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aquaasho

Registered: 10/25/07
Posts: 18

Friday, March 14 2008 @ 08:36 PM GMT Standard Time

I'm with ya on the moods and the tiredness. I think I've been overtraining a little and it gets you down a little to think that you can't keep going like a superhero!! :-(

Look after those shins! A rest week will do you the world of good.....or so people keep telling me.

aquaasho

Wheelworx

Registered: 10/08/06
Posts: 378

Sunday, March 16 2008 @ 09:31 AM GMT Standard Time

Hi Ais,
It is frustrating to reach the limits of what you can do especially when I am training with people who can do more hours seemingly without any problems.
I had a bit of massage on the legs this morning and will keep the running to a minimum over the next week or so.
I will go for an easy swim today an probably an easy session tomorrow too. I think I will start the next training block early as my rest week started a bit earlier than it was supposed to, Maybe on Friday next with the club bike spin.
Rob

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Wheelworx

Registered: 10/08/06
Posts: 378

Tuesday, March 18 2008 @ 12:00 PM GMT Standard Time

Sunday:
Very short swim and a long sauna.................
Monday
1 hour bike ride including a 30 min coffee stop...........
Tuesday
Deep massage again this morning (I am going to owe Gretta big time for this)
I am starting to feel better after a couple of days off, I am starting to see my apetite return to normal too, I was ravenous all week even after not training for a day or 2 so that is probably a sign that the body is recovering.
I am hoping to do a big bike week starting this weekend, also hoping to get back to a couple of short runs if the shins heal up this week.
Rob

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Wheelworx

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Posts: 378

Wednesday, March 19 2008 @ 03:32 PM GMT Standard Time

Tuesday:
I went for a swim last night, I had decided that this would be the beginning of the end for my pull buoy, I kept the sets short 200mts and some recovery between. At times I felt really good, gliding and catchimng the water and then for no obvious reason I would get out of breath and feel like I was flailing about. I did 2000 mts total only 600mts with the pull buoy.
For some reason an old tv ad came to mind when I was getting changed, it was for kit kat and was about a new band auditioning in front of a record company executive.
After listening to their demo tape the exec looked up and said "You cant sing, you cant dance....you look awful.....you will go a long way"

I think I can adopt a version of that for my IM training
"I cant swim, cant run, I bike awful and I have to go a long way"

Rob

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Wheelworx

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Posts: 378

Thursday, March 20 2008 @ 01:12 PM GMT Standard Time

Wed:
I did a short easy swim 1700mts but I fell off the "No pullbuoy wagon" it is just much more enjoyable with it............
Thurs:
2 hour really easy spin with a friend, hr below 145 no efforts. I enjoyed this and am looking forward to the bike weekend now.
I am starting to feel pretty well recovered and have to remember that I still have to stay with the programme and not go too hard too early in the training block.
Rob

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Wheelworx

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Wednesday, March 26 2008 @ 12:31 PM GMT Standard Time

Fri: Bike 4h20 I left home at 7:30 and met the club cycle at 9, we headed into the mountains but didn't go past the Sally Gap as the wind was getting dangerous.
Sat: Run 55 mins, first run in over a week and the shins feel good, massage worked. Thanks Gretta Smile

I headed into the pool after the run and did about 30-40 mins.
Sunday:
I did 4h20 today a bit quicker than I was supposed to, I found I had to work hard to stay with the lads, heart rate was fine but legs were a bit empty.
Monday:
Off and tried to take it easy as I was tired after the weekend.
Tuesday: 1800 swim in the morning.
Massage mid morning, I am getting free massage with a guy who needs a guinea pig for a case study for his exam so legs should be in good shape over the next couple of weeks.
Recovery hasn't been good over the last 2-3 weeks and the only thing I can put it down to is getting poor sleep, I think the reason is eating big meals after working or training late. I need to get this sorted pretty quickly as training is getting very hard as a result.
Rob

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Wheelworx

Registered: 10/08/06
Posts: 378

Thursday, March 27 2008 @ 04:12 PM GMT Standard Time

Wed:
I did the usual run with the "Wednesday Night Runners" last night and felt good for the first time in a good while, I pushed a bit on the early climbs but reigned myself in pretty quickly so as not to overdo it as this was meant to be a steady run.
I had a recovery shake and 1 1/2 banana sandwiches afterwards, it was all I could do not to empty the fridge but I want to get to the bottom of the sleep issue and I think the late evening meals are the main problem. As it turned out I slept better than I have for a while so it seems like this might work.
Thursday:
2000mt swim followed by 1h40 easy bike spin, I didnt feel fantastic but I was definitely better than I have been lately.
Rob

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Wheelworx

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Tuesday, April 01 2008 @ 01:56 PM GMT Daylight Time

I sat down to look at the remainder of my training and nearly had a heart attack when I realised I only have 2 blocks of training left........about 7 long runs, 7 long bikes, 6 race simulation days......Jeez I'm getting stomach flips just thinking about it........
I think I need a coffee................

