Sunday:
I spun on my bike for about 45 minute easy. Then I did 2 hours of karate classes, including 30 minutes of hard exercise (I led it).
Monday:
I swam 1.2 miles easy. Half freestyle, half backstroke.
Tuesday:
I was sick as a dog and spent most of the day in bed. I was unable to even eat anything except a small 4 ounce cup of pudding.
Wednesday:
Started feeling better, and was able to eat. In the evening felt pretty back to normal and did light spinning on my bike for a little over an hour.
Thursday:
Didn’t have much time, so only ran 3 miles: 2 miles @ 10:00 pace, and 1 mile @ 6:56 pace.
Friday:
After work, I headed to the pool and swam a mile. I wish I had had more time to swim longer. Then I went and did a couple hour long karate classes.
Saturday:
I ran 10 miles. It was not an easy run!
Sunday:
I slept in again to 8am. That was nice. I had kind of planned on going swimming today. The weather had been forecasted to be horrible, but when I got up, it was sunny, and the sky was blue. I took my bike out for a 16 mile ride. It was alot of fun, other than the flat tire I got when I picked up a thumb tack.
Then I did a couple hours of karate class.
Monday:
I swam one mile doing a mix of front crawl/back crawl.
Tuesday:
I did a 2/3rd mile warmup, and ran 6 x 400m intervals at 6:00 pace. I debated about even running. Since I cancelled my entry into the NYC Marathon, I plan to take it easy until late December when I start training for the Boston Marathon.
Then I did a couple hours of karate class.
Wednesday:
After ork, I signed up for an indoor triathlon (15 min swim, 15 min stationary bike, 15 min run on a treadmill). So I have that to train for. I got home, got my stuff together, and headed to the pool. I swam fast for 15 minutes (1/2 freestyle, 1/2 backstroke), and managed to swim 13 laps in 14:38. I paused the watch, and caught my breath for a few. Then I continued swimming till I hit 35 laps (one mile). I finished the mile in about 42 1/2 minutes (not counting my time out to catch my breath. I need to work on swimming freestyle more consistently. I can swim 50 yards in about 50-60 seconds if I do freestyle the whole way. I can swim 50 yards in about 60-70 seconds if I swim half freestyle, and half backstroke.
When I got home, I did some easy spinning on my bike for maybe 45 minutes.
Thursday:
I had been tapering. I was scheduled to run 3 miles today: 1 easy mile, and 2 miles at 8:00 pace. That was when I was supposed to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday. But since I cancelled that, I dropped the taper. I am going to be following the Furman FIRST 3:20 schedule as I train for Boston in April. The schedule starts the last week of December. In the meantime I am going to do the first few weeks of the 3:20 schedule, though limiting my long runs to 10 miles.
So tonight I ran 6 miles on my treadmill. 2 miles at 10:00 pace, 2 miles at 6:58 pace, 2 miles at 10:00 pace.
Friday:
I did a 40 mile ride this morning. The temps started out in the mid 40’s. I rode 18 miles to pick up a Fizik Pave bike saddle that I won on ebay. I rode in to a stiff head wind for the whole 18 miles down there. But at least I got the tail wind on the way back. I stopped at the local tri/running store to see what he had. I ended up buying some Yankz Lace Locks and a pair of Fila Volante shoes that he had on clearance for $20.
I also got into an accident about 3 miles from home. I was cruising down the road at about 25mph, and came to a crossroad. I didn’t have a stop, but the truck who pulled out in front of me did. I slammed on my brakes and stopped. He appologized saying he didn’t see me.
It was a little over 2000 feet of climbing.
MationBased data:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/7069151
Saturday:
I ran 10 miles this morning. I ran the first 5 miles at an 8:00 pace with walk breaks. The second 5 miles I ran at about 7:35 pace also with walk breaks. I plan to use the Furman FIRST 3:20 schedule to train for the Boston Marathon. So I want to get used to running at this faster pace.
Sunday:
I slept a lot today. I did a 10 mile bike ride to the bike shop to pick up some new brake cables. Then I did a couple hours of karate class.
Monday:
I rode my bike to the community center. I swam 1.2 miles (42 laps) in a easy/slow 58:38. I alternated between front crawl and back crawl. Then I rode my bike home. Maybe next time I will try to do more front crawl. Maybe three lengths front crawl, one length back crawl. We’ll see.
Tuesday:
When I got home from work, (after letting the dog, checking the mail, etc) I started running my intervals. Unfortunatly I didn’t get far. I ran a little over a half mile warm up. I ran 2 x 1000m intervals @ 6:30 pace, and then had to get ready for karate class. After karate class, I came home and did another half mile warmup, then ran another 3 x 1000m intervals.
Wednesday:
I rode my bike to the community center. Geez it was cold. I need to wear gloves, and something under my helmet to cover my ears. I swam a mile. I swam a lot more freestyle tonight. I tried to do 50 yard intervals. I worked at swimming 50 yards as fast as I could. I think my fastest 50 yard lap was 49 seconds. Maybe a little faster. Then I was rest between laps. I did a little backstroke, but mostly freestyle.
Thursday:
I planned to get up early this morning and crank out my run before work. Unfortunatly I got a phone call just before midnight on the support phone I am carrying for work. A wrong number. A minute later they called back. It was still the wrong number. I had a hard time getting back to sleep. Then I slept poorly. But slowly I start to get into a deeper sleep. Then the phone rang again at about 4:30am. Same frigging people! Get a clue! There is no Dr. Gorczyca here! I had set my alarm for 5:45, but ended up hitting the snooze for 20 minutes. I manage to get my run done, minus the cool down mile. I was a little late for work. I was tired all day thanks to being woken up in the middle of the frigging night!
Friday:
I skipped swimming as time was too tight. I have been squeezing swimming in after work, and before going to karate class. But I needed to pick up my new tires at the bike shop, and needed to go to the post office. So that left little time for swimming. I decided to go swimming on Saturday instead.
Saturday:
I slept in till almost 8am. Then I procrastinated my running. When I finally started my running, I was just lacking energy and motivation. I did manage to finish my scheduled 10 miles. I then took a hot bath and an hour long nap. I considered going swimming, but just lacked the energy and motivation to go. I may try to go tomorrow. I want to ride my bike tomorrow, even if it is on the trainer in front of the TV.