Week 9 Training: 1/22/07-1/28/07

Training Schedule:

Mon, 1/22: Run = 1 hr 10 min

Tues, 1/23: Swim = 1 hr Master's swim workout

Wed, 1/24: Bike = 1 hr 20 min Spinervals on trainer

Thurs, 1/25: Run = 2 hr run, Strength = core workout

Fri, 1/26: Strength = core workout, Swim = 1 hr Master's swim workout

Sat, 1/27: Bike = 2 hr 20 min ride, Run = 15 min run (brick)

Sun, 1/28: Bike = 1 hr 30 min Spinervals, Strength = core workout

Thursday 1/25/07 update:

Yeah, I know I'm late updating this. Sorry Holly! ;) My schedule keeps changing this week and it's driving me crazy.

So last week's 4 hr ride on Sunday didn't happen. I got 1 hr 30 minutes into it and got a flat. I changed the flat and I swear it was 10 degrees colder than before. I was on Soldier Trail heading north, and saw some scary looking clouds to the west moving in. I decided to head up Snyder, and it started sprinkling. By the time I hit Catalina Hwy it was pouring. There were a ton of cyclists coming down the hill, so I just jumped in the line with them. I was in the aero bars going 20 mph in the rain...boy was I freezing! After 3 trucks passed by with snow in the bed, I figured it was time to bag the ride. I rode to Zac's parents house and knocked on the door, hoping they were home. They were, and I got treated to a fireplace, blanket, and hot chocolate. I called Zac for a SAG ride home. We decided to go out to dinner with his parents, and it started snowing. A few hours later there was 3" on the ground! There was no way I was riding home in that!

This week the inevitable happened: the request to go on travel for work. It appears I will be leaving on Sunday and returning on Wednesday night. I'm going to pack my running shoes and fit ball, in case the hotel has a gym. We're going to some scary ghetto place in NJ where the other folks going along mentioned they saw people getting mugged the last time they traveled there. Oh joy.

My daily schedule is becoming less strict. I'm transitioning out of the factory back to engineering, so my hours are becoming more flexible. I can't wait to get my off Fridays back!

Next weekend is a big 5 hour road ride, which I CANNOT miss. Gotta practice my nutrition and such. Sunday of next week is my 30th birthday, and were doing a combined birthday and IMAZ party. I'm really looking forward to that. We're having balloons, a pinata, the works! :)