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Wheelworx

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Posts: 378

Thursday, April 03 2008 @ 01:06 PM GMT Daylight Time

Update on last weeks progress.
I spoke to a friend of mine who is a senior cycling coach late last week and he was concerned that I was getting a bit overtrained, I had a number of symptoms: Poor sleep, bad moods, tired all the time and motivation was very low.
On his advice I took my resting heart rate for 4 days over the weekend and was not surprised to find that it was evevated by about 15 beats over normal. I took the weekend off and did a very easy bike on Monday nothing on Tues and Wed and the heart rate had started to get back to normal by Wed. Thurs was also good and combined with much better feelings I decided to run this morning. I will take the rest of this week very easy, and plan to get into training next week.
I have been trying to decide what to say in the blog about the overtraining and was not going to mention it, to be honest I felt a bit stupid for making such a basic mistake. I also didn't want to admit (To myself or anyone else) that the body couldn't take what I was throwing at it. But after thinking about it this is supposed to be an honest record of the journey to Ironman and should have mistakes as well as any success.
I have to accept that I am realistically only able to do a certain amount, I am the same as most age groupers have a family, long hours in work to fit training around, and need to get enough rest and recovery to allow the body to get the benefit of the training load.
One of the things I really like about most triathletes I have met is their enthusiasm for training ajnd life in general but I think this can also be the thing that gets us into trouble. A lot feel like they shouldn't stop training come hell or high water, ignoring the body warning signs and pushing on thinking they will loose fitness if they stop for a couple of days.
A number of people have said things like "A little too little training is better than a little too much" and I think this is something I need to make sure I dont forget.
Rob

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Wheelworx

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Posts: 378

Wednesday, April 09 2008 @ 03:26 PM GMT Daylight Time

I took the rest of the week easy with just a swim on Sat before heading to Connemara for the half marathon on Sunday. I had no idea how I was going to go, I had struggled with 5 min/km in a training run on Thursday so wasn't even sure I should be running this....
I arrived with a very vague target of 1:35-1:45 for the race, Bernie said he was aiming for the same so we would start together although I didnt think I would stay with him up the first climb, as it turned out we got seperated before the start so it wasn't an issue, we also lost Paul who was off stretching his legs (He reckoned they were tight, I think he was still a wee bit hung over from the Cheltenam race festival....) We left it pretty late to head up to the start after a real easy 20 min warm up and were pretty close to the start line although people started slowly enough and I was almost at the first climb before the crowds stretched out.
I realised almost immediately that I was going to go well, the legs felt good breathing was ok and I was passing people steadily up the hill, I accelerated a couple of times to get some clear space and felt well within myself for the whole climb. I told myself not to get too carried away I had a long way to go yet.
I hit the 5k mark in 21:38 well ahead of target and decided that I was feeling good enough to push on a bit. I hovered around 4min/km pace (I think about 6 1/2 min/mile) for the next 5k coming in at just 20:30. I was still feeling good but have never raced this distance before so didn't know if I could stay at that to the finish.
I backed up a little during the third quarter when I saw the last climb in the distance, snaking its way up the side of the mountain. I had been waiting for this climb all day hoping I hit it in good shape and wanted to enjoy it as much as possible. Kilometers 10-15 came and went in 21:30, there was a short rise then a dip and we were into the climb, I settled into a rythym and started catching and passing people, I caught Tara from the wednesday night runners (She took 4 mins off last years time) early on the climb and she was pushing hard and hurting. A minute later I looked up and saw Bernie, he told me to push on that I could hit 1h30. I hadn't thought that I would but after a quick check I pushed again and ran hard for the rest of the climb, I tried not to slow over the top. The next 5k was around 21:30 I think and then I was trying to race 2 or 3 guys to the finish. I hit the line just at 1:30:06 so just over 90 mins but way quicker that I had hoped for. All in all a good day and a relief that I am getting back on track after feeling bad for the last 2 weeks.
Rob

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