My friend/co-worker Megan ran with me at the parkway and it was a GORGEOUS morning. A little cold and windy by the lake, but sunny (and very bright as you can see me squinting below)!
We ran and by the end of the first mile my sweater was tied around my waist! The headband stayed around my ears until about 3 miles in - it was still a little chilly even while running. What a great run... not easy but felt ok and I used my sister's Garmin 305 for the first time so I could see pace real time. The first few miles we were all over as far as pace but the last mile at 10:30 I was able to run a consistant pace and overall that mile was 10:31! My knee got tight the last 1/4 mile but the most discomfort I had was in my hips just from the last few days.
Monday - Day off workout wise but I went to see Jamie at a local bike shop to play with the bike shoes issue. He set me up with a different shoe and cleat to try.
Tuesday - Swim: Met Kim at the Y at 5:45AM and did a ladder workout. Then, after work went to a Yoga class at the Winter Training Facility (WTF) for the CNY Tri club. AWESOME. The instructor is going to be training with Helene as well and made me feel very comfortable. A lot of people I knew from summer triathlon activities were there and the workout was great.
Wednesday - Bike: Assigned to workout at the WTF with the Spinnervals class. Well, they had an instructor so it wasnt a Spinnerval DVD workout but instead we simulated the first hour of the Syracuse 70.3 course. Now, if you know the Syracuse 70.3 course at all you will realize that the first 8-10 MILES are UPHILL. It was an intense workout. One thing the instructor said was "Dont cheat yourself out of a good workout." I love that... Oh, and the bike shoes were better. I think we are on the right track and that makes me SO HAPPY!
One other thing I got to do this week was have breakfast with my friend Carrie.
Carrie is a journalist. She has a blog called Fitness and Frozen Grapes which I highly recommend. I am so excited to watch her grow in her own triathlon aspirations. She will definitely be someone to watch on the tri scene the next few years! I have asked her to guest blog here sometime in the next month, so watch for her post!
All in all it has been a great week! The intesity in training has been raised and I am amazed at what Helene's coaching has produced... Some days I actually FEEL like an athlete.
Goggles On!
Thanks for the linkup--so glad we were able to get breakfast! Great job with the new run intervals; knew those were coming after your PR. :) That's so cool the spin workout that simulated the Syracuse 70.3 course. I've heard Syracuse is tougher than Musselman, so if you train on those hills (or at least simulate them), you'll be more than ready for MM!
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