This past Sunday I did another brick workout. It went really well:) I met with some friends who have all known each other for a long time and they nicely have taken me into their group to train for the Muncie half ironman. They all have nicknames for each other and now I have one. "Park Tudor" is my new nickname. Anyway, the weather was supposed to be hot with a chance of storms in the afternoon. But as we drove to the swim spot a storm was fast approaching...so we waited out a storm before getting into the water. The water was COLD!! the dock thermometer read 48 degrees, so we were thankful for our wetsuits. We swam a mile and I swam it in about 35 minutes which I was happy with:) As we finished the swim another storm rolled in. The owners of the house (which is a gorgeous house right on Geist) gave us all a shot of whiskey!! Ha!
We yanked off our wetsuits and loaded up on our bikes for a 43 mile ride! It went very well too. There was some lightening and thunder but it moved away from us, thankfully! I stuck with the other two women and we had a good ride together. Again I fueled my body the whole time with powerbar gels (chocolate) and a cliff bar as well as ironman perform. We finished the ride and one other person and I did a 4 mile run. I was good on the run but it was hot!
Again I know I did a good job fueling my body but I am scared for the run part of the race. It's going to be all mental for me at that point because chances are its going to be really really hot so I just have to make sure to fuel well while on the bike and take the run slow and steady. The race is quickly approaching which scares the crap out of me!! In about 6 weeks the race will be upon me. In three weeks we actually start tapering which is crazy to me but I have been following this program religiously and from what people have told me it's really important to taper for this type of race. This week and next week are still pretty intense in the training including at least 2 more bricks and a few long runs!
Stay tuned...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
First open water swim of the season and a new wetsuit!
I got a new wetsuit (for Mother's Day) HA! Most people wouldn't be excited about that, but I was! I researched and talked to friends and ended up getting a really good deal on a sleeveless wetsuit. When I first tried it in our living room it was so tight around my neck and so uncomfortable I thought I would rip the thing off right away. I was able to pull it off but barely. Fast forward to Sunday morning. It was raining---of course! Every Sunday it rains which is the only day I have to do a long workout since I work on Saturday's. And I swear every Saturday is nice!
Anyway, it was raining and supposed to rain all day and only about 50 degrees but I had this whole thing planned out. An open water swim, a 35 mile bike, and a run after that. So luckily I have some friends who are just as nuts as me and stuck it out rain and all. My wetsuit was awesome. In the water it felt perfect. I swam about a mile and felt great. It was quiet and peaceful. I am finding more and more how much I like swimmming...even in the rain and cold and in the open water.
We got out of the water and changed for the bike. I was freezing. I biked to meet the others and got very wet and muddy, but warmer! Then we biked about 35 miles while it was raining the whole time. I didn't love riding in the rain, but I am glad I did it. Then we ran three miles. I fueled a lot and felt good the whole time. My body needs a lot of liquid and solids while I work out to keep feeling good. I had breakfast, then a gel after the swim, a clif bar on the bike ride, tons of water and Ironman Perform while riding, and another gel before the run!
I will be doing more full bricks since this race is creeping up very quickly, like 7 weeks away! YIKES!
Anyway, it was raining and supposed to rain all day and only about 50 degrees but I had this whole thing planned out. An open water swim, a 35 mile bike, and a run after that. So luckily I have some friends who are just as nuts as me and stuck it out rain and all. My wetsuit was awesome. In the water it felt perfect. I swam about a mile and felt great. It was quiet and peaceful. I am finding more and more how much I like swimmming...even in the rain and cold and in the open water.
We got out of the water and changed for the bike. I was freezing. I biked to meet the others and got very wet and muddy, but warmer! Then we biked about 35 miles while it was raining the whole time. I didn't love riding in the rain, but I am glad I did it. Then we ran three miles. I fueled a lot and felt good the whole time. My body needs a lot of liquid and solids while I work out to keep feeling good. I had breakfast, then a gel after the swim, a clif bar on the bike ride, tons of water and Ironman Perform while riding, and another gel before the run!
I will be doing more full bricks since this race is creeping up very quickly, like 7 weeks away! YIKES!
Monday, May 9, 2011
"Mini" disaster
Oh I am so clever with this title! I ran the Indianapolis Mini Marathon on Saturday--or least attempted to. It was a last minute decision which I usually never do...I am a planner and don't like to do things last minute but I totally thought this would be fine.
Anyway Saturday morning got up, ate, drank, started the race. It was cool and cloudy so nice running weather. I ran the first 7 miles no problem. Then I got to about the 8th mile and started to feel a little dizzy and weird. So, I walked through a water station to see if that would help but I almost fell down. So I went over to the medical people nearby and basically fell on them. They took my blood pressure and it was really high. So, I sat down and took deep breaths and tried to relax. I felt better once I sat down and chilled out. They took my blood pressure again and it had gone down but not to where it should be. I felt ok and was told that it would be over 2 hours before the medical bus would get me back to the finish line. So, I started walking and then started running just to get done! I finished in 2:35 minutes which was about 30 minutes slower then I wanted to be, but at least I had finished.
I was really upset over what had happened and felt like I shouldn't be training for this half ironman...I was a sobbing mess. So the next day I felt better about everything and went on a planned bike ride with a friend and it was really nice. Perfect weather, no traffic, chatted the whole time. Very refreshing!
I feel good physically but it was pretty scary to feel that way while running and knowing how much work I have put into this training so far and how much is still to come I was freaking out. I am going to the doctor later this week to make sure there isn't a serious concern with my health, but in the meantime I am continuing my training.
So, hopefully it was just dehydration and the fact that I was probably running too fast made my body react like that. I am trying to pay close attention to my body and its needs, but as I joked to a friend apparently I need an IV with fluids and food directly into my body to feel good!!
Anyway Saturday morning got up, ate, drank, started the race. It was cool and cloudy so nice running weather. I ran the first 7 miles no problem. Then I got to about the 8th mile and started to feel a little dizzy and weird. So, I walked through a water station to see if that would help but I almost fell down. So I went over to the medical people nearby and basically fell on them. They took my blood pressure and it was really high. So, I sat down and took deep breaths and tried to relax. I felt better once I sat down and chilled out. They took my blood pressure again and it had gone down but not to where it should be. I felt ok and was told that it would be over 2 hours before the medical bus would get me back to the finish line. So, I started walking and then started running just to get done! I finished in 2:35 minutes which was about 30 minutes slower then I wanted to be, but at least I had finished.
I was really upset over what had happened and felt like I shouldn't be training for this half ironman...I was a sobbing mess. So the next day I felt better about everything and went on a planned bike ride with a friend and it was really nice. Perfect weather, no traffic, chatted the whole time. Very refreshing!
I feel good physically but it was pretty scary to feel that way while running and knowing how much work I have put into this training so far and how much is still to come I was freaking out. I am going to the doctor later this week to make sure there isn't a serious concern with my health, but in the meantime I am continuing my training.
So, hopefully it was just dehydration and the fact that I was probably running too fast made my body react like that. I am trying to pay close attention to my body and its needs, but as I joked to a friend apparently I need an IV with fluids and food directly into my body to feel good!!
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