Training Recap....7 Weeks to Go!!

7 weeks to go until Pumpkinman 70.3!

Overall, this was a hugely unsuccessful week. I missed a ton of workouts. I ate pretty good most of the week until I got bad work news, then drank and ate all weekend and felt like crap. 

Monday: 30 min swim - 100 warmup, 200, 300, 500, 100 cooldown. 1200 total

Tuesday: Outdoor hot & sweaty 85% humidity 6.1 mile run

Wednesday: Bootcamp in the morning. Thunderstorms looming made me miss my ride after work.

Thursday: Missed my brick. An achy hip from bootcamp, and sleeping in won.

Friday: Morning bootcamp. Missed the PM swim after receiving bad work news. Instead I went to the bar with coworkers and finished it off with a bottle of bubbly.

Saturday: Planning on an afternoon brick since Kevin and I had morning stuff to take care of. Unfortunately my stomach started feeling awful, and I weeded instead of biking and running.

Sunday: Woke up lightheaded and dizzy. Didn't make it to my group run. Felt awful all day.

Nutrition: weekday = 90% good. weekend 20% good. I tracked half- assed, and let my bad health influence roommate get the best of me.

I have some major incentives to get on track with working out & losing weight, that I'll fill you in on later. Oh yeah, and wanting to not die on my quest to 70.3!

Do bad work days ever derail your plans?

Humidity & Heat

The humidity has been crazy.... 

but I haven't seen Al Roker's sweating bacon on the map lately.

source

seriously I just tried for 20 minutes to google a picture. Why isn't there a picture of Al's sweaty bacon map??!!

On Tuesday I was excited to head out for a 6 miler early in the morning. I saw the temp would be in the 70s, which is about 20 degrees cooler than the after work temp, so I didn't think much. Thank goodness I brought my Hydrapak filled with water, because I'm pretty sure I sweated off 5 pounds of fluid with the 85% humidity.

A few things I've learned...

1. Hydrate: drink the night before, before the run & during the run.

2. Pick your time: run at times of low temps or low humidity if possible. Early morning works best for me.

3. Slow down: walk if needed, slow the pace, and don't be discouraged to see your pace suffer. 

4. Take it inside: if its too hot or humid, take it indoors to the treadmill.

5. Stay Safe: Keep a phone or a Road ID on you in case of emergency.

What are your best warm weather tips?

How's the weather near you?

Training Recap... 8 weeks to go!

8 weeks to go until 70.3 at Pumpkinman in Maine. Here's last week's training recap...

Monday - 30 min swim. 100 warmup, 4 x 200, 100 cooldown.

Tuesday - Stayed up too late watching the Bachelorette monday night. I slept in and couldn't make it up in time for my run.

Wednesday - Bootcamp. Holy TRX. Some crazy plankwork with sandbags, kettlebells and box jumps. OMG, I was sore for 2 days. So hot after work that I missed my double session bike ride.

Thursday- 5 mile run that I missed tuesday. This means I did miss my brick workout, but I felt like the run was more important to get in.

Friday - Still so sore from Wednesday's bootcamp, I knew that if I went to Bootcamp today, I wouldn't be able to get my weekend workouts in. Sleeping in, thanks!

Saturday- Bike-run brick... 15.65 miles on the bike, 3.1 on the run. Felt fast on the bike, felt sluggish on the run. Kept working through to get to the end.

Sunday- Met up with the running group aka the fast girls. I stayed with them for 2 miles at their 10:15 pace, then dropped back to a comfortable 11-12 min/mile. Total of 8 miles instead of the planned 7.

Nutrition- Better than last week, but not perfect. Too much snacking, too many sweets. I did work on tracking more on my livestrong app, but slacked off after tracking lunch or dinner.

Overall, not a bad week, but I have a lot of room for improvement. This week, I'm really focusing on getting my water in, eating whole nutritious foods, and less sweets!

