Sparrows Experiment

Totals: Looks like a nice taper..a few weeks too early!
Swim: 7500
Bike: 2 hours (spin)=35-40 miles
run: 6 miles+ 45 min aquajog
full body weights
core 3x

Okay, I need refocusing:

Church camp for my kids this next week will allow me some extra time on the trails and in the gym.

Todd, the magnesium has done some good stuff and I do have more energy, and have been catching up on sleep, so I'm optimistic about that.

Pending what the xray results are (on monday) I am going to wrap my ankle and see what it allows me to do. If that works I will combine the aquajogging and minimal land running just so I don't lose the feel of the road. I will keep up my weights-primarily lower body to keep strength in my legs.

At this point in it all I'm just shooting for maintenance, not an increase in any endurance, speed or strength. My goal is to try and prevent backsliding. I'm no longer following my training plan, I'm listening to my body and doing what works for that given day. This week I will begin to create a more solid realistic race plan and practice with the numbers. I will also create a more solid nutrition plan.

I have thrown my original expectations out the window and my goal is to now FINISH this thing. Before I thought I had a shot at creating a goal time and achieving it. I want to just finish without any problems (you know, like real ones :)) If that means I'm an 8 hour finisher-then okay-I'm still a finisher.

You all have been so supportive of me during my little pity party tyrade and I've appreciated it. I've also appreciated the swift kick in the booty. Please continue your support, this is a big deal for me and I feed off of your energy.

PS I hate chunky monkey-in fact I hate Ben and Jerry's ice cream! Its STARBUCKS MUD PIE man! Get it right! :D
 
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that's the girl we're looking for!

new Ironman quote "better to go into the event 10% undertrained than 1% overSTRAINED"

Stay smart, take it easy, you are getting close, protect your parts, BUT STAY SRTRONG!!!

Of courswe it's hard- It's IRONMAN! Every obstacle under the sun is gunna come. You got this!

:luxlove:
 
NO FRACTURE :D its a torn...something I can't pronounce. SO I discussed my plan with my dr (the aquajog/land running thing) and she said its a go as long as I back off at the first sign on increased swelling and to ice/stretch after ANY exercise with the ankle. She said until the race is over to not expect it to get better or the swelling to subside but shes willing to let me train on it as long as I keep it in check AND rest substantially after the race is over.
yeehaw
Today I just ran. I felt good, I felt strong and I was going crazy piddling around in the water. I ran 6 miles on the tread at 10 min pace and it was cake. No real pain during and just general soreness after. I coached then came home and rode 20 miles in the wind (55 min) and ran a mile right after to get that feel. I think I'm going to take my time in that T2 to stretch and cool off. Its hard no matter what distance you do on a bike to run after that. I felt retarded. Tomorrow I'll go to the bike trail and do 50 followed by a 1-2 mi run. I'm trying to recruit a friend. I may get ironwoman patty to come with me :)
 
You are definately driven Sparrow. Take care of that ankle. I have never considered an ironwoman challenge. How much time a day do you spend training?

Great job!
 
Rode 45 today and that was all I could do. I got my kids out the door in a mad rush to day camp and was half way to my destination when I realized I'd gotten them breakfast, but not myself :( Gu for breakfast isn't exactly appetizing. Needless today I bonked early in my ride without those carbohydrates to keep me going. The back stayed protected which I was happy about. I didn't go up into the higher hills today, I knew I didn't have the energy and I knew coming back I was going to have a nasty head/cross wind. The way back was pretty ugly. Wind at 20+mph with gusts at 30. My pace dropped substantially and my average was 19.1 today. those final miles were murder. I was just so out of gas. That kind of workout makes me just want to chuck it all-I couldn't even get to my race distance and thats without swimming or running! haha

I didn't run either (duh) and even if I could have I wouldn't have since I did way more running yesterday than I have for a while and my ankle is letting me know. I have been icing around the clock and that is helping SO much. I may do a few tonight if I can swing it, just to loosen up.

Missy-I usually do 2 hours a day but sometimes its a little less. I work really weird hours and between that and my family I've had to really cut back as to not rock the boat.
 
without fueiling your body, you can not have any impression of your workout. And you had the household stuff first, and everything!

you need a wife!

the mental toughness you show, is what most peopel lack! And it is very hard to develop.

careful with your self talk. you knew you had no fuel, and yet you let yourself talk aboiut not running and verythign else. most, no ALMOST ALL, people in the world have no idea what it is to go 19 mph on a bike ever in their entire life.......
 
flyinfree said:
without fueiling your body, you can not have any impression of your workout. And you had the household stuff first, and everything!

you need a wife!

the mental toughness you show, is what most peopel lack! And it is very hard to develop.

careful with your self talk. you knew you had no fuel, and yet you let yourself talk aboiut not running and verythign else. most, no ALMOST ALL, people in the world have no idea what it is to go 19 mph on a bike ever in their entire life.......
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ha. okay I'm laughing.

So you all realize I'm human :) thats good. I must really like and trust everyone here because I don't get vulnerable like I have been regarding my weaknesses in sports without being really affected by it and needing the support.

I'm already down and doubtful of my abilities since getting hurt. Somewhere around a month ago I realized more the fullness of this endeavor and staring it in the face scared me. I'm still there. I'm trying to climb out of the self doubt but its really hard. Normally I view a far reaching goal as attainable, no matter what, just because I know I'm going to put in the work and succeed. When you just don't have the control to manipulate success anymore and then have to practice what you preach (faith)... :) well....yeah....God is bigger than the boogeyman, thats all I have to say.

The truth is, and I do know this- I've really already done all the work I need to do. Nothing I physically do right now is necessarily going to make me stronger, increase endurance or get me over the finish line any better. I have done the work. The work I need to pick up on for these next 2.5 weeks is 100% mental. I know that. Give me some drills!
 
of course I have a ponytail. I sort of live in one until I chop my hair in a few months, and no very little bobbing! Thats the cool thing about that contraption, it really does promote perfect running form. Too bad I just can't stand it.

Deer Stingo,

thanx yur a cul dood

yer frend
sparrow
 
2 hours is a lot Sparrow....geez. I am lucky to get an hour. Although I am severely overcommitted lol. I am glad to hear you get frustrated too lol. I am sure your ride will go better the next time. Keep up the great work. How old are your kids?
 
Kids are now 5,7,9: girl,boy,girl

You're right, 2 hours is a lot, but it is a matter of perspective at this point. For the race I'm doing in a few weeks, 2 hours is minimal on a daily basis. To really be prepared I would need to train 3+hours a day including the weights. Its different for moms than dads-there just isn't the luxury of avoiding the family OR the cleaning, cooking, ironing, teaching, loving, driving, bandaging, cheering, fixing...did I mention cleaning! lol (sorry dads ;) hehe)

Today started with high hopes but again-not getting in the training as hoped. I did a quick 2500 in the pool. I felt heavy and uncoordinated, weird. Kids have friends over all day today and then we have company for dinner so my ambitions of running later are probably lofty but I'll still try. If not, tomorrow will be a pretty heavy day.
 
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60 min bike ride
4 mi run
upper body weights/core
 
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