Still hitting it....

Well I had a pretty good week of training. I did 2 mile swims on monday and friday. I got 3 runs in and 3 bike rides this week. I had a 5 hour ride on trainer Saturday and that was tough. I would say more mental tough then physical. Except my butt was screaming with pain!! I mean real PAIN!!! I kept heart rate 135 for the whole ride. Today I had my long run which was 13 miles and I kept that at 9:16 pace with some good hills. Legs were somewhat tired from the 5 hour ride the day before. Still working on fluid control and getting closer to the ideal fluid intake. T training is getting harder and harder due to winter and snow. I cant wait to be able to ride outside!!! My heart rate is dropping a few beats and allowing me to keep the same pace so that has to be contributed to the altitude tent!! That is good news. Plus my weight has dropped to 155 lbs. Keep you posted!!

Trigger pulled!!!

I guess the bullet is fired and time to bite it!!! I am now signed up and facing a tough few months to get ready for the big one. Its a tough course so it adds some pressure to me mentally and physically!! I havent decided which is tougher on me- the mental part or physical part? The mental seems a lot harder to control. It is such roller coaster ride on the mental part. I call it the "Chatter"- the mental battle of the I can-I cant-I want-I dont-I will- I quit etc. . How do you stay mentally strong when your body is saying "no more" plus a ton of other negative feelings trying to make you stop this obsurd quest!!! When you train long you have lots of time to deal with your thoughts! When you train short and fast you really dont have any time to think, you just survive the moment and get it over with!!! These long training sessions opens the door for a lot of chatter coming at you! So the task at hand is to control your "Chatter"!! How? I am learning to do that slowly. Its strange how powerful it is. You can actually change the whole mood of your workout by getting control of this Chatter!! I am still learning it and continues to be a constant challenge! Remember, natures roll in this is taking"the least path of resistance" so that is where this battle starts!! Keep you posted!!



Well my workouts are going pretty good. I am up to 1 hour swims twice a week and doing a 4-5 hour indoor bike trainer workout!! That is torture!! I am very anal about keeping track of weight, pulse, water loss, nutrtion intake etc. I lose an average of 34 oz of fluid per hour on the trainer!! So my challenge is to try and replace most of the loss fluid and electrolytes etc.

Now that I am fully committed I will keep a short log of my weekly workouts! Keep you posted!!