Ironman TX - Week 15 - Training - 18:16:55

 
Sunday April 21, 2013

Bike: 05:30:00 - 97 Miles - 17.64 M/H

Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00

 

Well, all I can say is that is was not easy!

Went on the countryside roads, it was peaceful & I enjoyed the scent of honeysuckle on my ride!
I tasted my nutrition... well... Lemon Gatorade & 2 "croissants with Nutella" did the trick... Hey I'm French, what can I say! lol
 

I really don't know if I am ready yet for 112 miles!!!

  

 

Monday April 22, 2013

Swim: 00:49:08 - 2000 meters/1.24 M - 02.28 Mins/100 Meters

Went on my lunch break, felt great to get some fresh air! :)

 

Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00

 

While hubby was biking, I did my stretching then cooked dinner... We didn't have dinner together for a while now so that was nice to see each other & speak!


Tuesday April 23, 2013
Run: 02:01:25 - 12.40 Miles - 09.47 Mins/M
I was feeling really good, they pissed me off @ work all day long so that helped a lot on my evening run! lol
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00

Went crazy @ lunch instead of going to the pool & registered hubby & myself on a few races:
Sprint Distance - Tejas Triathlon - June 2, 2013
Sprint Distance - Bridgeland Triathlon - August 04, 2013
Olympic Distance - Clear Lake Triathlon - August 24, 2013
On this one, I'll be on the side of the road with the kiddos, supporting hubby with our crazy homemade signs! :)
Olympic Distance - Houston Triathlon - September 2, 2013 / Relay team with a friend & a co-worker. I'll do the bike...
Half-Ironman - 70.3 Austin - October 27, 2013

Wednesday April 24, 2013

Bike: 01:15:00 - 26.13 Miles -20.9 M/H

Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00 

 

 

Thursday April 25, 2013

Run: 01:30:00 - 9 Miles - 10.00 Mins/M

Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00 

 

Friday April 26, 2013

I was suppose to be OFF training but wanted to go relax @ the pool on my lunch break... :)
Swim: 00:11:39 - 500 meters - 02.20 Mins/100 Meters
Swim: 600 meters - Drills - It felt like forever!!!
Swim: 00:11:41 - 500 meters - 02.20 Mins/100 Meters
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00 

 

Saturday April 27, 2013

Bike: 02:30:00 - 38.83 Miles - 19.42 M/H

I was suppose to go to the pool but the weather didn't permit it... Thunderstorms & Lighting... So I did some jump rope instead for about one hour. A killer!!!

Strength/Core Exercises: 01:30:00 

 

Swim: 2.23 Miles - 01:30:30

Bike: 161.96 Miles - 08:45:00

Run: 21.40 Miles - 03:31:25

Strength: 04:30:00

Week: 18:16:55

 

Ok so I skipped some swimming... but overall I managed to follow the plan... Good thing that was the last crazy training week because I cannot take it anymore... :)

Weight loss: 2 lbs this week...

 

 

 

Ironman TX - Week 14 - Training - 11:23:00

Sunday April 14, 2013
OFF - Worked on hubby's corporate taxes & our personal taxes...

Monday April 15, 2013
Bike: 02:03:00 - 40 Miles - 19.51 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Tuesday April 16, 2013
Run: 00:19:00 - 2 Miles - 09.30 Mins/M
Swim: 00:39:00 - 1600 meters/1 M - 02.26 Mins/100 Meters
Run: 00:18:37 - 2 Miles - 09.19 Mins/M
It was a nice combination... ran to the pool, swam & ran back home... I should do it more often! :)

Wednesday April 17, 2013
Bike: 01:45:00 - 33.85 Miles - 19.34 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Thursday April 18, 2013
Run: 00:30:00 - 3.2 Miles - 9.22 Mins/M
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20.03 Miles - 20.03 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Friday April 19, 2013
OFF

Saturday April 20, 2013
Swim: 00:48:23 - 2000 meters/1.24 M - 02.25 Mins/100 Meters
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20 Miles - 20.00 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Swim: - 2.24 Miles - 01:27:23
Bike: 113.88 Miles - 05:48:00
Run: 7 Miles - 01:07:37

Strength/Core: 03:00:00
Week: 11:23:00

Started the week on the wrong foot... dragged it all the way... let's just say that was tapper week! :)

 

Ironman TX- Week 13 - Training - 11:49:55

Sunday March 31, 2013
Bike: 01:20:00 - 24 Miles - 18 M/H
First time out after spending all of my bike training on the home trainer! It felts so good!
It was windy but I could care less...
This picture reminded me of the way I feel after a long bike ride... Feels like I am sitting on a "chardon"... lol
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Monday April 1, 2013
Run: 59:55:00 - 6.2 Miles - 09.40 Mins/M
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Tuesday April 2, 2013
Bike: 01:45:00 - 34 Miles - 19.43 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Wednesday April 3, 2013
OFF

