I went to bed last night thinking I need a vacation. I need a vacation from my daily life. A vacation away from kids, dogs, school, training, shopping, cleaning and whatever else it is I do day in and day out. I don't have a vacation like that planned. I sure wish I did.
Training this weekend was long. Saturday morning I spent running 9.5 miles on the treadmill followed by a 1 hour trainer ride. What did I get out of that? I realized that I'm doing something right. My run this day was to keep my heart rate in Zone 2 for the first 60 mins then up it to zone 3 which is a HR of about 144 or higher for the last 30 mins. Well I ran a comfortable 6.0 on the treadmill and my rate never got above 138. So I increased the speed to 6.5 and HR only went up to 141. Increased the speed again to 7.0 and heart rate stayed at about 145. So I started at 10:00 per mile pace and ended at 8:34 pace. I really could of gone faster. Nice to know. Back in the day 10 min pace was a high zone 3 for me. Now it's a recovery run.
Sunday was so far the hardest training day I've ever had mentally. Why? I don't know. I had to ride the trainer for 2 1/2 hrs. I battled myself the entire way. And in doing so I probably didn't push as hard as I should of. With trying out 3 new saddles lately my rear was already sore from yesterdays ride. The clocked moved so slowly. I was home alone with the exception of the dog in the crate above my head. I watched over the course of the 5 hrs of training, in 2 days, 10 home shows. I don't want to watch another episode of Flip this House or Sell this House for awhile. Anyway the ride was tough mentally but I got through it. The saddle has been chosen and awaits for me to head back downstairs and ride again today after another run.
After two weeks of high volume training I am now starting a recovery week. I was pretty excited about this new found realization until I started planning the training days. Yesterday was a 2000m swim. Nothing to intense so a rather easy day with no biking or running. Today a bit more on the schedule. A 45 min endurance run followed by a 1:15 recovery ride. Wed is a Spin class and then a 3000m swim. Thurs I hope to be a day of rest to prepare for Fri....a 3 hr trainer ride. Lucky me. Sat or Sun I'll fit in a run of about 10-11 miles. This is my recovery week. I better enjoy it. i checked out next weeks schedule..........scary.
So today I will get the kids off to school. Train for 2 hours. Get a shower and lunch. Take care of Chloe. Take my youngest to the ortho for his big day. Lots of metal entering his mouth. A bit of pain for the next month as I turn that key every night for 30 days. Another big day for Chloe. We start puppy class today. Then quick get home feed the kids and then get my oldest to Boy Scouts tonight. Some where in there I will need to get my homework done as it's due tomorrow. Vacation? Who has time for a vacation.
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