training round-up, week ending 02-24-07

the 2-mile ocean swim was not so bad. cold. but not bad. the 13.5 mile trail run, however, was. i ran it in mud. very difficult. very painful. some knee pain flare-up. i had to gut it out.

beat up. tired. sore. that's me.

so i kept up the pressure on the conditioning and weight loss. still don't know what the deal was with the chubby episode back in january. and i still don't know what happened the week before last.

and i still don't know if i'm where i'm entirely all here.

i'm starting to wonder if the dieting and the training issues are connected. it would make sense, seeing that they coincided at the same time. i knew when i corrected my diet that it would create some effects on my training, and that i would have to probably ride out some wild swings, but the past few weeks have really started to make me neurotic.

seriously. it's like mood swing city. and fatigue. and difficulty sleeping. all the symptoms of overtraining, just without any of the gratifying workout accomplishments.

even more than what you should expect living the Ironman training regimen.

but what can i do? the price for being a lard-ass on race day is HUGE. i mean HUGE. just no way i can go into race day overweight. NO WAY.

and the path to Ironman goes on...

sunday, feb. 18

morning

• brick: ocean swim (long swim) + bike (maintenance), 2 mile swim + 30 mile bike, aerobic & anaerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), long beach-huntington beach, start time 8am

monday, feb. 19

rest day

tuesday, feb. 20

morning

• trail run (weekly long run), 13.5 miles, aerobic & anaerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), rose bowl arroyo trail, start time 7:00am

evening

• kung fu (active rest), 40 minutes, loker track stadium, start time 6:30pm
• weight training (abs), 20 minutes, immediately following
  

wednesday, feb. 21

morning

• stationary bike (recovery), 60 minutes, aerobic conditioning (zone 2), lyons center, start time 6am
  
• weight training (legs & lower back), 45 minutes, immediately following
  

evening

• kung fu (active rest), 60 minutes, loker track stadium, start time 5:30pm
  

thursday, feb. 22

morning

• weight training (chest, shoulders, & abs), 60 minutes, lyons center, start time 6am
  

friday, feb. 23

morning

• swim (intervals, 10x200), 3200 yards, aerobic & anaerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), mcdonald's swim stadium, start time 6am
• weight training (shoulders & lower back), 20 minutes, immediately following
  

evening

• run (active rest & technique), 30 minutes, aerobic conditioning (zone 2), loker track stadium, start time 5:30pm

saturday, feb. 24

morning

• kung fu (active rest), casuda canyon park, start time 10:30 am