Training Log Archive: silkychrome

Event: SLOC - Queeny Park (SSS #1)
 

long, easy ride. from Queeny almost out to Labadie. not impressed with the oiling job on Woods/Melrose, it's so messy, i feel like my friend just got a bad haircut! offended!

did much better with heat/hydration/calorie management today, but still need to put more down the hatch. started the ride pretty depleted but made myself drink lots. did have some low moments in the middle. it's just amazing to me how much a few hundred calories can almost instantly improve my outlook on life. today, those calories came from Hostess mini-donuts, delicious. think i can work those into my official IM nutrition plan?

late getting back to Queeny but still able to get round the Green course. probably a good thing i was late because i got to be there for Erin's STEALTH finish!! had no idea you were in town Ice!!! so glad i got to say hi. anyway just romped through the Green, pace and nav were both pretty bad but it was mentally AWESOME to be on a map.

pretty tired after this weekend. but two more weeks of build before IM. stacking up training like this really motivates me, almost more than racing.

redline was 3.5km but my GPS says 3.5mi traveled, whoops!

C • cheering section 2

3 full loops of New Town then i got pulled for being in the water past 10a on my 4th loop. oh well.

i seriously underestimated the heat today. ran out of water at my turnaround point where there aren't exactly a lot of gas stations to refill. rolled past some houses with hoses but i am such a pansy about asking for things that i kept going til i found a church with attached school and playground and...water fountain!! score. the last 30 minutes were HIM effort and holy cats it felt HARD. dug deep and good thing i was riding solo so no one else had to hear my very loud pep talks. :)

the plan was to jog on this new bike path that actually has elevation gain but 10 minutes into the run I knew I needed to stick close to New Town in case I couldn't get my body temp under control. which I did, eventually, thanks to some sprinklers and an outhouse with cold running water. finished up smiling but way more tired than i anticipated. guess the first hard workout on a 90F day will do that to you.

to WU track, 3mi @MAF, then home. such a beautiful morning. mental jukebox cued up:
http://youtu.be/LM8JhvfoqdA
and
http://youtu.be/44A9iDQNrss

main set 50x50 paddles/buoy/band! went pretty smooth.

Today I read 2 incredible articles. Those, coupled with 1 I read earlier this month, are going to be my motivational cornerstones for the last push into CdA. Here they are, in order of discovery:

1. Who Is Sarah Piampiano - http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012/04/features/w... - it totally motivates me that at least PRO triathlete gets up at 4.30am to swim. i've been kinda bummin lately about my job eating up lots of prime training time but hearing about top athletes putting in long days makes me feel better. companion article written by Sarah's coach is also worth a read, here: http://www.purplepatchfitness.com/news/one-win-doe...

2. Before Breakthrough Training, Chop Wood, Carry Water. After Breakthrough Training, Chop Wood, Carry Water - http://www.endurancecorner.com/Mike_Corona/breakth... - i read this this morning and posted it to twitter immediately. "Realize that anything worth working towards is never truly achieved" totally hits home with me and my evolving views on training lots...it is never 'over' and best results come from being consistent. and the important realization that while my athletic talent may not be anything special, my dedication can be.

3. The Road to Zion - http://slaterfletcher.com/2012/05/the-road-to-zion... - Slater is on my AP favorites and a big role model for me, he puts in some awesome training but in a mega-motivating way...appreciating the many gifts that allow him to experience life that way. i think it's awesome that he uses dream-crushing as an adjective but not in a competitive, "I'm gonna kill your soul" sort of way; it's about chasing down your own personal hopes and fears. follow-up race report here: http://slaterfletcher.com/2012/05/zion-100-race-re...

long run at lunch, mostly easy with some HIM pace at the end.

sorta easy swim

out-n-back from FP to Lone Wolf. lots of time at IM tempo. felt great.

mental soundtrack for today's ride was a mash up of
this
AND
this

someone save me from myself.

mellow run off the bike through FP as the sun was setting. saw lots of mallards. i like ducks.

C • i like geese. They are my ... 8

Master's lane 6. felt pretty decent in the water. we had an odd main set: 3x(225 on 3:30 then 150 on 2:30). i swam it as the 225 hard then 150 easy. after practice i still couldn't figure out what the point of the set was and asked the coach (Hap). He wanted us to swim the 225 moderate and the 150 really hard (trying to simulate a broken mile). oops. good swim though.