Chiropractor!

Who knew?  So chiropractor seems to be the answer.  Visited Shannon who is my coach for computraining and also a chiropractor.  Was so happy when she told me I was tight and not injured.  So she did some active release and it did wonders.  I'll be visiting her weekly until the race. 
So last week my workouts are below - they went great.  Only thing was I had planned to finish my last computrain class on Friday night and then ride Sat but long weekend plans just didn't co-operate and I'm glad it didn't work out cause Saturday's ride was hard and I needed all the energy I could get.  I can't even describe how cold it was on Sat.  We started out and I'm not sure of the temp but I'm thinking somewhere around 4 degree's.  We told ourselves we would warm up but that didn't happen.  Our toes and fingers were so cold they were numb.  And the wind........oh the wind!  We found ourselves breaking more then needed on the downhill just to stop the cold from going through us.  We had planned this as a brick workout but all we could manage was a 10 min run when we got back.  It felt like we were running with ice blocks at the end of our limbs!
One more week to try to push it and then taper - Its getting close!!! :)

Sunday May 13 - 1 hour 20 min run outside
Monday - TRX class and taught 1 hour spin
Tuesday - 1900 m swim
Wed - off
Thurs - 47 min hill run outside
Fri - 2900m swim
Sat - 58 km bike outside and 10 min run

Why can't I stay injury free?

The million dollar question - why can't I stay injury free?  I do what I'm suppose to - slowly increase the km, stretch after workouts, cross train.  So why is it that after every longish run, something new hurts?  Last week it took 3 days for my groin to stop hurting.  Now its my hip.  I really don't understand how people train for ironman or a marathon.  Its not so much the swimming and biking - for me its the running.  Anything over 10km seems to start getting me into trouble.  I'm going to attempt to see someone this week and try active release therapy - I've heard its REALLY painful but helps.  We will see.........
On a positive note - with the exception of the pain I feel after longer runs, I otherwise feel great.  The swims and bikes are going great.  Yesterday was exacty one month till race day!  I may just not run more then 10km at a given time till race day and I think I'll be ok.  Its not ideal but if it keeps me injury free, then thats all that matters!

Sunday May 6 - 1 hour 20 min run outside
Mon - TRX class
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - off
Thurs - 45 min speed run outside
Fri - swim 2800m and 1 hour computrain ride at night
Sat - 1 hour mountain bike

Going strong!

Well after feeling frustrated and somewhat unmotivated in the last post, I've come back strong the last 2 weeks. Feeling great and plan on pushing the training for the next couple weeks and then with a 2 week taper, it'll be race day!  Starting to research things to do in San Fran and I'm sooo excited to go.  Going for a family camping trip this weekend if the rain will hold.  Its been a busy spring and I 'm looking foward to some family time.  And hopefully a long run on Sunday!

Sunday Apr 22 - off
Mon - taught 50 min spin followed by weights
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - 50 min run outside
Thurs - unplanned off
Fri - 2600 m swim in morning, 2 hour computrain ride followed by 15 min run
Sat - off

Sunday April 29 - 1 hour run outside
Mon - TRX and 1 hour spin
Tues - swim 1900m
Wed - 30 min TM run
Thurs 45 min run outside
Fri - 2550 m swim and 2 hour computrain at night.

Behind the 8 ball!

Well the race is about 6 weeks away and I feel like I'm behind the 8 ball!  I go strong, then something happens again and I fall apart.  Last weekend I had to recert my Wilderness First Aid and it was a 3 day recert in Canmore.  I had good intentions of running outside but long days, lots of homework and cold mountain mornings stopped me.  So I came back determined to make up for it this past week and by Friday I'm out SICK AGAIN! 

Priorities need to come into place.  I know it will be a challenge for the next month with beautiful weather coming and camping trips planned for a couple weekends.  I think my plan of attack must be to write out my workouts from now till the race leaving room for taper at the end and a bit more of a build for the run leading up. 

Sunday April 8 - off (not planned - life got in the way!)
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by weights
Tues - 2500 m swim
Wed - 30 min TM tempo run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin followed by 25 min TM run
Fri - 1.5 hour computraining
Sat - off

Sunday April 15 - unplanned off
Mon - unplanned off
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - 40 speed TM run followed by TRX
Thurs - taught 50 min spin followed by 28 min TM run
Fri - off
Sat - off

Easter - AKA chocolate!!

Well its April and just under 2 months away till the race!  Could I do it - ya I'm pretty much there with the distance but I don't think I'm fit enough to do it without absolutely dying at the end.  I know I would have to walk on the run and my goal is to do that very little.  I'm going to allow myself to walk a bit on some of the hills but basically my goal is to run (even if its very slowly) the whole run portion!

Another goal is to do the swim in under 45 min.  I did it on Sat and was just under 48 min so that means cutting 3 min.  And more importantly open water usually takes longer then pool so there's some work to be done there too. 

With Easter over (today is Sunday!) I'm going to make a new goal of not keeping chocolate in the house.  I think I've mentioned this before but I sabotage myself with chocolate almost everyday.  I justify it with the amount of working out I'm doing, I can eat whatever I want.  In reality my body is craving good food to replenish with after my hard workouts and I really need to do a better job here.........But I'm keeping at the hard workouts and going strong.

Sunday Apr 1 - 70min run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin and 2 hour computrain later in morning
Tues - 1700 m swim
Wed - 30 min TM hill run followed by TRX
Thurs - taught 50 min spin
Fri - off
Sat - 2.5km straight swim (48 min)

Almost April!

So I've taken some time off of posting because I simply didn't know what to write.  Wake up, take kids to daycare, train, eat, play with kids, sometimes train again.....It was all getting a little boring to say the least.  Gain 2 pounds, lose 2 pounds, repeat, repeat, repeat.
I'm happy to say that although there hasn't been any great changes in my routine, I'm motivated again (not that I ever lost that) but I feel back on track again.  Starting to feel strong on my Sunday long runs and getting 2 workouts on Thurs and Fridays. 

Sunday Mar 11 - 10km run outside (58.45min)
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by TRX
Tues - 1900m swim
Wed - TM speed run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin
Fri - 2000m swim and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off

Sunday Mar 18 - 1 hour run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by TRX
Tues- 2000m swim
Wed - TM speed and hill followed by weights
Thurs - taught 55 min spin follwed by 20 min run on TM
Fri - 2000m straight swim 36.5 min and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off

Sunday Mar 25 - 1 hour 3 min run outside (not sure of distance)
Monday - 2 hour computrain ride
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - 30 min TM run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin class followed by 30 min TM run
Fri - off
Sat - 30 min tempo run on TM followed by 1 hour weight class

Week of March 4, 2012

Its been a good week for the most part.  I'm overall happy with my workouts.  I'm even happier with the weather and the prospect of getting outside!  That'll be great.  Today is exactly 3 months till the race!!!!  Not ready yet but I will be.
Sunday Mar 4 - 45 min run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by weights
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - TM hill run 30 min followed by weights
Thurs - 50 min spin followed by 20 min TM run
Fri- 2000 m swim and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off