I had the fastest 3000 meter training swim, ever. Normally, with breaks and such, it takes 63 - 65 minutes. Today I finished in 59:02 and that included rest breaks.
My main sets included 1 x 800, which I did in 13:43 or 1:42 p/100, then a 2 x 400 and finished with a 8 x 100. Then I took it real easy for the 400 meter warm up and 200 meter cool down.
My fastest 100, which was my last, was 1:34 and my slowest was 1:44. I'm assuming that I can comfortably maintain a 1:44 pace for at least 1000 meters. If I could do that for the full 3800 meters in Ironman China that would give me around a 1:06. I could only wish. In 2008 Ironman Louisville I did a 1:17:15 (2:01 per 100). Even if I could do a 1:10 (1:50 per 100) in China, that would be a huge improvement over Louisville.
Tonight was indoor biking speed work. Depending what's on TV, determines if it will seem like a long or short ride, perception wise. Good shows equals time going by fast, bad shows equals time going by slow.
Tonight went by relatively quickly, one of my favourite shows called "Dragon's Den" was on while I did my intervals. Although time went by faster, it wasn't an easy session. I did 4 x 6 minutes at an all out pace.
I love givener on the bike, there's nothing like feeling that burning pain in my legs and still trying to go harder and make them hurt more. I'm a sadist on the bike. I wish I could do the same thing in the pool, but I'm too much of a "suck".
Switching gears, I think I'm going to do the 11 day training camp in LA. I was on the LA Tri Club website and noticed that there is a 102 mile Tour de Palm Springs on Saturday and the Palm Springs Half Marathon the next day on Sunday. Then the following Sunday is an 18 mile road race in LA.
The timing of all those events and distances are perfect for my training. The only problem is I want to bring the family for the first of the two weekends, but they want to go to LA, not Palm Springs. They are going to be in Palm Springs during spring break, which is when I'll be racing Ironman China. They don't want to O.D. on Palm Springs. I can't say that I blame them.
I'm still trying to figure out some options. Maybe do the Tour on Saturday and spend Sunday and Monday in Los Angeles. That might work out well because Monday is a school holiday. What to do? What to do? But before I decide, I first have to see if I have enough Air Miles to fly them down with me.
Even though I'm eating close to 4000 calories a day, I'm starting to lose a LITTLE bit of weight. This morning I weighed in at 182.4 lbs. The lowest I've been in months. So far I've lost a whopping 2.6 lbs since Christmas.
I've included a video that @ree_ti_ree posted on twitter. It takes a while to watch, but it's worth it. Interesting perspective. Do you think there is other forms of life out there?
Long Swim - 50:02 / 3000 meters
Speed Bike - 1:13:10 / 36.53 km / 29.95 kph
182.4 / 21.4 % bmi
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I can prove there's other forms of life out there - they're currently living in my lungs!
Love the "suck it up" photo.
I too love to hurt on the bike and even when running (albeit less often) but I hate hurting in the pool! It all seems so counterproductive.
And that is why you achieve good times, unlike me to whom speedwork is a bane...;)
Nice photo!
LA sounds like a great tri training zone, you should have fun, and some sunshine!
Life out there...definitely. The universe is so huge, and we such a small part of it. Whether humanity will ever meet ETs, other than bacteria, is unknown.
B
Awesome time, well done. Difficult decision and planning the LA trip, good luck.
Interesting to see you cycle with your glases. Do you do that in a race also or only in training. Must be difficult to see through them at a session like last night's
J
S, thanks. I too like givener on the run. Pool, nope. Hope you start feeling better.
JM, speed work can be fun. It's all a mental game. But your absolutely right, without speedwork you can't go as fast.
J, thanks. Felt good in the pool yesterday. It seems the less I swim, the better I get. Maybe I need to go from 2 swims a week to 1. haha.
I wear the glasses to watch TV. Racing I wear contacts and sunglasses. Definitely need the towel to wipe them after the interval.
3000 @ 59:02 noted.
Look fwd to attempting this when I get back from T.O. in a few weeks :)
The swim mask was exactly what I needed! thanks for that!! I was much calmer now that I can see, and I felt smooooth. It only filled up with water 1 and a 1/2 times but that was because I didn't have it tight enough and was experimenting. Time will tell, but so far I'm happy!! Cheers!
Great pic! Did u get a power meter? On your intervals, what kind of wattage and for how long?
JohnP
Glad you like the mask. Hopefully it won't take you long to set right.
Thanks on the pic. For that session My wattage was 435 - 465 for 4 x 6 minute intervals.
I LOVE the pain on the bike. The more the better!!!
I can't seem to get any 'umph' on the bike, as soon as I start pedaling it hurts. (wah) I don't get it because my trainer has me pumping out loads of reps on the leg extension machine at a high weight and immediately doing pop squats after, round after round after round, they hurt but I power through. Put me on a bike and I cry like a baby, it hurts, it hurts! I'm really hoping riding on a real bike is better than the stationary ones.
A, don't worry about the "umph". Just focus on 90 rpm and if your heart rate is up, your making progress. Outside is easier at times because of the downhills, but this is just your body adjusting. We all go through it, its' a good sign of progress. Keep up the good work. I'm cheering for you from the sidelines.
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