Last Thursday I hopped on the trainer for a 30min workout. It turned out to be quite enjoyable, and difficult at the same time. After a 5 min warm up I put it in the highest gear on front and the lowest gear on back and put the trainer on the hardest resistance. I pedaled hard for 30 secs then moved the back gear up one, kept that going until I'd hit the top. 1 min on the highest gear, then 30 secs each on the way down. Take about 5 minutes to recover while pedaling easy then do it again. This could be just what I need to get my legs going. I might just have to tackle the hill again.
Saturday found me in the pool again. 2x50m, then 2x150m, then 1x350m... what?! For someone who had never swam (swum? I can never remember) more than 100m before this was quite the accomplishment. Granted most of it was easy backstroke or sidestroke. I finally decided to see how far I could go. Not only that, but I even managed it in close to the time I have set for my triathlon goal. Now that I know I can go that far swimming should be easier, right?
Not so fast. Back in the pool this afternoon, but with much different results. I think I psyched myself out. I did 1x50, 2x75, 1x150. That was all I could muster. It wasn't that I was exhausted, but I was having a much harder time breathing today (more on that in another post). I think I tried to push myself too hard and ended up exhausting myself. Oh well...
This morning I squeezed in 2.75 miles of very easy jogging. Legs were a bit groggy still.
Last week's stats:
Swim: 750m
Bike: 9.2 mi
Run: 3.68mi
And now that January's come to a close, here is the monthly mileage: 114.09 miles. I use MapMyFitness to keep track of everything, and it's great. The only downfall is that you have to pay a yearly fee to see all the stats broken down by sport. I'll figure out a way to break them down for next month.
Goals for this week:
Swim: 1500m
Bike: 20 mi
Run: 15 mi
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