Training Week 9: 2/11/08 - 2/17/08

Planned Training
Monday - 2/11/08:
AM - none
PM - Run = 1 hr easy run at noon done
Tuesday - 2/12/08:
AM - Bike = 1 hr 40 min trainer ride w/ Coach Troy (Spinervals) done
PM - Swim = 1 hr Master's swim done
Wednesday - 2/13/08:
AM - Bike = 1 hr 30 min trainer ride w/ Coach Troy (Spinervals) done
PM - Swim = 1 hr Master's swim done
Thursday - 2/14/08:
AM - Run = 55 min run done
PM - Swim = 1 hr Master's swim done
Friday - 2/15/08:
AM - none (drive to race course)
PM - Run = 40 min run done
Saturday - 2/16/08:
RACE = 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike race done
Sunday - 2/17/08:
RACE = 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike race done

Weekly S/B/R Compliance (based on BT training plan):
Swim = 180 min / 175 min = 103%
Bike = 515 min / 490 min = 105%
Run = 198 min / 155 min = 128%

Total SBR training time for Week #9 = 14.9 hrs

Monday, 2/11/08 Update:
Today was a SLOW run at noon. My left leg hurt the worst from the crash, so I had to make this run really slow. But I got it done. Notice there are no rest days this week. The race this weekend messes up the training, so I have to cram as much in before the weekend as possible. It's not like they have a pool out there on Willow Springs Rd. Unless I wanted to swim in a cow pond. Ew.

My goal for this race is to get my 5 hours of riding in, and do at least 4 laps. Last year I did 3 laps, so this would mean doing 1 more lap than last year. Not crashing and injuring myself would be nice too.

Today Zac got word that he'll be traveling to Germany for 3 weeks for work. That screws with my training because it means I'll need to be home in the evenings to feed the dogs, do the laundry, etc. It may also make getting some workouts in a bit tough. We'll see.

This week I need to finish packing for the 24 hour race. I have my team's goodie bags ready to go, and Zac and I loaded up the firewood last night. I just need to pack all of my bike clothes and nutrition stuff that I'll need for the weekend. It's hard to pack when you need 5 pairs of bike shorts for the race and still need to do bike workouts during the week. So I may be doing laundry late on Thursday night to get those last few pairs of bike shorts clean.

Monday, 2/18/08 Update:
Just updating on some things from this week's training. The weather turned BAD on Friday with rain and snow! We headed out to the 24 hour course while it was snowing. I was really worried that I wouldn't get my 40 min run in, but took the 1 hr window of clear weather that opened up at about 1:30PM to get it done. Right as I got back to our campsite it started to rain and didn't stop all night.