What a Workout Week!
I am wiped out. I've been up early (5:something) every morning since Wednesday to exercise - Wed run, Thu swim, Fri run, Sat run, Sun bike/run.
Saturday I ran 9 miles with Tracy. It was a miserable run. We started at 7 but it wasn't early enough to avoid the heat and humidity. I don't think my new nutrition plan is giving me enough fuel - I was on the edge of a bonk for much of the run. We ran from Barton Springs (hi
doughnut_girl!) to the trail, did the 7 mile loop to IH35, back to Barton Springs (hi
traininglog!), and then an out and back on the greenbelt to give us 9 miles total. The run felt awful and we were painfully slow - averaged an 11:01 pace - but the soak in Barton Springs afterwards was nice.
Sunday the calendar called for a 2:45 ride followed by a 30 minute run. I met my peeps at Lake Pflugerville - Tracy, Pam, Jenny, Joe, Laura, and a couple of friends of friends. We got a later start than we wanted to - wheels down at 7 turned into almost 7:30. We planned to do a 32 mile loop we knew, and add on another 8-10 mile loop at the end to give us 2:45. The problem with that plan is that once you get back to the starting point, you have the option to quit, and we took it. We were out for 2:20 and it was 10am and we didn't want it to be any hotter for the run. We had a great ride though - it was cloudy and windy so not so hot. We pacelined for a while - hard to do for long with so many people. We averaged 14.5 mph for the entire ride. Tracy, Pam, Laura & I ran once around the lake and that was 30 minutes. I averaged a 10:10 mile - still slow, but I don't feel so bad about it. It was darn hot and I was darn tired. Oh and I saw a happy little tri-color corgi named Tucker at the end of the run!
I don't think my new Asics are right for me. They're giving me blisters on one foot, a bruised toenail on the other foot, and sore shins/calves. Back to Runtex.
Maybe I can sleep until 6:something tomorrow for a rest day.
I'm having serious second thoughts about the Austin Tri. I haven't swum in my wetsuit at all. And I keep thinking about how miserably hot the run will be. What if I just don't want to do it? Am I a big old wimp?
Saturday I ran 9 miles with Tracy. It was a miserable run. We started at 7 but it wasn't early enough to avoid the heat and humidity. I don't think my new nutrition plan is giving me enough fuel - I was on the edge of a bonk for much of the run. We ran from Barton Springs (hi
doughnut_girl!) to the trail, did the 7 mile loop to IH35, back to Barton Springs (hi
traininglog!), and then an out and back on the greenbelt to give us 9 miles total. The run felt awful and we were painfully slow - averaged an 11:01 pace - but the soak in Barton Springs afterwards was nice.
Sunday the calendar called for a 2:45 ride followed by a 30 minute run. I met my peeps at Lake Pflugerville - Tracy, Pam, Jenny, Joe, Laura, and a couple of friends of friends. We got a later start than we wanted to - wheels down at 7 turned into almost 7:30. We planned to do a 32 mile loop we knew, and add on another 8-10 mile loop at the end to give us 2:45. The problem with that plan is that once you get back to the starting point, you have the option to quit, and we took it. We were out for 2:20 and it was 10am and we didn't want it to be any hotter for the run. We had a great ride though - it was cloudy and windy so not so hot. We pacelined for a while - hard to do for long with so many people. We averaged 14.5 mph for the entire ride. Tracy, Pam, Laura & I ran once around the lake and that was 30 minutes. I averaged a 10:10 mile - still slow, but I don't feel so bad about it. It was darn hot and I was darn tired. Oh and I saw a happy little tri-color corgi named Tucker at the end of the run!
I don't think my new Asics are right for me. They're giving me blisters on one foot, a bruised toenail on the other foot, and sore shins/calves. Back to Runtex.
Maybe I can sleep until 6:something tomorrow for a rest day.
I'm having serious second thoughts about the Austin Tri. I haven't swum in my wetsuit at all. And I keep thinking about how miserably hot the run will be. What if I just don't want to do it? Am I a big old wimp?