Training

I’m still working out the kinks in my training plan.  Yesterday I went for a run with Rudy before work, but I didn’t stick to the plan and go swimming at night.  Today I did a spin class and felt some improvement in my ability to push on the “hills”.  The intensity of the class is a lot higher then I should be doing for base training, but my fitness level is improving and I’m getting a feel for a high cadence so I'm not worried. 

This weekend I’m going home for my mom’s birthday so I need to work up the motivation to do an 8 mile run Saturday morning and get a swim in on Sunday.  I was also thinking it would be good to do the P90x plyometrics workout on Sunday so I can get a little cross training in, or if the weather is nice maybe I will take out my bike and go for a ride.  We still have a few snow banks in the shade so I won’t ride my bike to work and it’s too cold. I’m holding out for perfect conditions and mid 50s.

Naps

This weekend I went out on a short run with DH and our dog, it was DH’s and the dog’s first run of the year. DH is going to be following the Triathlon Training in 4 hours a week plan for 8 weeks so he can get ready for the sprint. I was surprised how out of shape the dog is, I like to take him for runs with me but now that I am already up to 7 miles I feel bad taking him that far.  After our run I went for a 1400 yard swim.  When I got home I took a nap.  Sunday I managed the motivation to go for a 7 mile run around the lake, it is a really nice run with hills and good vistas.  I had a late night on Saturday and combined with the run I ended up taking a 2 hour nap. I have a feeling naps are going to become more of a habit. 

Bikes and Book

I worked from home yesterday so I was able to get a morning workout in before the day officially started.  I did five miles on the treadmill and 10 minutes on the elliptical with a little mix of weights. Today I did a spin class and picked up the Triathlete’s Training Bible at Borders, thanks to a 40% off coupon it was only $15.  I plan to make some time to read the sections on planning your workout this weekend.  I’m worried after looking at a 20 week plan on Beginner Triathlete that I don’t have enough detail in my plan and it is too “easy”.  Yesterday I also signed up for a free seminar from Endurance Nation on training for a half ironman that I hope will help. 

I got an email from my cousin that I couldn’t borrow her road bike because she is also doing a triathlon and will be riding her bike to school (she is a P.E. teacher) so I need to figure out how I am going to get some road bike experience before I make my big purchase. I think the best plan is to rent a bike from the store that does the 50 mile rides in town and get comfortable on that.  While looking at bikes I realized the bike the guy was showing me at the store was the unisex CAAD 10 and not the women’s version.  Right now I’d rather a women’s bike that is designed for my small hands and large derrière.  There was a good string of forum posts on Team Estrogen comparing Orbea, Cannondale, and Felt which are the companies that the two bike stores I’ve looked actually carry.