If this week was any indication of the Dopey training to come, whew! The week started out with some issues behind my knee that developed quite suddenly after my long run last week on trails. When it didn’t go away after icing and rest, it was painful enough to scare me to seek help from the chiropractor and massage therapist. Stacy from TriBodyworks was nice enough to see me early in the morning and get my hamstrings and calfs going. …
This week’s training recap is a little different. Instead of the usual day-by-day byplay, I’m going to focus on what I learnt from it all. Mainly because my entire week was dedicated to runs. 7 days, 5 runs – a 5k race, 1 recovery run, 2 base building runs and 1 ‘long’ run. This was also week 1 of training with a run focus (even though it is technically week 3 of the 28 week Dopey training), with CrossFit, Swim,…
With the excitement of the Allatoona Sprint Triathlon signed up at the last minute and its aftermath, and then the Peachtree Road Race, I completely forgot to do a training recap for the past two weeks! All races done (for the time being), back to focusing on what was accomplished during the week and how it helps me towards my goal of Divas Half Marathon, Ragnar Napa and then the Dopey Challenge! Monday After the long weekend, which left me…
Never Say Never Again. As this training recap will show, the saying is right! I enjoyed doing the Acworth Women’s Sprint Triathlon last year but this year my focus was on getting ready for Ragnar Napa and then the Dopey Challenge. Just on Wednesday night, I was telling a friend how I would NOT do a triathlon this year because I didn’t have time to train for it. And on Thursday, I was offered an entry and I had signed up!…
As much as I wish that every week of training is filled with enthusiasm and great results, it is not always the case. Some weeks, I’m positively bursting with energy and wish that I could do more, and some weeks I’m dragging myself to do anything, if at all anything. As this week’s training recap will show, I was mentally willing but physically tired. And since it is always the mind that has the upper hand, it was easy for…
Every once in a while, you find yourself in the middle of things and they make you go “Huh? Why exactly am I doing this?” and then you realize that you do it because you are enjoying it, even though it might not serve a bigger purpose. This week’s training recap highlights that for me. Monday Started off the week with a PR – a back squat 1 rep PR of 75lbs (!!!). Wowzers! I know it was only 1…
I kicked off the summer break with a great (and so-so) workout week. There is something awesome about not having to scramble to get the kids to the school bus and pack a millions lunches and snacks (ok, I exaggerate. Only 4 lunches and 8 snacks per day.) Except for the one rest day/lazy day that I took, I got something in every day. That in itself should be a good training recap to write. So then, why am I…