jessica is already getting stronger.

10 Mile Bike @ 00:50:00

Had a good tempo run this morning around Greenlake. Ruth and I ran to the track and she did intervals while I continued around the lake.

5.67 Mile Tempo Run @ 00:49:35
149a, 163m

Mile 1 @ 08:41
139a, 149m
Mile 2 @ 08:28
150a, 154m
Mile 3 @ 08:24
155a, 158m
Mile 4 @ 08:20
158a, 169m
Mile 5 @ 09:10 (1st half tempo pace, 2nd half met Ruth and CD pace)
149a, 163m
Mile 5.67 @ 06:32 (CD)
140a, 144m

Followed my run with some core.

CORE
5 x 1:00 Plank (front, side, etc)
4 x 15 Crunch on Ball (front, side, etc)

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I was cranky on my ride home today. I rode home the long way -- over Juanita and Ruth met me on the trail close to Log Boom. I did not want to be on my bike any longer and was quite unpleasant to ride with :(

26 Mile Ride @ 01:45:00
111a, 150m

Sleeping in this morning seemed to make the difference as I was dragging yesterday. Got in some weight training at lunch and my reps and weights were back where they should be.

Weight Training

CORE
Back 3 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
3 x 15 Ab Machine
3 x 12 Legs Up Slanted Bench

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 15, 1 x 12 @ 65
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 12 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl1 x 15, 1 x 12 @ 20 dumbbells
Curl 2 x 12 @ 20 barbell

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

LEGS
Lunges 2x15 @ 5 dumbells

Abductor 2x15 @ 75 Machine

Adductor 2x15 @ 80 Machine
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We had a really good sprint bike workout today! I was quite nervous about it and Ruth was slightly cranky but we rallied :)

18 Mile Sprint Bike Workout @ 01:15:00

WU @ 11:00
94a, 118m

Mile Sprint @ 02:47
146a, 156m
.5 Recovery @ 01:56
124a, 155m

Mile Sprint @ 02:47
152am 165m
Recovery to top of Seward Park Upper Loop
124a, 161m

Upper Loop 4 Laps @ 10:42
148a, 166m
Upper Loop 1 Lap Recovery @ 04:32
117a, 158m

Upper Loop 4 Laps @ 10:46
148a, 163m
Recovery back to blvd @ 03:22
111a, 154m

Mile Sprint @ 03:11
150a, 162m
.5 Mile Recovery @ 02:39
115a, 154m

Mile Sprint @ 03:04
146a, 158m

Recovery @ 14:53 (Up to I90 and back)
111a, 155m

Still feeling a bit beat up from the weekend but had a good swim practice even though the usual suspects were not there. I missed drafting Sarah and had to work hard all on my own :(

2350 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

Then I rode the Hindenburg into work and I was tired Tired TIRED and s l o w.

10 mile Bike Commute @ 00:52:43
120a

My ride home was a bit better but I definitely was not at the top of my game.

17 Mile Bike Commute @ 01:26:09
118a, 155m
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Tomorrow's bike sprint workout is going to hurt. Here are the instructions from my coach...

Intervals on Lake Washington Blvd:

Because the road is so bad until Mt Baker, I do a 2 mile warm-up from Madrona till Mt B, then start with 1 mile hard, 1/2 mile recovery, and repeat, you will get two intervals in until Seward.

Then go up the hill and do 4 laps of the upper loop hard, one easy, then repeat, back down the hill and 1 mile intervals on the way back.

Then take the upper loop by I-90 on the way home and recover after that. You just can't do the upper loop on Thursdays because of the weekly crit.

Time each of your miles and also time the 4 laps together (not each lap). Now you also have a baseline to see improvements.

Rest Day today.

Went for a run this morning at Discovery Park at my coach's suggestion because my next race will be on paths that are similar. This the first time I have ever run there, and despite the trail map -- I got a bit lost. It was fun and beautiful there.

8 Mile Run @ 01:20:00
135a, 152m

Then I lost 82 unretrievable minutes of my life taking Janarah to see Scary Movie 4 :(

After that, I did my weights.

