Scheduled Triathlons

5.23.10 - Sprint Distance - Auburn Triathlon - Railhead Park Soccer Fields - Auburn, CA
06.27.10 - Olympic Distance - Golden Gate Triathlon - Crissy Field - San Francisco, CA
07.31.10 - Half-Ironman- Barb's Race - Johnson's Beach - Guerneville, CA

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Day Sixty-Four

Swim/Run

Swam in the am with Ryan.  This was not the best workout because I tended to talk and take longer breaks than I should have...how can I catch my breath after a 'pushing it' 200 yds and talk in 45 seconds.  I wasted so much time that I could not finish my full workout. 

Run was fine, 40 minutes around the neighborhood. 

Next few days are going to be out of wack.  But Sunday I have my first real tri....

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Day Sixty-Three

Bike

Just rode the bike on the trainer. 1:20 with five 3 minute pushing it 3 minutes rest.  Not really that exciting, not really that bad.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Day Sixty-Two

Swim/Run

This is my make up day.  I skipped out on Sunday and this is my day to get those workouts in.  I swam in the morning.  I have never swam on a Monday and I hope not to do it again.  I like things neat and orderly.  Well on Monday mornings in the pool you swim without lane lines.  This makes no sense to me.  People cannot follow the line on the bottom of the pool, we need lane lines.  There were swimmers all over the place.  It actually allowed fewer people to swim because it was so disorganized.  People were switching lanes, swimming perpendicular to the lines, it was a mess.  WE NEED LANE LINES.  When I asked if this is how it is ever Monday, they told me it was.  I would much rather be in open water where you assume you will not always swim straight than in a pool without line that you are suppose to swim straight in.  I want to assume that I was swimming straight, how hard can it be, but I am sure everyone thinks that everyone else is the crazy zig-zag swimmer.  Madness....I will not swim in that pool on Monday ever again.  I cannot start my day with that kind of chaos.

Run - I did not feel like running, but it ended up being fine.  I ran for an hour and a half with a long climb (160 meters over a mile and a half).  Samara got attacked(ish) by a dog who was aggressive but the owner just had knee replacement so when her dog pulls she said she 'just has to let him go.'  Maybe she should not be walking her aggressive dog.  At least she mentioned they are in training.  So there was Samara cowering, tail between her legs, hovering somewhere between standing and laying down screaming for help, for fear, for doggie angels, maybe for the Big Dog to rescue her...I am not sure for what but she was screaming loud.  I had to take the leash of the other dog and walk him back to his owner.  My little dog was fine, just scared and pulling me for the next few miles, hair on her back standing up and tail between her legs at every dog sound that occurred.

When I got home I tried my new POM Recovery drink.  I was exhausted from my run and must have misread the directions. I made it too strong and within minutes I was in the bathroom, head in the toilet for at least four rounds.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Day Sixty-One

Swim-Run

The day is all out of wack.  We watched the Tour of California in Sacramento so I did not swim.  I was planing to come home and run and then swim tomorrow.  But when we got home at 715 and I had an hour and a half run Ryan recommended that I count today as my rest day and do today's scheduled training tomorrow (which was a scheduled rest day).  Sounds good.  This week is a mess anyway.  Thursday Friday and  Saturday we will be backpacking so the training will not be as scheduled.