Monday: Rest/Slide Day
Nothing too interesting here, just went to PT.
Tuesday: Run 60 min, Swim 60 min
I put on my Dallas Athletes Racing swag and went for my run in my new Shannon Brewery jersey. I seriously love swag you actually use. I'm starting to enjoy interval training while running. I've never done it before and it sure does help the time fly by. I also made it out to the pool, attempting to not let my foot/calf cramp and was met mostly with success, it felt like it would have cramped if I had kept going any further.
Wednesday: Bike 45 mins, quick change Run 15 mins
Did just that. Also wrote about the self doubt I've been feeling in hopes to let it go.
I did the 60 mins of bike. This workout was fairly uneventful but I did try to really push myself during the interval work. I didn't make it to the pool due to time constraints but I knew I'd be able to go Friday.
I did my swim workout. I got through the designated workout in 45 minutes so I only did that. Matthew got a gopro so I had some fun taking photos in the pool!
So here was the dreaded workout. Thankfully my dad agreed to join me for the bike ride so I felt less nervous about hurting since I knew I'd have a buddy for support. I woke up early and ate my usual almond butter, banana, and honey sandwich on whole wheat bread plus a chocolate Ensure.
For bike nutrition, I took one bottle of Osmos and one bottle of water, a super berry and greens ProBar Meal, cut up, and my own mix of Hammer apple cinnamon gel in a bulk container (called a flask) with a little bit of water. I plan to do a post on workout nutrition next week so I'll talk a lot more about how all of these worked out later :)
It was a BEAUTIFUL day! I enjoyed the ride so much that I think I might be falling back in love with bike riding which is SO exciting/relieving for me! We did go a bit slower than I would have liked and rode for just 3:45. I was definitely being cautious with my energy. I did not want to wear out my legs, also this ride was way hillier than New Orleans will be so I took comfort in the fact that I probably put out the level of effort that was intended for this workout.
Sunday: Run 1:45
Whelp, I woke up with my throat seriously hurting. The rest of me felt ok so I was uncertain as to what I should do about my run. I waited around and had breakfast and decided to give it a try. I figured if I could get through one hour I'd consider it a success. I made it 55 minutes. I literally had no energy and borderline felt nauseated. Thankfully, I had the sense to cut it short and just try and relax the rest of the day. Didn't get a photo of the run (I wasn't in the 'let's document this' kind of mood). But I did take a photo of our new pain cave that Matthew set up and tried out for the first time this morning! It's technically our formal dining room but we cycle way more than we dine formally ;)
Swim: 1:45
Bike: 5:30
Run: 3:00
Total: 10:15