soreness

Today was the first day of real soreness since I began training.  My calves and feet are sore to the point that my walking is slowed and I can feel it while standing up and putting my weight on them.

I ran for 90 minutes yesterday and then biked for 30.  I ran for 45 minutes the day before.  I was tired and a little worn out afterwards but I still felt pretty good.  However, I worry that I didn't take care of myself sufficiently yesterday and I am paying for it today. I did not eat soon enough after finishing, nor did I drink enough water throughout the rest of the day.   Lastly, I didn't ice.  Maybe it was two days of running in a row or maybe it was not being careful enough about my post-workout routine but either way, I can feel it.

[[During the run I ate a chocolate bar, some gummy bears, and drank gatorade]]

I am supposed to swim today but swinging my arms for an hour and half yesterday has left my back sore.  I am going to take today off, maybe swim a little Saturday and get a long workout in on Sunday.  Sunday is supposed to be a short run, long bike, short run.  I should be fine for that.

Done!

3 hours of exercise completed. The swim was a little difficult and interspersed with some short 10 second breaks.  The bike went well and I ran 2.75 on the treadmill.

I ate a bagel, tall mocha, one Gu packet, one powerbar, one Gu Chomps bag, and four servings of gatorade and one bottle of water.

I finished strong and with energy left.  I did feel a little worn out for the rest of the day but no soreness.

I am back.

Ok. I had about a week or so more off and now I am back. I am afraid of what I lost after sleeping for days and not exercising but I will find out tomorrow.  Tomorrows workout is:

Swim 30 minutes
Bike 120 minutes
Run 30 minutes.

So, 3 hours of exercise to test myself.  We'll see how it goes. I treated tonight like a pre-race night, and will treat tomorrow like a normal, if not slightly more relaxed, race day.

Dear Readers....

I have been sick. My recovery has been slow and I am regularly tired. I have little desire to exercise and I am concerned about what a week or so off has done. My race goals might have to be changed from a certain time to just finishing.  Ugh.  Little obstacles.

Swim cancellation!

I am canceling my swim.  I am saying that it is so I can watch some videos on Total Immersion Swimming but really it is because I am in no mood to drive to the gym, get wet, exercise, and then drive back just for a short swim.

Lazy.

The videos are interesting thus far, so it should be useful.

Fewer posts

There have been fewer posts these last few days but I have made up for it with biking. I spent 2 1/2 hours on the bike today and 90 minutes yesterday followed by an easy 30 minute run.  Both days felt pretty good.  My legs feel fine right now after 3 weeks of hard training (minus a 3 days of workouts?).

This upcoming week is an off week. I might try to start adding some more strength training to my routine, and start working harder on my nutrition. I am watching Food Inc. on the bike so I may want to stop eating meat all together after that.   Either way, I need to eat more carefully and spend less money.  

This week ends with a another swim time trial of 1000 meters and a 10k race on Sunday if I can find one.

Goals:
Eat more healthy foods.
Get in 3 days of strength or core training this week.

Weight last night:
203 lbs!

day off

The schedule called for a swim and a run today. I slept in, carted the speaker around, attended meals and meetings and decided to take today off. I have two long days of biking tomorrow and the day after so having some extra time to heal is probably worth it. I feel guilty about it but I could not add in exercise time today without sacrificing some time dedicated to my QPs.

I did bike for an hour yesterday.