Weight Training

CORE
5x Min Plank (3 front, 1 each side)
5 x 15 crunch on ball (3 front, 1 each side)
Back 2 x 15 @ 10 lb plate
2 x 15 Captain's Chair Leg Up

SHOULDERS

Overhead Press 2 x 15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2 x 12 @ 70
Chest Flyes 2 x 15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl1 x 12, 1 x 10 @ 20 dumbbells
Curl 2 x 10 @ 25 Barbell

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 15 @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 12 Dip @
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Below is my training summary for the week. I put in over 17 hours this week...longer than I have in a very long time...

Today was a hard, long but excellent day.

I met 4 members of the West Seattle contingent of the Viking Cyclists this morning at Chelan Cafe and we rode from there to Tacoma and back for a 65 mile ride with 4000 feet of climbing. Ruth is riding the Tour de Cure this weekend in California.

I was quite nervous about it but made the decision to show up and see if I could hang. I found out shortly that they are much stronger riders than I but they were also quite kind, regrouped often and taught me a lot.

As well as being a good physical challenge, it was good mental training too. The thought "I am the weakest rider in this group" came into my head too often and I worked hard to turn that into "What a good opportunity to ride with stronger riders who are patient and willing to teach me. I am going to learn so much today."

At the end of the ride, I continued on down to Alki point to get in my final 5 miles to make it 70. Then I bricked it and ran for 20+ minutes. My transition was unfortunately a little longer than 5 minutes because I was told to move my car before it got towed.

70 Mile Bike Ride @ 04:45:00
128a, 233m

Transition @ 00:07:00

2+ Mile Run @ 00:22:10
148a, 183m

Got to swim with Sarah this morning and Emily wrote us a good speed workout. Sarah was ready to work so I just hung on and chased her the entire time :)

Swim Practice 2550 @ 01:00:00

Then rode in from there with Jessica and Phillip from my Commute Challenge Team. It was a nice leisurely ride and I was happy to just ride at that pace -- did one hill repeat while waiting but that was the extent of me working hard.

10 Mile Bike Commute @ 00:50:00

Had a really good training ride after work today. Rode the Orbea home through Kirkland and over Juanita. After I went up and down Juanita, I did 2 hill repeats back up the steep side before heading home on the trail. I worked throughout the ride on keeping my speed up and monitored my cadence on the hills to keep it at 70. I was mostly successful and when I dipped below 70, I worked really hard to keep it above 60.

32 Miles @ 02:15:00
127a

Bellevue to Kenmore @ 01:00:00
121a

Hill Repeat 1 @ 09:19
151a, 160m

Recovery 1 @ 04:40
104a, 148m

Hill Repeat 2 @ 09:22
152a, 162m

Kenmore to Home @ 01:00:00
129a, 159m

Got to swim with just Sarah today and had a terrific workout despite her dusting me on every long set.

2500 Swim Practice @ 01:00:00
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Did a recovery interval run (4 x 400) today on the treadmill. Then did a bit of core after.

5 Mile Interval Run @ 00:46:26

2 Mile WU @ 18:48
129a, 140m

.25 Interval 1 @ 01:51
149a, 157m, 157e

.25 Recovery 1 @ 02:39
135a, 159m, 135e

.25 Interval 2 @ 01:50
149a, 176m, 155e

.25 Recovery 2 @ 02:42
134a, 157m, 133e

.25 Interval 3 @ 01:51
148a, 159m, 157e

.25 Recovery 3 @ 02:43
134a, 158m, 135e

.25 Interval 4 @ 01:49
150a, 169m, 162e

1.25 Cool Down @ 12:09
137a, 162m, 138e

CORE
5 x 1:00 Plank (alternate front and side)

Rode the Hindenburg to work this morning from downtown after the Bike to Work Breakfast.

I am feeling my legs today after weight training yesterday! OUCH.

12 Mile Bike Ride @ 01:05:24
121a

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Commuted home on the Hindenburg but took it extra slow as I was riding with a new member of our WE CYCLE commute challenge team. Ruth met us in Bellevue and we rode to where she parked at Gasworks.

15 Mile Bike Ride @ 01:20:00
106a

Went for a run from home down and around Greenlake. My foot pod is definitely off because my pace was reading quite slowly and I finally turned off the pace reading portion of it because I was so frustrated with the time. However, I compared it to the last time I ran this in March and realize I have not declined as much as I thought.

6.1 Miles @00:57:32
138a, 193m
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Met with my coach this morning to start to talk about my 1/2 Ironman and Ironman training plan. Not quite as painful as I anticipated but I learned that is because these workouts are more focused for the 1/2 Iron in June and that after that, it is really going to hurt...

