Training: Week 1

Week 1 of "Planned" training went great! I know, it's always like that...everything is easy when you are newly motivated! It really was a great week though...and it wasn't all just about "getting started". Having somewhat of a general base by already doing a little running has made it more tolerable. I'm actually cutting my running BACK to running only 3 days per week...and increasing my lackluster cycling this summer up to 4 days! I really concentrated on all the little stuff this week!  I did all that boring injury prevention stuff this week...followed by daily stretching and getting in two resistance training workouts! Now...if I can keep it up for 8 months...life is going to be great! Won't have to worry about getting fat during basketball season either...

My long run happened in Bryan this week. It was my Mom and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary...and my niece Darcie had her baby shower this weekend too! The run was great! I'm following that 5/2 half-marathon program...and I gotta tell ya...I love the lack of stress. At this point my heart rate isn't out of control and I don't care how fast I'm NOT going! (although I noticed that I can still run about a 12 minute mile this way...perfect plan for Galveston, I think?) Anyway...running at home was perfect. I got to run on some nice roads...perfect amount of shade and sun...nice breeze. I even caught up with a snapping turtle trying to cross the road! He was pretty big! My initial thoughts were that I wish I had my phone so I could take a pic...but I really hate the thought of carrying the phone with me...I'll have to chew on that one. It would have been nice to add that picture to the blog?

Another reason why I believe training was so nice was that I didn't let Jimmy kill me on the bike! I've been doing all this stuff to make sure my low back, hip, ass, piriformis feels better...and it only takes one workout that is harder than I need it to be and it's all for naught! I kept him on a pretty tight leash this week! Nothing over 19mph...I'm not going to be racing any longer distances that fast...so at this point I don't feel like I need to train that fast. When I get some more mileage under my belt...I'll think about riding harder...or doing some controlled intervals?

I might have my brother talked into a half-iron in 2014 too. He's always wanted to do the Ironman...and I think it would be smart for him to do the half-iron first!

  Molly has committed to the Rim-2-Rim run in October...her training went pretty well this week too! Even on the days she didn't want to workout...she fought through it and did something! Keep moving forward! I hope all went as well for Alyson and Aimee this week too?

7 Months, 12 days to Galveston!