Thursday April 4, 2013
Bike: 01:15:00 - 21 Miles - 16.80 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Friday April 5, 2013
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20.78 Miles - 20.78 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Saturday April 6, 2013
Bike: 02:00:00 - 40.11 Miles - 20.06 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00

Bike: 79 Miles - 07:20:00

Run: 6.2 Miles - 00:59:55

Strength/Core: 03:30:00

Week: 11:49:55

 

Ironman TX - Week 12 - Training - 14:46:59

Sunday March 24, 2013
Run: 02:00:00 - 11.3 Miles - 10:37 Min/M
Strength/Core Exercises: 01:00:00

Well, since I chickened out on the Bluebonnet Bike Ride - 75 miles - this morning because of the wind advisory & mostly because of pollen since I have asthma, I had to catch up somewhere... :)

I do not regret it at all, that was not my idea of having fun while exercising! I may be crazy sometimes... like that day I registered for the Ironman TX... but not today!

 

So while I was waiting for hubby, I went by Starbucks for coffee.

Let's just say I wasn't the only chicken there!

Then I went back to Waller & drove around for about 3 and a half hours, that was a pretty nice morning from the car seat! :)

I stopped several times, visited a Texas Longhorn from close by, never stopped to see one before, couldn't really see him with the sun in my face so I passed the fence... Didn't even worry about him, he looked so peaceful... Oh well, I had my running shoes on after all! lol

Anyway, hubby showed up after 04:41:00, frozen & about to have an asthma attack... He said he married a really smart girl! :)

Monday March 25, 2013
Run: 01:00:00 - 6 Miles - 10.00 Mins/M
My legs felt heavy after the run from yesterday...
Bike: 01:00:00 - 21.16 Miles - 21.16 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Tuesday March 26, 2013
Run: 00:59:28 - 6.2 M - 9.35 Mins/M
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20.5 Miles - 20.5 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:45:00

Wednesday March 27, 2013
Bike: 01:30:00 - 30.16 - 20.11 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Thursday March 28, 2013
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20.50 Miles - 20.50 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Friday March 29, 2013
OFF
Feeling under the weather - Soreness & Fever... Mostly spent my time in bed resting...

Saturday March 30, 2013
Still feeling under the weather... Soreness & Fever but no other symptoms... Thought a quiet & fresh swim would help me... I know it may sounds crazy but I really hate feeling like that!
Swim: 01:12:31 - 1.86 Miles (3000 Meters) - 2.25 Mins/100 Meters
Run: 00:30:00 - 3 Miles - 10.00 Mins/M
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00
Went straight to bed after my shower... Rolling eyes...

Swim: - 1.86 Miles - 01:12:31

Bike: 92.32 Miles - 04:30:00

Run: 26.50 Miles - 04:29:28

Strength/Core: 04:45:00

Week: 14:46:59

Today I am back to normal!!! :)

Ironman TX - Week 11 - Training - 14:35:14

Sunday March 17, 2013

Bike: 05:15:00 - 102.48 Miles - 19.52 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00
What can I say... That was torture on the home trainer for sure! I cannot stand that thing anymore... I need fresh air, or hot & humid Texas air... I don't care @ this point, I just want to be outside when I am training! :)

Monday March 18, 2013

Run: 01:00:00 - 6.2 Miles - 10:00 Min/M
I don't think that was a smart decision to go running after the long bike ride of yesterday... but like I said, I needed to get out! Well, the allergy season is here... thanks to the yellow pollen from the pine tree all around the subdivision... Would you just stop complaining lady now that you are outside??? lol 
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Tuesday March 19, 2013
Bike: 01:00:00 - 19.76 Miles - 19.76 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00
Yeah yeah yeah... back on the home trainer...

Wednesday March 20, 2013
Took the day Off work for Remi's kindergarten registration...
Went to the school @ 09:00 AM sharp... 50 people in front of me... Went back home & decided to go for my long run around the lakes...
Run: 01:50:00 - 10.5 Miles - 10.29 Mins/M
Strength/Core Exercises: 00:30:00

Thursday March 21, 2013
Worked late @ the office, decided to take the day OFF training

Friday March 22, 2013
Bike: 00:25:00 - 8.15 Miles - 19.44 M/H
Got a flat tire again... Maybe it was a sign I needed to stop training on that thing! ;)
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00
Concentration on knee stretching... Yep my right knee didn't like the long run so much... I didn't stretch enough either lately... rolling eyes...

Saturday March 23, 2013
Swim: 01:35:14 - 2.4 Miles - 2.28 Mins/100 Meters
When hubby came back from the pool, he said it was really nice outside & that I should go...
I wasn't really into the swimming mood at this point, spent my morning doing groceries shopping with my 2 monkeys & cooking a real dinner... I just wanted to rest...