Some takeaways:

• Every long bike needs to be followed by a 20-30 minute run.
• LEGS (Lunges, Add and Abductors) need to be added back into my weight training 1x a week.
• Do CORE 3x a week.
• I am to ride RAMROD with Ruth (I was hoping to be support staff) and train like it.
• My runs need to be on gravel/dirt paths.
• Alternate my workouts so I am doing interval, tempo and hill workout per sport. But never do those workouts back to back.

At the end of the session, I asked her what one thing I should change/do differently to be successful this summer. She told me that I need to focus on my mental game. I have not had a really good race since 2004 and it has been my attitude that is getting in the way of success. My reaction when I do not perform as I want is to get mad and berate myself -- that interferes with my ability workout and race well. She said I have a head of steel and while that can me really good in terms of discipline and focus, it also gets in the way. So I have some visualization homework to do.

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Got in a lift today during lunch and added legs.

Weight Training

CORE
1x 1 Min Plank with Rotation each side
3 x 1 Min Plank
4 x 15 crunch on ball (2 front, 1 each side)
Back 2 x 12 @ 10 lb plate
2 x 12 Captain's Chair Leg Up

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 12 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder alternate raise side and front 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 12, 1 x 10 @ 70
Chest Flyes 1 x 10, 1x4 @ 30 dumbbells (hand hurt holding weights)

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 10 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
Concentration Curl1 x 12, 1 x 10 @ 20 dumbbells
Hammer Curl 2 x 10 @ 15 dumbbells

TRICEPS
Kickbacks 2 x 10 @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

LEGS
Lunges 2x15 @ 5 dumbells
Adductor 2x15 @ 75 Machine
Abductor 2x12 @ 75 Machine

Today we had a really fun ride with the Viking Cycling team around the lake. This is the first time I rode with them and it was Ruth and I with some really sweet guys. They would get a little carried away and take off in packs but always waited to regroup and were just great. Ruth went ahead of them when they stopped to say hello to the race director at Seward. I stayed with them and promised her I would do my best to slow them down :)

The ride sure kicked my ass. I was holding 23 on the back of Ryan's wheel a few times! And sat on Scott's wheel going up after Kirkland and up Juanita. At Kenmore, we stopped at Erik's because he offered to do a quick bike fit for Ruth -- so my HR interval information is in two sections. Then from there I rode to Gasworks while Ruth continued to Seward and back to get her mileage in. I figured that after meeting with my coach tomorrow, I no longer get to slack so I enjoyed the sweet feeling of it. And I was wiped -- but really liked riding with them!

55 Mile Ride @ 03:35:51

02:38:51
135a, 167m

00:57:31
125a, 146m
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Training Stats for the week
Not too bad for taking two days off.

Took the day completely off and spent it cleaning the house, getting some errands done and just nesting while Ruth worked an ADA event. It felt good after a week of struggling through feeling sick and mediocre workouts.

I am so tired of being sick! Floated my way through swim practice this AM and then rode my bike to work from there.

2150 Swim Practice @ 00:50:00
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10 Mile Bike Commute @ 00:45:39
117a, 157m

Still congested but was able to make it through swim practice because we got to swim with Sarah. I did lead some of the longer pull sets but asked Sarah to lead the last set of 100's at a challenging interval. She did a terrific job pulling us in at a 1:35 for all 4.

2550 Swim Practice @ 01:00:00
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Road home on the Hindenburg (my single speed) from work today and left my car there. Still feeling like crap so I took it slow and easy. Tomorrow I ride it back after swim practice and then drive home at the end of the day.

17 Mile Ride @ 01:29:48
111a, 154m

Had a nice run this morning but my legs still are not back. We drove to Greenlake and I ran around the lake and back home while Ruth did intervals. My HR seems high because it started out very high.

Still fighting this cold. It is now descending into my chest a bit so I hope it is on its way out soon.

4.7 Mile Run @ 00:43:22
148a, 193m
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I hit the gym at lunch -- it felt more though like it hit me. I am definitely weaker than I was the last time I lifted. Most of my reps were down.