How's your training going?

Have you ever skipped a workout to make sure you can get another in?

Group run & Bia GPS watch!

The week is winding down, and I'm glad to have a weekend! While this week certainly went better than last week, I was far from perfect with eating and workouts. I did better than last week, and right now, that is all that is important.

I'm trying to decide if I want to start off with the running group on Sunday for my long run. They have 9 miles on the schedule, I only have 7, but should do 9 since I skipped last week. I go a lot slower, their slowest runners go at about my race pace. I see 2 options...

1. See it as an opportunity to meet new people, get a little faster by trying to keep up, even if I only make it a few miles with them. (I know the area well and would not be concerned if I dropped off).

2. Go out on my own Sunday to work on getting faster before joining up with their group. I do worry a little that going too fast will re-injure my knee.

What would you do?

In other updates, my house is looking much cleaner! I cleaned every night except for the upstairs bathroom thursday, because I forgot! I'm going to work on that in a little bit. So far its really working good by breaking up the cleaning that needs to get done.

Bia is almost at their goal! 

If you want to see an amazing GPS watch that is waterproof, and can send out SOS signals literally SAVING your life, PLEASE, back it on Kickstarter HERE. There are 7 hours left to get $40K in!

I'm looking forward to biking, running & swimming this weekend!

I'm also studying up to take my Kinesiotaping certification exam, yikes!

What are you looking forward to?

Did you back Bia yet?

Am I Getting what I want?

Do you remember this post?

My Plan to Get What I Want.

I said I was standing my ground. I had my goals, my plan & my progress tracking detailed. I felt motivated! I felt strong & tough!

PLAN

1. Follow my training plan for workouts. NO EXCUSES

2. Clean eating, no sugar ~85% of the time. Limit alcohol to special occasions only.

3. Do my Hypnosis daily

4. Go to bed on time

5. Work less weekends

Big Question...

Am I getting what I want?

The answer is No.

Workouts have not been going as planned, due to breaking #4. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, my sleep was stolen away from me, which left me cranky, hungry, and lazy. I started feeling puffy and gross again.

Oh.. and theres only 9 weeks left until Pumpkinman 70.3! Whoops!

Sunday I had a day to recharge at the Beach with Kevin. We needed it badly. We packed the cooler, sprayed on the sunscreen, and soaked in the sun. I got to read some fitness, SELF, and Shape magazines that have been backlogging in my living room. Carrie Underwood talked about tracking food on an App called Livestrong, which rewards you with giftcards for tracking food, weight, and exercise. I downloaded it and I'm hooked!

I also found a pin on pintrest about cleaning your house for 15 minutes a day to make it more manageable. I'm really excited about it, and had my first successful day yesterday which included vacuuming and picking up some clutter.

Source: organizingmadefun.blogspot.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

This week I'm focusing on tracking food and getting my workouts in (as well as a clean house)! I've also decided I need to get back to posting my weekly training recap and some motivational posts.

What do you miss about my postings?

How often do you clean your house?

Do you use an App to track your food?

When you feel like quitting...

I want to bring back Motivational Mondays....

Source: google.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

I've been slacking lately and thinking....

Can I really meet the goals I made for myself (HERE)?

Can I really finish a 70.3?

Can I really get to my goal weight?

I feel like giving up and quitting every time I struggle. Certain events in my life have made the struggle more difficult. I am happy to say that the stress has cleared, and I'm feeling more focused than I have in a while. The fact is, I wanted to quit at every goal I set for myself. Remembering why I train, why I race, why I try to eat right and loose weight, help keep me going. I want to be strong and healthy for a long lifetime! I want to have fun, and conquer things I never thought I would! I want to look back as a 90 year old lady and tell the story of when I completed a half ironman. I want to inspire others, and myself to be the best that I can be.



So, here's to not quitting!

Have you ever wanted to quit?

What kept you going?

Why do you do what you do?