M - bike 18 mi, swim 3000 yds
T - bike 40 mi
W - bike 27 mi , hike 2 mi
T - bike 40 mi
F - bike 14 mi, swim 2800 yds
S - bike 25 mi, swim 3500 yds
S - bike 35 mi

Totals are 199 miles cycling and 9600 yards swimming.
One of my goals had been no bingeing. I binged two days - I was super, super tired and anxious.
Another goal had been to journal - I didn't - so busy. I need to journal this week because it is an important thing to make time for.



It's hard to cope w/o running (hurt my foot last Saturday; dr's appt Wed.) --- running kills my anxiety like nothing else. Cycling up Cadillac Mountain has been fun, particularly when I can chase or be chased. I like riding with other people.

I have a dinner invite this week that I am really anxious about. I don't know what the menu is ... it is at one of my professor's houses and I am touched at the invitation (it's a small gathering of students) but anxious about the food.

Adventure update: having lots of fun with the boyfriend. That's been part of why I am so tired!!!

Goals for this week: ride 6-7x, swim 2-3x. I see my doctor Wed. so we'll see what happens with running.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

I can sum up: all the hard work paid off. My "A" race of the season was yesterday and it went almost exactly as planned.

Aside from a few mishaps during the race (goggles had to be fixed 2x on the swim, I slipped and almost fell on my bum near the mount line after T1), I went a bunch faster than before and raced really hard. Some of my friends think the bike course was short - 23.6-23.9 miles according to their computers rather than the 24.8 (40k bike), and thought the run could possibly be a trifle short as well.
I've done the race several times before, I don't think the bike was short but the run seemed to be missing this little out and back section that's been there in other years, I remember thinking maybe they made up for it somewhere else.

I didn't use a Garmin, so I don't know, but with how I went I still would have had a major PR.

Determination, congrats on a good race. And TC, don't wear yourself out with that new adventure. ;-)

Finished the week with 22Kk yards of swimming and a 4 mile ows, so WIN on all fronts.

This week it's a shorter week with only 3-4 swims before I travel, and a 2.4 mile ows race on Sunday. Long swim for the week is 9x800. That will be fun!

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No coasting in running and no crying in baseball

last week's goals:
- swim x 3: WIN, though i really should have done 4
- bike x 3: WIN, though not nearly as much as i should have
- run x 4: WIN with 5 - i'm really happy with my running this week
- core/strength x 3: WIN

this week's goals:
- swim x 4
- bike x 3
- run x 6
- core/strength x 4

i really, really need to get out and do some technical mountain biking since i have an off-road tri on the 26th with some pretty hairy stuff to negotiate. should be pretty easy to motivate me, though, since i get to pick up a new addition to the family tomorrow:



now i just have to stop thinking about how much money i've spent and stop wondering if i should have bought a 29er (i did ride a couple before i bought the LG above, but didn't like them as much)..

cheers!


-mistress k

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ill advised racing inc.

way to go on all the biking. I hope your foot is OK, or it's not very serious. Keep us all posted!

Nicely done, and take care of that foot!

Last week:
Run 4x (60' EZ; 45' with intervals; 60' EZ; 60' Tempo or Hills) -> DONE
Bike 4x (1 Commute+ and 1 Tri bike 2-4hrs) -> DONE
WCP 2x -> DONE
Swim 1x -> FAIL (day 1 of cycle on Sat - no dice!)

This past weekend we had a really scary incident in the AP household. P was out running with the dog and about 1k from home, got stung by a wasp twice on his R ankle. Normally no biggie, he's been stung lots. Apparently all that's over now. Within ~15min he's covered in welts, his face is numb (mouth too) and swollen, and he's feeling chest pains. Off to the ER we go. He's still stuck at home with a badly swollen foot/ankle (the swelling came back up late yesterday - I think we'll be going to the ER again shortly it's that bad) and can't put any weight on it. Now he'll have to carry an epi-pen at all times. :-(

This week: Not much planned.
Run 5x
Swim OW 1x
WCP 2x
Ride - maybe 1 or 2 - we'll see how things go....

AP

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

That is scary. Hope he's ok.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

I dunno, we're heading back to the ER right now, his foot is pretty bad. :-(

Fingers crossed.

AP

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

Oooh, new toys. Like. :)

For me, not such a great week.


swim - check
run - only 2
bike - 1, other got rained out
race - Ugh. Swim was fine, but I had zero oomph on the bike. Thinking I still haven't recovered from last week. Was still doing okay halfway into the run (4th/19), but then the bbq chicken pizza that I'd eaten for both dinner and breakfast came back to haunt me. (Long story, but yeah, that was not a good idea...) I have never cramped like that, it was terrible - lower ab cramps, high left side stitch, couldn't breathe. Finished 6/19 women, 58/107 overall.

Goals for this week:
Switching it up a bit since I have no more races for this year.
run - 5
bike - 1
strength - 4

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"Alice laughed. `There's no use trying,' she said 'one can't believe impossible things.' `I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. `When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!'"

sorry to hear about the foot. That's too bad. Best of luck healing. You're young and will bounce back, but injuries suck!

 
I had a decent week, but just running.
Ended week w/ Hottest Half - a very hot half marathon. Took 8th female, first master's. But my time wasn't so good. It was hot, I'm hoping my time drops in the fall.

Run - 52 miles
no bike or swim

BUT - I'm motivated to start adding both bike and swim back -

Goals for this week.
Run 55 miles
bike x 3
swim 1-2 times
core x 2

Happy training everyone.

Congrats on the 1st masters female!

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Thanks. It's sometimes good to be old :)