Weight Training

CORE
1x 1 Min Plank with Rotation each side
3 x 1 Min Plank
4 x 15 crunch on ball (2 front, 1 each side)
Back 2 x 12 @ 10 lb plate
1 x 12, 1 x 10 Leg Up on slanted bench

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2 x 12 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder raise side 2 x 12 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 1 x 12, 1 x 10 @ 60
Chest Flyes 2 x 12 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2 x 15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2 x 12 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
1 x 12, 1 x 10 @ 20 dumbbells concentration curl
2 x 10 @ 30 barbell curl

TRICEPS
Kickbacks @ 10 dumbbells
2 x 15 Assisted Dip @ 125

Last night I finally took a decongestant and woke up before the alarm went off for swimming. Took it easy and swam in the back of the pack behind Gisela and Sarah.

2400 Swim Practice @ 01:00:00

To make up for yesterday's non-bike day, I will take my single speed for a spin around Mercer Island during lunch today.
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Terrific ride in beautiful weather. I sure do love living here. Don't know my distance or average speed because this bike does not have a computer and I could not find a post with the distance for this ride -- but I think it is 19.5 miles.

19.5 Mile Bike Ride @ 01:14:49
133a, 159m

Today was a sick day. I was planning to ride my bike home from work but the thought of it was just exhausting so I drove home instead. I guess that was a good indicator of how badly I felt.

Had a great time riding the Daffodil Classic today with Ruth (her 40th birthday ride) and Dave. We planned to do the 70 mile route (AKA 47 + 20) and I decided after 50 miles to sit in the sun and read while they did the additional 2o. It was a perfect decision because I felt happy and done with the first loop. Doing the other 20 would have been pushing it -- not a good choice for my recovery week :)

47 Miles @ 03:00:00
115a, 160m

Did the Lake Sammamish loop today as part of Ruth's ADA training ride. I was surprised by how much that took out of me and I am feeling a bit pooped. Even cancelled out on our inaugural Lake Washington swim today. I was talking with my friend Katie today about how I may still be feeling tired from Monday's race and traveling. She remarked "most normal people would have come to that conclusion already..." I love the people in my life who keep perspective for me in ways I cannot :)

Just took some extra vitamin C and will rest now.

24 Mile Bike @ 01:36:05
118a, 160m

Today was a very long travel day for me as my flight from Boston left at 6AM. Ruth and I went for a run around the outer loop of Greenlake in the afternoon and while it did not feel like a great run, I did make it around. Tomorrow I am going to go on Ruth's easy 25 mile ADA training ride and then Gisela and I are dipping into Lake Washington for our inaugural swim. Yikes! :)

3.2 Mile Run @ 00:28:00

Ruth turns 40 on Sunday, April 23rd and to celebrate, we are riding the 70 mile Daffodil Classic route.

There have been no blog entries in the past couple of days because I have not worked out since the race. I am still in Boston attending the eLearning Guild conference and am spending a lot of time sitting in very cold conference rooms. It is good that I am recovering because otherwise I would be crawling the walls. I did get out and walk around a bit last night to forage for dinner.

My leg soreness is finally beginning to subside but the last two nights in this hotel room bed have done a number on my neck :(

So this morning, I went for a very short swim in the hotel pool and stopped after about 15 minutes because of neck pain. After that, I sat in the hot tub to try to loosen the muscles. I will try to get in a workout later this afternoon during breaks.
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I am SO FRUSTRATED. I went to the little health club here in the hotel and tried to get in a treadmill run. Lasted 1 mile before my legs said "enough" so I switched to the hamster machine. Made it there for a short time before my feet complained too loudly and then did the last bit on the stupid stationary bike. I know that I have not completely lost my fitness but it sure feels like it....

I am TIRED of this pain and quite homesick :(

Cardio Machine Workout @ 00:45:00

Boston Marathon Race Report

I now can say that I ran the Boston Marathon -- one of the almost 23,000 who raced officially. While I did not achieve the self-set aggressive goal (qualifying at this race for 2007), I raced a very hard, honest event and learned a lot from the experience.

I went into it well supported by friends and family -- well rested after a couple of days in Provincetown and tapered to perfection :) Even race eve traffic and Expo madness did not stress me out too badly because Ruth was wonderful about managing it all -- even insisting that I rest in the hotel in the evening while she went to the airport to return the rental car and battle back through public transportation for our take out pasta dinner. One thing that was fun was the Reasons to Run promotion they were doing at the Expo. You can see mine here (# 15367).

