On Sunday, when for a nice bike ride. I was out for about 1:40 and I got in about 27 miles. Nice and easy. It was really windy and I now hate the wind. My tri bike is like a sailboat in the crosswinds.
On Monday, I had a swimming practice. I was swimming 4x200yds on a 3:40 interval. It isn't that fast, but it is fast for me. I swam the first two in about 3:15 with 25 seconds rest and the last two in 3:20 with 20 seconds rest. I was working, too. I figured that it is about 50 seconds for 50 yds, but that is nothing compared to Fred Bousque.
Today, I weighed in at 178 again. So, my official weight is now below 180. Hoorah!
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
First post!
So, the purpose of this blog is to track the progress of my training. I will now highlight the last few days:
Saturday (today) - I got up today and weighed in at 175.5 pounds. If that is accurate, I have lost 4.5 pounds in about 8 days. I suspect something fishy is up, but I feel fine. I have had huge calorie deficits even after eating 2500+ calories per day. The intensity of my training for my triathlon has gone up recently and that may have triggered the weightloss.
Also, I was really lazy this morning. I got up early to bike with a group ride put on by my LBS, but as soon as I stepped out my front door, it started sprinkling. I went back inside. After 10 minutes, the rain stopped and it has been fine since then. Damnit, I wanted to ride.
Friday: I ran. A lot. And hard. I ran for about 80 minutes. I had to do a speed workout. I was getting my heart rate over 170 consistently. Usually at 170bpm, I start getting tired quickly. Not yesterday. I was running at 175bpm and about 7min/mile pace and I felt great. It was hot, too and I am finally getting used to the heat again.
Wednedsday: I had a good run during lunch. I ran 6.4 miles in about 51 minutes so that is about an average of 7:30 miles. Not bad. That night, I had a breakthrough in the swim. I noticed a few weeks ago that when I breathed, the next catch was a really crappy one. I was propelling myself, but it didn't feel natural. So, I started concentrating on having a nice, clean catch when I breathed. Then, it just hit me on Wednesday. My catches felt a lot better. It felt like I was grabbing much, much more water and I was going a lot faster compared to the effort that I was putting in. It was awesome. I just felt fast.
Saturday (today) - I got up today and weighed in at 175.5 pounds. If that is accurate, I have lost 4.5 pounds in about 8 days. I suspect something fishy is up, but I feel fine. I have had huge calorie deficits even after eating 2500+ calories per day. The intensity of my training for my triathlon has gone up recently and that may have triggered the weightloss.
Also, I was really lazy this morning. I got up early to bike with a group ride put on by my LBS, but as soon as I stepped out my front door, it started sprinkling. I went back inside. After 10 minutes, the rain stopped and it has been fine since then. Damnit, I wanted to ride.
Friday: I ran. A lot. And hard. I ran for about 80 minutes. I had to do a speed workout. I was getting my heart rate over 170 consistently. Usually at 170bpm, I start getting tired quickly. Not yesterday. I was running at 175bpm and about 7min/mile pace and I felt great. It was hot, too and I am finally getting used to the heat again.
Wednedsday: I had a good run during lunch. I ran 6.4 miles in about 51 minutes so that is about an average of 7:30 miles. Not bad. That night, I had a breakthrough in the swim. I noticed a few weeks ago that when I breathed, the next catch was a really crappy one. I was propelling myself, but it didn't feel natural. So, I started concentrating on having a nice, clean catch when I breathed. Then, it just hit me on Wednesday. My catches felt a lot better. It felt like I was grabbing much, much more water and I was going a lot faster compared to the effort that I was putting in. It was awesome. I just felt fast.
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