Oh well, having hubby's word in my mind & waiting for my cake to bake... I thought that maybe it would be good for relaxation... Then I went & prepared my bag...
As I entered the water, which was clear & perfect temperature, I decided to go for the distance... Yep... that's just me! I wanted to go back into my comfort zone, realizing I can swim that long without being tired... Well, that worked!
The pool was really quiet, that was pure happiness! Thank you hubby for pushing me a little bit on that one instead of watching a movie! :)
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Swim: - 2.4 Miles - 01:35:14

Bike: 130.39 Miles - 06:40:00

Run: 16.50 Miles - 02:50:00

Strength/Core: 03:30:00
Week: 14:35:14

Ironman TX - Week 10 - Training - 13:11:12

Sunday March 10, 2013

Bike: 01:00:00 - 19.24 Miles - 19.24 M/H
Bike 10 Minutes / Jump Rope 10 Minutes... - 01:10:00 - 12.80 Miles
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00

Monday March 11, 2013

Run: 00:57:24 - 6.2 Miles - 09:16 Min/M
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00
Thank you to Mathieu, my favorite babysitter, who was here for Spring Break!!! He made it possible for me to go run in the evening... :)

Tuesday March 12, 2013
Bike: 02:00:00 - 38.5 Miles - 19.25 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00
I biked really late, was waiting for hubby to get back home from his trip... But he got delayed because of the snow in Paris so he spent the night in Atlanta... Bouhouuuuu 14 years anniversary!!!

Wednesday March 13, 2013
Strength/Core Exercises - 01:00:00
We went out for dinner at our favorite restaurant... I managed to do some strength exercises during the day...

Thursday March 14, 2013
Swim: 00:48:48 - 2000 Meters - 2:26 Mins/100 Meters
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:45:00

Friday March 15, 2013
OFF

Saturday March 16, 2013
Bike: 02:00:00 - 39.60 Miles - 19.80 M/H
Strength/Core Exercises - 00:30:00

Swim: - 2000 Meters - 00:48:48

Bike: 110.14 Miles - 05:40:00

Run: 6.20 Miles - 00:57:24

Strength/Core: 05:15:00
Jump Rope: 00:30:00

Week: 13:11:12


My hubby is back from his trip, next week is going to be a little bit easier!!! :)


We are in this craziness together! lol
 

Ironman TX - Week 9 - Training - 12:41:16

Sunday March 03, 2013

Run: 00:57:56 - 6.2 Miles - 9.20 Min/M

Was happy with that run, finally getting a little faster... well a 10K under one hour makes me happy @ least! See? I don't ask for much! lol

 

Bike: 04:45:00 - 93.43 Miles - 19.67 M/H

That bike ride on the home trainer made me having second thoughts on the all thing... :)

Bought the chamois butt'r, it helps a little but really???? How do you bike for that long without being hurt?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I guess now would be a really good time to work on the mental portion of this training...

 

 

Monday March 04, 2013

Strength: 00:30:00

Core: 00:45:00

Recovery butt day... :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday March 05, 2013

Run: 00:50:00 - 5 Miles - 10.00 Min/M

Strength: 00:15:00

Left work @ 04:30 PM as I should do everyday... yeah right... Then jumped into my running shoes & ran around the lakes before picking up the monkeys.

It was really windy & the pollen from the pine tree started bothering me.

I loved that run, was king of stressed out that hubby left that day to visit his family in Algiers. So lonely without him, so cold in the evening... :)

 

Wednesday March 06, 2013

Bike: 02:23:20 - 50.16 Miles - 21 M/H

I biked late, was waiting for Mathieu to come back for Spring Break from Texas Tech... Well, I felt asleep around midnight & he finally made it by 1:00 AM... Night was short, woke up @ 05:30 AM the next day.

 

Thursday March 07, 2013

Bike: 01:00:00 - 21.84 Miles - 21.84 M/H

Cardio Cycling - My favorite!

 

Friday March 08, 2013

OFF

Took the day OFF work to drive the bike course... Well, well, well... I might want to review my bike training & add more resistance on my home trainer... the last 40 miles are more hilly than rolling hills... & windy... Ewwww... I have a feeling that is going to be something else to be able to finish that leg of the course...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday March 09, 2013

Bike: 01:00:00 - 19.38 Miles - 19.38 M/H

Easy gearing then increasing the resistance for 20', then going back up to easy gearing...

That was fun!

Strength: 00:15:00

 

Swim: -

Bike: 184.81 Miles - 09:08:20

Run: 11.20 Miles - 01:47:56

Strength/Core: 01:45:00

Week: 12:41:16