We woke up before my alarm went off the morning of the race -- went for soy latte's, ate my oatmeal and made it to the shuttle buses that took the participants to the Athlete's Village at Hopkinton in plenty of time. Here is where I had my 1st learning opportunity for next time as I chose not to take a bag with warm clothing and supplies for the 3 hour wait ahead of me. I assumed that the Athlete's Village meant that there would be warm places to hang out and was quite wrong. I just had on my thin racing clothing and spend most of the time sitting on my race number as the only barrier between me and the damp cold ground. The sun shone intermittently and while there were a few moments of warmth when the sun came out, I was shivering uncontrollably by the time we started. I believe that not preparing well for the wait took way too much out of me before the race even started.

The race start was crazy -- we were corralled into areas per 1000 race numbers and it started with much cheering. Despite being cold for hours, the race start was HOT and I ended up shedding my dri-fit long sleeve shirt and gloves within 2 miles. Although my race pace bracelet had me ahead of pace, I ran instead with the crowd thinking that my pace was not fast enough and perhaps my watch was off -- and had my 2nd learning opportunity. One that I had even read (newbies go too fast in the beginning and burn out when the hills hit) about but got caught up in the moment. By the half-way point, I was 2 minutes ahead of my goal pace. Before racing, I asked Ruth's parents to pick a mile they wanted me to race for them and mile 11 was her mom's. I said out loud "This is for you, Erika" when starting it. This helped me to focus and thinking about her -- her kindness, strength, support and wonderful sense of humor carried me through the mile. Then there were 9 miles to Rolf's at mile 20.

My favorite part of the race was Wellesley College and the women's cheering was so much fun and energizing. A bit past that point, I was humbled by seeing a participant in a wheelchair -- no use of his arms using his TOES to inch his way backwards up the hill. damn.

Even though I carried my own hydration (water and nuun), I could not stop CRAVING the water and gatorade they had on the course and the slight pick me up they offered that my own did not. As the fatigue got greater, I started to walk the stops and drank both before picking up the run again.

There is a big deal made about HeartBreak Hill -- but it was the TWO big hills BEFORE it that really kicked my ass. OUCH. I wish I had trained better for the hills as they took more and more strength from me -- and my legs hurt too much to offer me recovery on the downhills. But HeartBreak Hill happened during mile 20 -- the hill I had already started to give myself permission to walk until realizing it was on Rolf's mile 20. I could not walk that hill thinking about Rolf and how hard he is training for Ruth's ADA event and the very hilly 50 mile bike ride he is going to take on next month. So I ran the entire thing inspired by him and made it through.

I ended up walking parts of mile 22-24 and really struggled physically and mentally despite the overwhelming cheering of the crowds. Dedicating the last 1.2 to Ruth was quite symbolic as I just wanted to quit and walk and committed to finishing it knowing I was giving it everything that was left.

My official finish time was 04:02:07 and while that was 16 minutes too slow to qualify for next year, I am already working on Ruth to run the Portland Marathon with me this fall to qualify for the 2007 race as I really want to do it again and next time conquer it! But my coach reminded me that my focus now needs to be on my first Ironman and I am quite committed to preparing well to race it strongly.

Went for a quick 20 minute run this morning -- my last one before tomorrow's race. Of course last night I had all sorts of weird dreams including needing to get something to run in at Fred Meyers while there was an electrical storm that closed down the place. And not being able to get to the start line on time...

I did an easy pace and did a 2 block sprint near the end to get my HR up a bit.

2.2 Miles @ 00:22:29
136a, 185m

Met the world's WORST spin instructor today at the Mussel Beach Health club in Provincetown. The entire workout was 30 minutes of endurance with bad music and then 10 optional minutes of climbing with very few cues or interaction from her. But I figured that this was exactly what I needed and I kept my pace pretty steady with one acceleration at the end and did not get out of my saddle.

Spin Class @ 00:48:56
119a, 151m

Went for a swim at the Wang YMCA this morning. The pool was crowded and hot but we were able to get in a good workout. I did a set of 1x100's on the 1:45 and some pulling and kicking.

2700 Swim @ 01:00:00

Woke up at 5 and went for an interval run (4 x 400 w/200 recovery) at the Greenlake Track. My watch did not record my HR again...

