At the end of last week, I was feeling tired and run down. I was concerned that I might be overtraining but wasn't sure, because I still felt motivated and excited about my tri training workouts. I didn't want to freak out too much at least until I had the chance to catch up on sleep this weekend.
I'm happy to report that I did get to sleep in over the weekend and that those extra hours of rest seem to have done the trick! I feel refreshed now, and my energy was back during my Saturday and Sunday workouts. Sunday I felt especially great as I rode a nice new route in perfect, sunny weather.
I'm also proud to have finished the first three build weeks in my training plan. This week is a recovery week, which should give me the chance to maintain my energy and feel strong.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Endurance swim - 1000 yards total
100 warmup, 8x25 sprints, 6x100 base, 100 cool down
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Tempo Run - approx. 4 miles total
30 minutes with 12 minutes at tempo, 4x100 strides, drills (high knees and butt kicks)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Endurance Bike - 94 minutes (24 miles)
I tried out a new route today, taking the bike path southeast from my house to 60th, then riding south and east until picking up Patterson. I rode Patterson south for several miles. It was a great road to ride on with a shoulder and smooth pavement almost the entire way. Almost. One section about a mile long had no shoulder and the worst pavement in the Grand Rapids area - pot holes that could swallow a car and badly packed patch that threatened to pop a tire and shake me to death. I had to take the middle of the lane just to get through it. Fortunately, the Sunday afternoon traffic was light. I'm concerned that it will be more of a problem on a week night after work. That one mile section almost ruined the whole route for me. But I liked the rest of it so much that I'll probably ride it again anyway. And I hear that Grand Rapids has cut their road repair budget this year, so there's little hope that they'll repave that mile. Sigh.
Sleep is just about the bestest thing in the world. Even before bikes :)
ReplyDeleteThat workout certainly would tire me. Go you!