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tigerchik

Apr 16, 12 4:37

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How were your past two weeks?
Good luck to any STers running Boston today.
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tigerchik

Apr 16, 12 4:39

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Goals for this week:
3 swims
2 rides
let running take care of itself
finish thesis
finish portfolio

Last two weeks:
Week of April 2- 13.5 k swim, 62 mi run
Week of April 9 - 9.1 k swim, 62 mi run

and tons of schoolwork...
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determination

Apr 16, 12 12:01

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [tigerchik] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Got in all the SBR I was planning on, except my Saturday workout was cut short due to my poor planning and a visit from my sister.
swim for the week - 6500 yds, 150 min total
Bike for the week - 3.5 hours, 45 mins of which was a recovery ride, all else was intervals
Run - way down for the week because last Sunday my foot had an odd pain that I didn't think was good to run 10miles on... so run mileage is rather pitiful for this week.

Highlight of the week - finishing only about 15 feet behind my husband in yesterday's 5k! For a good mile stretch in the middle I was beating him! That has never happened before!!! Go iron supplements! I was about 35 seconds off my 5k PR on a course that had a pretty good hill in it.

This week: Add in one extra run. Have fun at the half marathon on Sunday (do as training, not racing!).
Next week: blood re-tested to check iron level, add in one more workout. I'm trying to build back up to my 'typical' training schedule.


darkhorsepick

Apr 16, 12 13:38

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [determination] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
My grad school life is totally nuts right now, so I have mostly been running as it requires the smallest time commitment. Sometimes 40 miles a week, sometimes 80. But I am setting some goals to get in the pool and on the bike! And maybe more consistent run mileage.

M: 9 miles run at 7 min pace
T: track, 8 x 400 in 77 secs, 1 min rest. I was really hoping for faster, but damn I am allergic to the entire world right now.
W: run 5 miles at 8:30? pace. (really didn't sleep the night before!)
R: tempo run, 13 min warmup and then 5 miles alternating each mile with 6 min mile (10k road pace) with 6:20 (half marathon pace). I was supposed to do 6 miles of this, but did not feel up to the last mile. Walked home.
F: run 7 or so, appx 8 min pace
S: run 5 miles at 7:30 pace
S: run 9 at 6:45 pace (this hurt due to a massive hangover and it's just too darn hot generally)


tigerchik

Apr 16, 12 15:45

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I hear you on a busy grad school life.
My portfolio is done :-) tomorrow I attack the thesis again
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mistressk

Apr 17, 12 6:43

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [tigerchik] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
had a hoot doing a local spring classic race - mud, rain, mud, single track, mud and good times! did i mention mud? there was mud.



race report here: illadvisedracing.blogspot.com/2012/04/paris-to-ancaster-60k-april-15th-2012.html

cheers!

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tigerchik

Apr 17, 12 11:53

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [determination] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Thesis stuff done for the week. The ball is in my advisor's court now as far as approving the final edits ... then I can print and be done ...

1 swim done too :-)
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Tri3

Apr 18, 12 14:02

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [mistressk] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
mistressk, was there mud? Looks like fun


mistressk

Apr 19, 12 6:29

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hee hee, just a bit! yeah it's a riot - hubby says he may come back for another shot at it with me next year :)

cheers!

-mistress k
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directcurrent

Apr 19, 12 21:27

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [tigerchik] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
It was a test and rest week.
I established that I can swim around a 3 min/ 200 pace with about 15 secs of rest for 1600 yards, run about 6:35 for 4 miles (it got dark so I didn't keep going) and did a paltry 7x1 mile repeats at 18-21 mph on my rickety single speed raleigh. I was going to blow my local tri club out of the water with my fantasticness at their Thursday night track workout, but instead, since it was raining, I douched out and made zuchinni bread instead. A good week though.
Anyone here in the northwest US?


AndyPants

Apr 21, 12 22:00

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Re: How was your week? April 16 Edition [tigerchik] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Wow, I don't even know where to begin:

ST Womens Camp at Xantusia. Even with the snow, I managed 3 runs and a swim, including a wicked goat-trail run in the blowing snow. Awesome. I went to camp too try and refind my passion for training, racing - to find my mojo, baby. I've really been struggling since I had my surgery to want to race and if I don't want to race, then I'm less likely to train. Plus I've put on ~10lbs so I have to watch the negative thinking about weight.

Then I bombed it to... JAPAN! I ran twice in Tokyo, once in Nagoya and once in Kyoto. One of my runs in Tokyo was at 5am, the streets were virtually empty - a complete contrast from how they would appear in ~2hrs. That was a great run, surreal. My run in Nagoya included a visit to the Nagoya Castle, and to "Central Park" which has a replica of the walk of stars from Hollywood - turns out Nagoya & LA are sister cities - but it was an odd experience. My run in Kyoto was along one of the main rivers, so a nice wide path beside the river, nice views - and I actually saw two joggers running while holding umbrellas!!! How do you do that, eh? ;-)

I am super jetlagged but happy to be home and... I signed up for Leadman 125 Bend, OR in Sept. So now I actually have to start training for something. I guess camp worked. ;-)

Next week:
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Run 4x
Ride 2x (to work & back x2, if I can get in a 2-3hr road or MTB ride next weekend I'll add that)
Swim 1x.

AP
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