It's a good Friday

Well technically it's still Thursday night but it sure does feel like Friday. Maybe because it's a long weekend.

Happy Easter!!

Man this week has just zoomed by!
Quick recap of my training:

Mon: Felt great from the race although my right soleus was a bit jacked up. Had a nice deep H20 recovery run and put in a solid 45 min weight training session. Ended the day with a niiice massage.

Tues: Had a fantastic 6am swim session and put in a solid 2 hrs on the bike then did a nice recovery swim, practicing my TI drills. Got some more practical hours in spin class at the Y which is good. I need to have my practicum completed by May 7th. The first class I teach at the Y is on May 10th!

Wed: Probably my most important workout, LSD run. 65 min at 71% MHR and covered about 8km. I ran indoors in a "controlled" environment as this was the longest and furthest I've ran since completing my 1/2 IM 10 yrs ago. Next week I'll push for 70-75 min outdoors.

Thurs: (today) Another awesome 6am swim! Actually I toally geeked out and was wet by 5:45am LOL. My legs were a bit sore from the LSD and my weight routine was mostly lower body today. I was doing some pretty funky excercises on the bosu ball thus I'm a tad sore tonight and I think I hear my bed calling me. :)

TGIF: Brick day! Actually I was thinking about incorporating a bike run bike run workout but that may be a tad too advanced for me (right now) so I'll just stick with my scheduled 90 min ride and a 20ish min run. My soleus is still a tad tight so I don't want to overstrain it.

Looking ahead: Going to eat lots of chocolate this weekend as my latest fitness report shows me at around 7% bf and 80.4 kg. I've been eating like a horse all week.. SOOO hungry...all the time... and I don't think my body likes being below 80kg. I was 79kg there for a bit. I figure I can indulge a little bit this weekend. :)

Big announcement!

I've re-evaluated my training program and made some adjustments. I've become confident that with the proper training my body can handle an Ironman distance. Thus I'm determined and committed and feel it isn't entirely unrealistic, to complete an Ironman 14-16 months from now. The goal race being IMCDA or IMC. It depends on my school schedule.

If I want to realisticly and safely reach that goal, I need to train smarter and more efficiently. Especially given the fact that I will be attending Massage Therapy school in September. Keeping that in mind, I've decided to give an online Triathlon coaching service a 12 week trial run. In this case, MarkAllenOnline.com. My new program starts on Monday! I'll be posting regular progress reports!

Happy Easter, eat, drink and eat some more!