Today's workout:
Bike-almost did a bike ride, but not quite.
Run-5.75 miles-52 minutes
Weights-2 x 15
I am officially sick of training. It's a back week, and I am more exhausted than I've been in weeks. Granted, it has been a very busy week with non-stop action. But Wayne and Kristi are really exhausted too, so it's not just me. Maybe it's just that we've hit the HALF-WAY MARK of training! Yup, that's right, today marks the exact half-way point. I can't believe we've been doing this for three months already. Good god, this training really is crazy. At least I'm hoping the coldest days are behind us now. Just the heat, humidity and wind to look forward to instead. So here are the things I've noticed over the past three months:
1. Cheyenne is becoming quite a good little runner.
2. My pants seem to fit a little better.
3. I actually did 40 pounds on the leg press for the first time today! (That's starting from 10 lbs three months ago!)
4. Aero bars on my bike, chia in my powerbar.
5. There is a whole lot of house stuff that just isn't going to get done in the next three months.
6. I can still do a Thursday night workout even though I'm really tired.
7. Chris really is my biggest fan and supporter.
8. Double chocolate chip muffins don't do it for me anymore.
9. I can swim 2.4 miles and not drown.
10. I need a whole lot of sleep.
Let me return to today's workout before I get into the whole training tirade. This morning we met at 9am, pumped the tires, put on our helmets, shoes, and gloves, and decided not to go for a ride. We are all just beat. And the training manual says, "If you're overworked, forget this one. Ride the couch instead." It actually said that for last week, but we rode last week, so we cashed in on the couch ride for this week instead. We changed into our running clothes and opted for a really short run, a quarter mile shorter than the shortest recommended distance. The highlight of the run was when I squirted water in my mouth to drink and when I tilted my head back to the normal position, the water came out my nose! I've never had that happen before! It was misting and humid and gross out this morning. The dogs got completely muddy and soaked. So I gave them baths after the run before we went to do weights. And here's where it gets embarrassing. While I was washing the pups, Kristi offered to pick up the dog poop that was all over our yard. I haven't even cleaned my own bathroom, never mind the dog's bathroom. Ugh. So horrible. Living in filth...but before I go there....Then we went to do weights. I am moving up in weights in most of the exercises. It's pretty cool to see the difference in our strength since the beginning. And we're still weighing in each week, tracking the muscle increase vs. the fat decrease. It's pretty cool.
Ok, now it's time for me to gripe. This training is kicking my butt. Sure, I'm enjoying most of it, but I'm ready to get back to a normal life, where I can clean the house once a week, pick up the dog poop every day, do yard work, (our yard is a big huge mess), fold laundry the same day it comes out of the dryer, grocery shop at a normal time of day....you know things are bad when I clean the shower tub while taking a shower, by picking up the shampoo and conditioner bottle and using my foot to wipe away the scum. Then I put the bottles back in place. There, the shower is clean. I have no time for anything. Oh boy, it's getting bad around here.
Thank goodness for the short workout today. I was able to get some things checked off my to-do list. Here's what I did today, in addition to the workout.
1. Grocery shop at 6:30am.
2. Put away my winter clothes
3. Took out my spring clothes
4. Packed four bags for goodwill
5. Dusted the living room
6. Cleaned the kitchen
7. Dropped Chris off and picked him up from a sxsw meeting
8. Went to Dicks to find some shorts and tanks. No luck.
9. Got my car washed
10. Filled my car with gas
11. Took a shower
12. Did tons of laundry and folded it too
13. Picked out tomorrow's outfit
14. Packed my lunch
15. Packed gym bag for tomorrow's swim
16. Washed the pups
17. Found the Spring bed sheets and washed them. They're gonna have to wait until next week for their debut though-I already made the bed fresh today with flannel sheets because I couldn't find the Spring ones earlier.
Phew. I think that's about it. And all I've eaten is two pieces of toast, a smoothie, half a thundercloud sandwich, some sun chips, and some girl scout cookies. I'm hungry, but nothing sounds good. I'm gonna have left over chinese for dinner. Hopefully that'll taste good.
I'm on the hunt for a couple pairs of shorts that don't ride up when I run. The skorts don't work because the shorts under the skirt ride up. Regular running shorts ride up too, and when I sweat, they just get all soaked and stick to my skin. Lovely. So that leaves me with tri-shorts, or a similar style without the bike cushion. But that leaves me with my big butt sticking out in public. Ugh. There's no winning this one. I'm gonna have to go for comfort over style. And I need a few more tanks because last year's tanks smell gross. Yes, I wash them. All the time. Even with the special "Sports" Tide wash, but the smell stays. Pretty nasty. I guess I'll see what Target has, they usually have some good tanks for cheap, but I don't know about the ugly shorts.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the "Ironman-Specific Base" portion of the training. If were about to enter the "Ironman-Specific" portion of the training, what do you call what we've been doing so far!?!?!?! I think I'm going to get my butt kicked by this training over the next few weeks. Here is a quote from the training manual,
"This is the third six-week program and the time is drawing near for the "real" training to begin. If you haven't done it already, it's time to warn your family, friends, and co-workers that you're about to enter the final nine weeks of preparation in the middle of this training phase."
Here's my personal re-write of the same paragraph.
"This is the third six-week program and the time is drawing near for the "real" insanity to begin. If you haven't done it already, it's time to warn your family, friends, and co-workers that you're about to enter the third stage of hell."
It's really something to look at the training that lies ahead. I remember doing that back in November, before the training began, and thinking, "Can I really do that?" and not truly believing that I could until I was in the midst of doing it. This training is absolutely crazy. Thank god for the benefit of "sick days". I feel a number of "mental health" days coming in the near future! Ha!
Ok, time to try the Chinese before hitting the flannel sack at 8 pm again tonight.
M :)
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