Ahhhh much better

Of course at 1:30 am the tones go off and off on another medical adventure I went. Returning about 3:00am and falling back asleep around 4:00 and up at 6 did not make for a very motivating day. I came home tried to take a nap but had to much coffee. I walked Epi for her usual 2 miles, it was a beautiful morning so that sparked some motivation and energy into my day. I realized I had my race scheduled on the wrong day, it is saturday not sunday so I switched my training schedule around just a little bit.

I got back in the pool today and had a much better swim, I was more relaxed, less tired and not as dizzy. My first pool session I was so nervous, looking back on it I realized I created a nice state of Hypercarbia in my system. What I realized I was doing was not exhaling in the water and just taking small breaths. So I had a little bit of the good gas but was not blowing off any of the bad gas. Not good! So today I slowed down, concentrated on good air goes in, bad air goes out! What an amazing difference that makes. I had a very positive swim with a much higher confidence level. I will finish out the week with small numbers in the pool and next week will double my yardage. Good news is I am 6 weeks away from my first sprint tri and after next week will have the swim distance down.

After the swim I got on the bike trainer and had a nice 30 minute 12 mile ride. I am still working with my clips and practicing shifting gears to get a comfort zone on the new bike. I will bring it doors next week and spend some time in a large parking lot and put my practice to use. So all in all a great day.



Tomorrow - Work
Monday - 8 x 25 (200m), Biked 12 miles
Tues - 1 x 50, 6 x 25 (200m), Run 4 miles
Wed - 1 x 50, 8 x 25 (250m), Run 4 miles
Thur - Work, Bike 30 Minutes
Fri - 1 x 50, 8 x 25 (250m), Run 2 miles
Sat - 8k

 weekly total- Swim 900m, bike 1 hour, run 16 miles

The Journey continues



2012 Calander

March 17th- DC Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2:45)
April 8th- Charlottesville 8K Road Race
April 27th/28th- American Odyssey Relay- Gettysburg to DC (Travis Manion)
May 20th - Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, Fredricksburg, VA
June 17th - South Carroll Fathers Day Sprint Tri, Westminster, Md
Sept 15th- Savageman 30.0 Tri, Deep Creek Lake, Md
October 28th- Marine Corps Marathon #2
November 4th NYC Marathon? (If I win a lottery pick)
January 13th- Disney World Marathon #3 (TNT