3 Hour Tour.......of the basement

I made it through week three with a day to spare and not one workout missed. I just finished what was the longest trainer ride ever. 3 long hours of pedaling and not going anywhere. There are a lot of people who hate treadmills. I happen to love mine. But I now understand the hate. I hate the trainer like those who hate the treadmill. I much rather be on the roads pedaling away hopefully faster than what I do on the trainer. If not it will take me a whole day to finish the 1/2 ironman!

So this passed week was a recovery week that I juggled around so that I could have Thurs off and technically tomorrow off. However, next week is so intense and I have plans on Wed that I will need to get 1 or 2 of the workouts done tomorrow. That should be fun. My legs are tired. 11 miles run yesterday and 48 miles biked today. The thought of doing either of those tomorrow is painful. Maybe I'll head to the gym for a long swim. Guess I'll play it by ear and decide in the morning.

So I had a total of approximately 111 miles for week three. Next week is 140 miles. There is one TT (time trial) for the bike and one for the swim next week too. Those really hurt. But it is a great way to see if you are improving. After another 3 weeks of training I'll do it again and compare the times.

For now I'll enjoy the rest of my day. Basketball game to attend and dinner out tonight at one of my new favorite pizza places. Time well spent with the family. Don't get to see much of them in the mornings anymore. I seem to have these long workouts Sat and Sun mornings for the next 3 1/2 months. It's a sacrifice for all of us. But so far we all are handling it well. I've done my best to work out around any activities and work around when my husband needs the treadmill. He and I will be running a 1/2 Marathon next month. As I run and bike in this cold weather I'm still at home watching my boys play xbox or they come down to me and watch TV a bit. My husband makes an effort to run while I'm biking. Makes the time go just a bit faster. That will all change as the weather gets nicer and I start doing all the training outside. I will be gone for hours. I do have guilt about that. But I know my husband supports me in this process. I just hope he remembers that when I've trained in 80 degree weather for 4-5 hours and come home and just collapse and want to do nothing!

3 weeks down.........17 to go.