Something good that I've noticed November 15, 2005
Posted by clayton in : workout , add a commentWhat is it that I noticed? It's about December, I'm gonna have a tough one. Why is it good when it's gonna be tough? I have this one thought in my mind for triathlon training, "tough=good". That's not the whole story though…I started the ultramarathon schedule and most likely, I'll be drowning or doing my best to make it through the athlete course everyday. In fact, I talked to my coach about it and he said he'll talk to another coach about me…oooo, spooky…I'm planning some long rides on my road bike to get some endurance and work on speed right after the marathon. Will I be able to run 200km, swim 50km and bike 1000km? Very interesting….
The first workout: I ran 10km and 22min on the aerobike for warm up and cool down. My lap times are 1st 10:19, 2nd 11:06, 3rd 10:52, 4th 10:33, total of 42:53.00. I kinda took it too hard on the first lap which ruined my second lap but I was able to recover. I brought my pace up on the last lap, trying to do better than the first but had a little bit of trouble, I almost got a cramp. Actually, I did. The left part of my stomach…I tried to cover it by using my calf but when my stomach got a little better, I nearly got a cramp on my calf. I gave it my best shot.
The swim: Probably swam about 1100m. It was another one of those crazy medley intervals. This time, I was able to hang on better and it didn't feel as hard as last week (YES!!!!). Got a fairly nice time on my 100m freestyle, 1:45. Still slow but I'll climb my way up in the athlete course:-) Also had a 6km bike ride as usual.
Tomorrow: I'll go to the doctor to see what's going on with my nose. It get's runny all the time, hope it's nothing bad. Not really thinking of any workouts but even if I have one, it'll be easy.