Me: "So would you rather see number of workouts, or total time per leg on my month-long-140.6 workout?"
Hubby: "WHAT?! I don't know. This is the most f**ked up training plan I have ever heard of!"
Me: "It's just a warm up, Jacka$$! You know I NEED TO VISUALIZE!!"
Ironman distance in a month's work of workouts
Week | Swim | Bike* | Run | Total Miles | Total Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1.0 | 17 | 7.5 | 25.5 | |
2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | |
3 | 1.4 | 50 | 4.7 | 56.1 | |
4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 40 | |
Total time (# sessions**) |
1:23 (2) |
7:38 (9) |
4:24 (6) |
140.6 (17) |
13:27 |
*I estimated a 60 min spin class to equal 15 miles biking.
**I ran a few bricks [bike + runs.]
the good
- gave me back that understanding of stealing family/couple/me time to log. miles.
- reminded me I love swimming
- reminded me there's nothing like actually biking on a bike
- kicked my ass in gear to start training for Broad Street Run [it's weird when it's not your end goal and so you don't even train properly for it. no? just me?]
- realized I am motivated by the prospect of time off for an early finish
- gave me an understanding of how LONG that stinkin' bikeride would be.
- the top of my right foot (instep?) started feeling crunchy again. That started during half-marathon training last Sept.
- the left knee started feeling puffy in the last bike ride. But I HATE the stationary bike. I only did two sessions on the stationary; the rest were spin class. Gonna ignore.
- doesn't really jive with any other training plans...whoops...
- gave me an understanding of how LONG that stinkin' bikeride would be.
So somehow I think this will help me prepare for 70.3 in a day?
I know a LOT of people log a LOT more miles in a month, but...
gotta start somewhere!
This is what I chose.
Inspiring me to consider...a 70.3 in a week's worth of workouts?
That's 1 swim, 3 1/2 spin classes, 3 runs, typically, for me.
Or maybe I'll cheat and do it Broad Street Run week.
Could always bike to the race since I hear parking is a bitch...
Oh yeah - YAY! I did it!