July 11th

calendar Jul 11, 2007 · 2 min read  ·
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I still feel pretty tired even after taking a fairly easy week last week – I'm really struggling with my breathing during training.  I feel like I'm getting winded fairly easily and just not getting enough O2 – which is a pretty big demotivator from pushing hard.   But I'm doing the best I can, if things don't seem to get better in the next couple of days I may pay a visit to my doctor to look into allergies and/or asthma.  In the mean time I'm just trying to get as much sleep as I can and trying to stay away from the intensity.

What's on the plate this week?  I really want to focus on hitting each of my workouts right as planned – get all the volume, with just a thin frosting of intensity.  I also want to focus on staying in good spirits if my training doesn't go according to plan.  Anyways here's the plan

  • Monday
    • AM: 1 hour easy swimi
    • PM: Off
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  Tuesday
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    AM: 1 hour swim &#8211; 7&#215;200 @ 2:55 SCM
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    PM: 2 hour run &#8211; a little over 15 miles &#8211; really hot and humid
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  Wednesday
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    AM: Off
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    PM: 2.5 hour bike + 30-45 minute run
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  Thursday:
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    AM: 1:15 swim &#8211; planning to do 20-30&#215;100 @ 2:00 SCM hold 1:14-1:16/100
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    PM:90 minutes on the trainer + 30 minute run
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  Friday
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    AM: 10 mile run @ 7:30 mpm &#8211; no faster, no slower
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    Midday: 20-30 minute open water swim&nbsp;
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    PM: 2 hours on the trainer
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  Satuday
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    70-112 miles biking on the IMWI course + 30 minute run
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  Sunday
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    Lake Geneva Bike loop &#8211; 112 miles good mix of hills and flat + 45 minute run
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At first I was disappointed with my run last night, 8 mpm is slow, but then I looked at my log from IMAZ, and at 13 weeks out it's about the same distance I did then as well as the same time.  Considering the heat I was running in, it was actually pretty good.  Post run I weighed in "normal" after drinking ~90 ouces of water, so I was super dehydrated