3.5 Interval Mile Run @ 00:36:03

WU @11:21

.25 Miles @ 01:42
Recovery @ 01:49

.25 Miles @ 01:38
Recovery @ 01:53

.25 Miles @ 01:36
Recovery @ 02:02

.25 Miles @ 01:36
Recovery @ 01:47

CD @ 10:34

Off to our 8:42 Flight now :)

Had a good swim with Sarah despite last night's late bedtime after my Project Lead graduation. I do need to point out to my coach that I led two sets during practice.

2300 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00

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Did my 3 mile loop at lunchtime today at an easy pace. I purposely did not take my HR monitor or even a watch so I approximated my time.

3 Mile Run @ 00:30:00

I took yesterday off entirely as a rest day and slept in. This morning's swim practice was average. No Sarah today -- guess she was resting after kicking ass in the meet over the weekend and neither Gisela or I were feeling particularily ramped up. We did a set of 100's on the 1:40 and managed to keep that pace consistent.

Swim Practice 2550 @ 00:55:00
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Then I biked into work after swimming. I picked up a rack over the weekend and a saddle bag for my laptop and clothes . That made my bike really really really heavy :( But the good news is that someone came to test ride my Rodriguez last night and is going to pick it up on Wednesday.

10 Mile Bike Commute to Work @ 00:50:00
119a, 151m

17 Mile Bike Commute Home @ 01:26:51
116a

Did my last run before the marathon and it was nothing spectacular. I ran North to 175th and down -- got in 10 hilly miles at an easy pace. At no point did I feel as though I was working too hard but at no point did I want to turn up the volume...

I am trying to visualize how much fun Boston is going to be -- at least as fun as everyone else (none of whom are running it I would like to point out) seems to think it is going to be. I am just quietly inexorably freaked.

10 Mile Run @ 01:40:54
139a, 154m
10:06 Pace
2640 Ascent

After checking the weather, I decided to do a spin class instead and went to one with an instructor Ruth recommended in the Seattle 24. It was a really good workout and I lifted after.

Spin Class @ 00:55:32

WU @ 08:09
123a, 163m

Main Set @ 45:17
140a, 179m

CD @ 02:05
133a, 157m, 116e
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Weight Training

CORE
1x 1 Min Plank with Rotation each side
3 x 1 Min Plank
4x15 crunch on ball (2 front, 1 each side)
Back 2x15 @ 10lb plate
2x15 Leg Up on slanted bench

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2x15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder raise side and front 2x14 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Press 2x15 @ 60 dumbells
Chest Flyes 2x15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2x15 @ 70 machine
Lat Pull Down 2x12 @ 70 machine

BICEPS
1x15, 1x12 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
Kickbacks @ 10 dumbbells

Swim was okay this morning. Still feeling a tiny bit tired and because Sarah was tapering for her meet this weekend, we did not push it as hard -- and I did not take the lead to push it and just coasted :)

2500 Swim Practice @ 00:55:00
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Went for a run at lunch today and looped through the Mercer Slough to run as much of it on soft surfaces as possible. For some reason my HR monitor did not record HR, but it did record distance.

7 Mile Run @ 01:06:59
9:36 Pace

Last night was my last Project Lead training session and it left me a bit drained. I slept through swimming this morning and rode my bike to work instead.

17 Mile Bike Commute @ 01:18:00
120a, 160m
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Rode home again -- this time took Martin Luther Way to avoid the embarrassment of walking the hill after I90.

17 Mile Bike Commute @ 01:22:05
111a, 152m

Yesterday, I was informed that I made the lottery into RAMROD this July. Tonight, I made Ruth take it (not easy to convince her to do) because she did not make it and was quite disappointed. It is a good decision because we will still train together and I am certain that there will be some openings come July if I decide I want to ride it. Right now, all of our plans revolve around my races -- Boston Marathon in April, Victoria Half Ironman in June and Ironman Canada in August and now we both have big events to prepare for. My focus needs to be IM Canada and RAMROD training with Ruth will help me do that. I may just volunteer that day and be as supportive to her as she is to me -- and I would get to ride the route on the volunteer ride. It's a good decision :)

I am a 7 minute miler. I am even a sub-7 minute miler. For years, I have wanted to run a 7 minute mile and I have always been at least 15 seconds behind that elusive goal. But today that all changed and I could not be more thrilled. At the end of this morning's track workout, you could see the steam just pouring off of me and when I commented on it, Ruth said that am a steaming pile of SPEED.

