Hey yall, I just got back from new orleans. It was fun. I don’t know what to tell all of you but it is a place that everyone should see. I just wish I had more time to do things. Bourbon Street was interesting and different. Can’t put into words all the different things to see there. I wanted to do a swamp tour to see the alligators and stuff, but we didn’t have time. Maybe if I ever get a chance to go there again…
Well, I haven’t said much for this site. I have continued my running and stopped my triathlon training. Motivation has been low. I think I love running more than anything. It seems easier to me but is tougher on my body. I don’t have to bring all this stuff with me and I can go out and do it anywhere except for the fact that I run at Miramar Lake most often. So I did 12 miles yesterday to see what my pace would be. I did the first 6 miles in about an hour for a 10 minute pace. The next 6 I tried to pick up the pace. It didn’t seem any more better at the end because I only saved about 2 minutes overall. My first 6 miles I was trying to run at a 155 bpm while the last 6 I was going anywhere between 160 and 170. I think this run helped my see what I need to do for the Disneyland half marathon on August 31st.
I have been training somewhat. I think this month has been horrible with the events and graduations and birthday parties and such. I did run a 9 mile yesterday. I feel a little sore but not too much. It was a little warm but I kept going. I am planning on starting P90X again next week. I will be trying to do the weight workouts but thats it. I haven’t been running or especially biking as much as I should though. My swimming is progressing slowly. I can do 100m non stop now. I should try to go longer, but I think the drills are helping out a whole lot. I helps me notice the balance I need to keep and helps me go longer. My breathing on the other hand is a little off. I think I either need to stroke faster or breath often. It is hard to do both at the same time.
I ran yesterday 6 miles. Running isn’t easy for me or anyone I think. You have to put in the work to get results. I started off with a normal run of about 9:30 to 10 minute pace for the first 2 miles. My warms up include a short walk break every half mile. I try to watch my heart rate monitor. My bpm are around 150 -155 running at 9:30 to 10 minute pace. Then when I walk I wait till about 145 to start running again. Yesterday, I had to do 3 x 5:00 hard and 3 x 3:00 easy. At first, I calculate the time in total of the intervals then think about the total distance I have to run. So if I do the whole interval training it should last 24 minutes. That equates to about 2.4 miles. So I do the first 2 miles and then start the intervals. The first 5 minutes gets me to about .65-.7 miles in distance and then I walk till I get my bpm to about 150. I jog till I get to 3 minutes and start again for 5 minutes of hard. It’s not easy to go hard because you notice your legs get stiffer, your breathing harder and you are trying to push more. I feel that I don’t push as much because the length of time is longer compared to going hard for 2 -4 minute periods. After the total time of 24 minutes I think I get to almost the 5 mile marker. I thought it was pretty good to do 5 miles in 44 minutes. I then finish off with a strong 1 mile to finish my time in about 54 minutes total.
I swam yesterday for 1400 meters. It took me almost about 50 minutes. I can’t remember how long it took me in the beginning to do 1200 meters, probably more than an hour. Weekend was good, 27 mile bike on Saturday and also an 8 mile run on Sunday. Times are getting a little better. I am seeing more improvement on runs compared to bike. Swims are getting a little better as I am increasing distance on drilling and trying to swim farther.
I have been continuing my training since my triathlon. I average about 5-8 hours a week on training. Motivation is hard to keep up. Like yesterday, I was going to do a group workout with the tri club. But it had to start drizzling. I don’t know if it was June gloom. But I just brought my bike in for a tune up. I did go to the gym and did the bike machine. I don’t really like it but it works though. I did about 12 miles on it. My avg heart rate was about 144. Then I ran for 1 mile. That was my day!!
Well, what can I say? I did it yesterday. The swim was tough for me. I went into the water to do a warm up and I just freaked out for some reason. I didn’t know what to expect. I saw the seaweed, the fish and just deep water. I was glad that I had my wetsuit because it helped relieve my nerves in that I wasn’t working so hard. I was going to ask one of the swim buddies but didn’t but eventually one of them was there to help me out with my direction. I never knew how I swam in open water. I swim to the right. I had to take several breaks during the swim but I felt I was getting there. I knew that I was taking as many breaths as I could. I didn’t feel like I was doing well swimming. I think it all fell apart. When I finally got through the buoys I finally got to shore and I was tired. I used so much energy in the swim. As I came out to go to T1 transition to the bike I was tired. I couldn’t really run and I was confused and dazed but happy I was out of the water. I had issues trying to remove my wetsuit. I couldn’t get the zipper down but I finally did. When I got the zipper down I was halfway into the transition area making my way to my bike. I finally got there and I was able to get the wetsuit off pretty easily. My heart was racing. I got to my socks and it helped that I pre-rolled the socks so that they would roll on easily. I then tried to put on the bike shoes. They took long because they were regular bike shoes and I had issues with them because I couldn’t just velcro on all of the straps. When I finally got the shoes on, I put on my sunglasses and helmet and then started my way to the start of the bike. When I finally got to the point where I could pedal, it felt weird to just throw my legs over and to start pedaling but I couldn’t because I had to clip in the pedals and then start that way. When I finally got my shoes clipped in and off on the bike, I was relieved. I had got through my hardest part. I finally was making my way to fiesta island and was making it the best that I could. I did like that fiesta island wasn’t too hilly. I was checking my pulse and It looked like I was going at 165 bpm. I haven’t really done that on the bike. It was because of the swim. I felt that my body wasn’t getting used to this and I had to take a break somewhat on the bike. I was able to get some nutrition from my accelerade and it helped a little. I felt though that everyone was passing me by. I couldn’t really pass many up. There was one side of the island that was windy and it caused me to go slower. We had to do one big loop and then one small loop. It was ok. When I finally made my way back to the transition area for T2 transition. I was feeling better. When I finally got in the transition area, all I had to change was my shoes and my helmet to my hat. I was off and running. I told my brother that I had 30 minutes left. I also knew that I had to do two loops for the run. The run was a little different. It was partially in the dirt and off the dirt. It was only 3 miles though. I kinda started cramping halfway and it went away. I knew I just wanted to finish. When I finally got there I was happy. My brother caught it and that was all I needed. I am officially a triathlete…..