It's been a while since I blogged. Ironman is now long done - about 6 months ago and I've set some new goals. I had a rough end to 2014 with work/being sick. So I decided to try - for the month of January to get some sort of workout in everyday. So that could be a swim, a spin, a run or a crossfit workout. The intensity of the workouts varies (as it should) and sometimes it's just an easy recovery type spin/swim/run (crossfit is NEVER easy).
It is now February 3rd 2015 and as of today I have kept my streak going - 34 days in a row with at least some sort of workout. See once I got to January 31st - I realized that not only am I seeing HUGE fitness gains (and quickly) I'm also really enjoying the consistency and the feeling of getting yet another workout done daily. I know that recovery is important, and that is why day's like yesterday I did a 45 min spin nice and easy (didn't even let myself get into my big chain ring) and while todays swim was a tough one (more on that in a bit) my planned run for this evening is going to be a nice easy pace on the treadmill. I'm not a big fan of this winter crap, so I maintain my gym membership at good life so that I can have access to the treadmills and from time to time a class (just to change up the routine) Honestly I'm pretty sure that once April/May came around I didn't even step foot in the gym last year as I was outside training but I'm sure glad I have the treadmill now, snowstorms, and ice and frigid temps - no thanks I'll run inside!!!!
So as far as today goes I was up at 5am (Stupid snowplows were LOUD) and at the pool for the 6:15am start time. The workout was:
200 swim
4x 75 ki/dr/pull
200 swim
4x75 1. E/E/F 2. E/F/E 3. F/E/E 4. Build
3 x ( 6x 100 pace times decrease each set) 1.1:40
(100 Breathing 3/5/7 2. 1:35
(50 Non Free) 3.1:30
I'll be honest - I didn't feel great and the first round all my hundreds were done on 1:40 but I was holding about 1:30 so I got 10 seconds rest but it didn't feel 'easy'. I was a little concerned about making the 6x100 on 1:30 because that means sustaining a 1:25 pace and only get 5 seconds before starting up again. But I managed. It was tough and I was pretty much done... but not a bad place to be in February. Lots of room for improvement and ideally I'd like to be able to hold under 1:30 pace for my half ironman race (likely the first one with be Syracuse in June) Run times are a little all over the place depending if I'm running outside, on a treadmill or with snowshoes strapped to my feet (wow does that ever change things) I find for some reason a pace that feels easy outside feels a whole lot harder on the treadmill.. Not sure what the deal is with that.
I've also decided to start eating cleaner. Now lets get one thing clear. I love my poutine - and I won't cut it out entirely - we all need a treat from time to time. But I'm going to really make an effort to stay away from gluten (naturally - as in eating foods that just don't have gluten not necessarily the chemically rich crap that calls itself gluten free).
Since I'm not working today the plan at this point is to have a quick nap then head to the gym for a run later and if I'm feeling ok - to a crossfit class in the evening. The run is a must - crossfit will be a bonus if I make it :)
No comments:
Post a Comment