I went into the interval workout just hoping to maintain a 7:30 pace for my mile intervals. After the first one -- faster than I have ever run a mile in my life, I thought that was a fluke and I worked hard on the second to make a 7:15-7:30. Then after that one, I ran the last to survive and still kicked ass.

6 Mile Interval Run Workout @ 01:00:00

WU @ 10 (guestimate because I forgot to turn it on)
178a, 184m (last 3:48)

Mile 1 @ 07:11
176a, 199m, 176e

.25 Recovery @03:48
123a, 186m, 186e

Mile 2 @ 06:57
149a, 189m, 171e

.25 Recovery @ 04:03
126a, 171m, 129e

Mile 3 @ 07:00
1162a, 192m, 172e

.25 Recovery @ 04:46
115a, 172m, 96e

CD @ 11:08
139a, 189m, 132e

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Lifted Upper and Core in the PM

Had a good swim this morning with Gisela and Sarah. Good but not great because I didn't sleep as well last night -- was nervous about my little 10 mile bike commute on my new Devinci single speed to work after swim practice. But it was a nice easy ride (I took it too easy perhaps) and I am stronger on this bike than I thought. Of course I have not tackled any long steep grades yet...but I am thinking about riding Ruth's Tour de Cure on my single speed with Rolf.

2500 Swim Practice @ 01:00:00
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10 Mile Bike @ 00:48:00 (Commute from Seattle U to Work)
117a, 158m
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Had a good ride home and did fine until I hit the steep grade off the I90 Bridge. I started up the hill and it was too much so I veered to the right to fall on the grass. I was lucky that I was able to clip out though and walked it. Of course I had to be passed by some guy who thought he was being sympathetic when he said to me that the winds across the bridge were almost unfair. I thought "shut up granny gear boy...". Unfortunately, that affected my confidence and I panicked and clipped out again when climbing up the footbridge to the Burke Gilman Trail at Hec-Ed.

I would like to get strong (and light) enough to be able to handle the steep grades in my single speed... I do like not having a computer or other gears on this bike as it helps me focus on my riding.

17 Mile Bike Commute @ 01:25
115a, 203m

Today has been a bit crazy! We took a vote at 6AM and decided to sleep instead of run as we were feeling quite sleep deprived and over obligated. Despite having a new employee start today and a lot of meetings, I managed to get in a 7 mile treadmill run.

7 Mile Run @ 01:00:05
145a, 158m

1 Mile WU @ 09:29
129a, 140m

5 Miles @ 42:19 (8:27 pace)
151a, 158m

1 Mile CD @ 09:19
150a, 157m

Decided to give my knee one more day of rest from running and went for a long bike ride with Ruth instead. We did the 70 mile route of her ADA ride and had a terrific time despite the wind. Ruth put it best when she said "I thought we were riding into a headwind until we turned the corner and rode into a headwind."

70 Mile @ 04:45:00 (14.7 mph)

Had my last full day Saturday Project Lead training today and got in a lift before the training. I am learning a lot in this program but the time commitment has been a challenge to manage with my work and tri training.

My Boston Marathon package came in the mail today. My number is 15367 and that puts me in the 2nd wave (12:30). It gave me butterflies and I am definitely terrified -- everyone is so much more excited about this than I. I am trying not to freak out too much about my knee and hope that the pain will not return during the race. Runner's World this week has an article all about the Boston Marathon and it mentions that they threw in another hill at mile 25 :( this race in addition to the 12 and 12:30 start.

Weight Training

CORE
1x 1 Min Plank with Rotation each side
3 x 1 Min Plank
4x15 crunch on ball (2 front, 1 each side)
Back 2x15 @ 10lb plate
3x15 Leg Up on slanted bench

SHOULDERS
Overhead Press 2x15 @ 22.5 dumbbells
Shoulder raise side and front 2x14 @ 8 dumbbells

CHEST
Bench Press 1x15, 1x12 @ 60
Chest Flyes 2x15 @ 30 dumbbells

BACK
Seated Row 2x15 @ 75 machine
Lat Pull Down 2x12 @ 75 machine

BICEPS
2x15 @ 20 dumbbells

TRICEPS
Assisted Dips 2x15 @ 125 machine

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