Week 2

Monday

• PLAN: 13 swim, 31 bike
  
• ACTUAL: 19 minute swim (consecutive laps!!), 31 minute bike (A personal best of Stormy Hollow!--Expresso bike)
  

Tuesday

• PLAN: off
• ACTUAL:nada..skipped soccer went to condo with the kids. Sat in hot tub and stretched does that count?
  

Wednesday

• PLAN: 22 swim, 35 bike
  
• ACTUAL: nada...Planned to swim at the condo, couldn't find swim suit and cap (ARGH!) Couldn't run forgot my cold gear and it was snowing...Wasn't meant to be! Ate pizza, drank beer instead.
  

Thursday

• PLAN: 13 run
  
• ACTUAL: 56 bike (13.4 miles) Reached the 200 mile mark on the Expresso bike!!!
• 12 run (one whole mile... needed to see how those legs were gonna feel
  
• coming off that ride, not SO bad
  

Friday

• PLAN: 44 bike
• ACTUAL:
  

Saturday

• PLAN: off
• ACTUAL:
  

Sunday

• PLAN: 22 run
• ACTUAL:

Weekly total plan: 175 min actual:
Swim 35
Bike 105
Run 35

Tried breaking it down a little more in my weekly totals to see if I can see where I am drifting off and where I am over doing it. This year I am using a "bike" focused plan instead of an even plan. I feel like I was really crappy on the bike last year. It stands to reason that since it is the longest part of the race I can make the most changes in my overall time by focusing here. I have realized I am a pretty strong swimmer, so I am working more on maintaining with the swim. Plan to do more outdoor swims in prep this year and more speed work in running.

Here I go ...AGAIN!

Alrighty, so my one follower says he missed me =)

Signed up last night for the SHErox sprint triathlon in Webster, MA. (Used to be the Danskin if you are following along!) With some new goals and a bit of experience (2 races now) under my belt, I start training again.

Personal goals:
1. Still wanna lose those nagging 10 pounds.
2. Actually put my face into the water in a race...yup swam 2 races without actually swimming the way I train day in and day out. Not sure how, but I still did really well in the swim.
3. Improve bike time SIGNIFICANTLY...Will need to clarify this one =)

So today, missing an hour of my life, I packed up and headed to the gym for day1 of "officially" training for the SheROX (which does sound much cooler than Danskin eh?) Being that it was truly a Monday, I got all the way to the gym before I realized I had forgotten my work clothes. Now I work in a pretty laid back office, but being that I already had my swimsuit on under my sweats I couldn't see any other way than to turn around and head for home. Good thing I had them all ready...fightin' the temptation just just crawl back into bed, I grabbed my clothes and hoped that I would still have time to get through my plan for the day...

Week 1:
Monday

• PLAN: 12 minute swim, 24 minute bike
• ACTUAL: 12 minute swim (10 laps!!), 24 minute bike (almost hanging from the bars....)

Tuesday

• PLAN: off
• ACTUAL: soccer

Wednesday

• PLAN: 20 swim, 32 bike
• ACTUAL: nada...sore, psychological hangover!!!
  

Thursday

• PLAN: 12 run
• ACTUAL: 51 bike (10.4 miles)
  

Friday

• PLAN: 40 bike
• ACTUAL: 22 run--(hills 1.96...cuz really?? A 12 minute run?)
  

Saturday

• PLAN: off
• ACTUAL: off
  

Sunday

PLAN: 20 run
ACTUAL: nothing...not off to a good start.

Week 1

• PLAN: Total training 2 hours, 40 minutes
• ACTUAL: 2 hours, 18 minutes...not counting soccer.

Hmm when I look at it that way it doesn't look so bad, but really not my best effort. ROUGH WEEK!

Next week I'll TRI harder =)