Not writing anything this week but want to continue to post my training numbers...
Swim: 4300 meters
Bike: 10 miles
Run: 17.6 miles
Where To Go From Here
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Week 2: Training in the Nation's Capitol
The second week of my 2009 training was a challenge yet ended with taking part in history. I live and train in Washington, DC and this week the city had a few historical milestones. This week DC recorded one of the coldest week's in over 10 years and kicked off the 2009 inauguration weekend/week and the swearing in of Barack Obama. Both of these milestones put a little strain on my training but with 1o more weeks until my first race I'm feeling ok about cheating on my training a little bit this past week.
This week I focused primarily on running again. I'm really focusing hard on developing a steady and solid base leading up to the Shamrock half marathon in March. I spent 3 days inside on the treadmill and battled the elements one night for an outdoor run. That night just happened to be 3rd coldest day of the record cold week at a balmy 17 degrees!
Despite the cold I thought I had a really good run. I strayed a little bit from my plan and ran about 5 miles versus the 3 I was suppose to run. I figure I was already outdoors and freezing that I might as well put in a few extra miles. The cold really brought out some of my weaknesses that I need to address. My right knee has been hurting me from time to time on longer runs and my long run this week made it hurt even more. I'm thinking it's part flexibility and part that I need new running shoes. Hopefully those new running shoes will happen this week!
Outside of running I have been slacking on swimming and biking. I'm not so worried about the biking as that's my strong sport but I need to continue to step it up in the pool. Just last Sunday my roommate (who I referred to as coach since he is a seasoned veteran with triathlon) video taped my swim technique as I swam laps. I'm attaching those video here. My biggest area for improvement is to focus on not bringing my hands across my body through the top part of my stroke. I also need to strengthen my lung capacity so I can keep my head in the water through more strokes.
This week I focused primarily on running again. I'm really focusing hard on developing a steady and solid base leading up to the Shamrock half marathon in March. I spent 3 days inside on the treadmill and battled the elements one night for an outdoor run. That night just happened to be 3rd coldest day of the record cold week at a balmy 17 degrees!
Outside of running I have been slacking on swimming and biking. I'm not so worried about the biking as that's my strong sport but I need to continue to step it up in the pool. Just last Sunday my roommate (who I referred to as coach since he is a seasoned veteran with triathlon) video taped my swim technique as I swam laps. I'm attaching those video here. My biggest area for improvement is to focus on not bringing my hands across my body through the top part of my stroke. I also need to strengthen my lung capacity so I can keep my head in the water through more strokes.
Ok that is all for this week. I've got training to tend to and history to be a part of. Just yesterday I spent the entire day on the National Mall observing the We Are One concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and thinking about how I can't wait for summer to be running on the Mall again for my workouts. Maybe I'll even run into (soon to be) President Obama on one of my runs!
Here is a quick summary of my volume for Week 2:
Swim: 1800 meters
Bike: 22 miles
Run: 14.2 miles
Here is a quick summary of my volume for Week 2:
Swim: 1800 meters
Bike: 22 miles
Run: 14.2 miles
Sunday, January 11, 2009
I'm finally starting a training blog!
This week I decided to buckle down and do two things...start a blog which has been on my to-do list for months and begin my 2009 training plan. I'm excited about both! This year will mark my second year as a triathlete and I am being no stranger to the motto "all or nothing". 2009 has store many great challenges in store for me including my first half marathon, 3 half ironman's, at least 2 centuries and a crack at the Virginia Tri Series. And I thought last year was tough! My plans are all in place and I am looking forward to following them. I've been lucky to have the help of a good friend who is a long time runner helping me draft the running portion of this plan. I'll post the plan and my progress against it in next week's posting. In the meantime let's look at a recap of my first week...
This past week was an eye opener for me especially when it comes to running. My plan is calling for 5 days of running per week which includes one long run on the weekend. This week was too cold and rainy to get outside so I unfortunately had to opt for the treadmill at the gym...something that I absolutely hate. Besides the obvious reasons of waiting in line to get one and the fact that a treadmill just can never replicate the good ole outdoors...I straight up hate treadmills! Needless to say I started my first week hitting the ground running (no pun intended). Up until now I have never trained for anything longer than a 10K run so jumping up to greater volume is going to be a challenge for me not to mention time consuming.
Physically this week started to remind me that the body straight up gets worn down by higher volume training. On my long run on Sunday I started to feel a faint pain in my right knee around mile 5. I'm thinking it's most likely attributed to the fact that I need some new running shoes and will hopefully take care of that this upcoming week. I also started to feel the same pain in my right knee during my interval training session. I think next week I will focus on some additional stretching and roller exercises to loosen up my leg muscles.
Outside of running I managed to sneak in 3 swim and 2 biking sessions. My swimming has been slowly improving and I have been focusing a lot on pull buoy workouts to get my stroke just right. On the biking front nothing too special I just can't for for warmer weather so I can get outdoors.
A quick summary of week includes:
Swim: 3600 meters
Bike: 1hr spinning (~18 miles)
Run: 18 miles
This past week was an eye opener for me especially when it comes to running. My plan is calling for 5 days of running per week which includes one long run on the weekend. This week was too cold and rainy to get outside so I unfortunately had to opt for the treadmill at the gym...something that I absolutely hate. Besides the obvious reasons of waiting in line to get one and the fact that a treadmill just can never replicate the good ole outdoors...I straight up hate treadmills! Needless to say I started my first week hitting the ground running (no pun intended). Up until now I have never trained for anything longer than a 10K run so jumping up to greater volume is going to be a challenge for me not to mention time consuming.
Physically this week started to remind me that the body straight up gets worn down by higher volume training. On my long run on Sunday I started to feel a faint pain in my right knee around mile 5. I'm thinking it's most likely attributed to the fact that I need some new running shoes and will hopefully take care of that this upcoming week. I also started to feel the same pain in my right knee during my interval training session. I think next week I will focus on some additional stretching and roller exercises to loosen up my leg muscles.
Outside of running I managed to sneak in 3 swim and 2 biking sessions. My swimming has been slowly improving and I have been focusing a lot on pull buoy workouts to get my stroke just right. On the biking front nothing too special I just can't for for warmer weather so I can get outdoors.
A quick summary of week includes:
Swim: 3600 meters
Bike: 1hr spinning (~18 miles)
Run: 18 miles
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