Under the weather

I have been feeling under the weather for a couple days. No workouts on Thursday. I swam Friday. I felt good for almost half of the workout. I cut the workout down. I knew I didn't have it, so no reason to prolong recovery.

I wasn't sure if I was going to ride outside today. The sun was out, so I gave it a try. It was very windy. It is nice having a powermeter to verify that I wasn't 100%. The group rode past the bridge and up the other side. I realized that I left my sunglasses on the bridge :-( I turned around and grabbed them quickly. I guess the group decided to ride back down and get in an extra hill climb. That was so sweet of them, total team players. The best part of the ride was when Crowieto came by me at the bottom of the last climb like I was pedalling backwards. I wanted to go after him. I let him go. I have been trying to work on listening to the body. I know it will make me a stronger triathlete. The weather held for the ride.

A few days of good weather

It is nice to get a few days of good weather this time of year. I rode outside on Thursday. A nice loop out to Lakewood and then solo point hill and back. I took the the dogs out for a quick 4 miles.

Another strong swim on Friday. I was able to finish the end of a hard workout fast with little rest.

The ride started very cold on Saturday. I was the only one tough enough to ride in shorts, arm warmers, and a vest. I can't believe Croweito didn't have it on the sprint line. Richard and I split him with about 300 meters to go. I pushed a little to make sure no unexpected surprises. I looked back and no one within 10 meters. It warmed up fairly quickly. I took the arm warmers and vest off at the Texaco. A few people thought I was crazy. Maybe a little.

Crowieto and I went and watched Shutter Island. I figured the movie out in 20 minutes. I thought it was okay. I would wait for DVD.

I ran early Sunday morning. I took the girls dogs the trails and finished with 11 miles. My legs felt a little tired. I have a nice route with lots of rolling hills and 2 steep ones.

I jumped in the pool Monday feeling tired from all the treading at inservice on Sunday. I warmed up 1000 then swam a 1000 with no clue on speed. I was surprised when I looked at my split for the 500 and saw 7:00 (1:24 per 100meters) 7:04 for 2nd 500. I didn't want to kill myself because there was still 2x500 and 3x250 to finish. It took me the next 1000 to recover. I finished up with a strong 250 at the end of the workout.

I swam nice and easy yesterday morning. I felt good. I took the dogs out for a run, a little over an hour. They were happy the rest of the day. The weather held for the run. I was hoping no bath for the dogs. Kona had another idea as she splashed into the puddles and mud.

This morning I had a good swim, lots of short descending sets. I almost got into a fight. I started the next set a little fast because of the adrenaline rush. I am hoping to get out for a ride later. If the weather is crap, I will be on the trainer watching a DVD.

Swimmin Strong

Monday morning I swam 3800. I was surprised because I felt slow at the beginning of warm up. I felt good for the first half of the main set. After that I felt horrible. I regrouped and pulled it together for a strong 400 for time. I couldn't believe I negative split the swim. I also babysat for an hour. Aryana is so cute!!!

I swam 3000 Tuesday morning. I felt really good. I had to remind myself that it was supposed to be an ez swim. I met up with Scott to ride at 2pm. The weather looked like it was going to hold. NOT AT ALL!!! I was wearing a short sleeve shirt, shorts, thin socks, and thin gloves. It started to pour on us 10 minutes into the ride. UGH!!! We ended up riding 30 miles. I took a hot shower. I could not stop shaking, I was so cold. The funny thing is I thought about taking arm warmers and my rain gloves. Just my luck =(

Another strong swim this morning. The main set was 9x(100 ez on 2:00 + 200 fast on 3:10). The goal was to descend the 200s. I did it all alternating back and free. I am still amazed at how fast I continue to swim.

The weather held after work. It was sunny and 55ish. I took the dogs for a 6 mile run. I thought I would get lucky and not have to give them a bath. Kona was up to no good. Every time she saw a puddle, she stopped in the middle, looked at me then took off running. She really knows how to push my buttons.

I finally wore out Kona

I rode outside on Saturday. It was a little windy with some sunshine. The weather did not last long. By the end of the ride, the winds picked up and the water started to drop. :-(

I ran the dogs this morning 13.1 miles. I didn't think I could wear out Kona. I think I may have overdone it, she was limping a bit after the run. After a nice nap, she was back to normal. I wish I could recover like that.



I am going to start adding in an extra run and swim workout for March. I still have two months before I get serious.

2 more months...

I figured out that my season doesnt start officially until April 26. Woo Hoo!!! This means 2 more months of low key workouts.

I went home on Tuesday for lunch to run the dogs and try to beat the rain. It is never a good sign when you smell poop. I felt so bad for Fina. There was a big pile and some smeared throughout the kennel. UGH!!! I washed the dogs, cleaned the kennel, then quickly headed out for the run. I did not miss the rain. Luck was just not with me.

The best part of the day was baby sitting, Aryana. She is so cute!!!

It has been fun playing with the Quarq. I rode the trainer for an hour, several 1 legged drills and some spin ups.

This morning I swam 3600 meters. I felt a little tired, so swam ez. I ran for six miles after work. It is good to see I have a little speed right now. I didn't look at the watch until the run was completed.

What a beautiful weekend for workouts

It was a bit chilly to start the ride Saturday morning. It warmed up nicely over the next couple hours. I was supposed to ride with the group, but wasn't worthy enough. I rode solo for 42 miles and then took the dogs for a short run. I felt horrible. I think my nutrition was a little off. The girls had fun running through the trails.

Sunday I ran a little over 10 miles with the dogs. I gave them a bath. Kona was so tired she crashed on the couch within 2 minutes.

I had a solid swim this morning at the pool. Lots of 300s.

I might get to see Melissa's baby tomorrow. :-)

A few more weeks of low key workouts and then it's time to get serious.

The Lynskey is back with a few...

I picked up my bike yesterday. Newly equipped: ROTOR Cranks with Q rings and ceramic pulleys, Shimano 7900 brakes, and a QUARQ Powermeter.

Today was my first ride with a working powermeter. I bought an Ergomo a few years ago. It hardly ever worked.

QUARQ worked as promised. It paired with my Garmin 310XT right away. I set up some data fields with power and cadence. I haven't been on my bike for almost three months. I decided to ride about 20 miles. It was sunny and 60. There was a nice wind. I decided to sit up for 2.5 miles then get into aero. It makes a huge difference when you have been fitted to your bike. Aero feels so much better than sitting up. I just rode trying to keep the cadence 85-95. I peaked at power every once in awhile. At the end of the ride, I averaged 208watts at 21.3mph. I didn't think that was too bad, especially since it was a cruise ride. I will ride a few more times and then find my FTP, so I can maximize my cycling.

The ROTOR Q-Rings were a little different at first. I noticed a little bit of slipping on the heel pull. I felt like I adjusted quickly to the new shape.