Back To The Future

For the most part, things seemed to be back on track and my life looks to be settling down more everyday.
The girls are now going to bed on their own and sleeping through the night. This has completely restored my motivation for training and helped my outlook on the first races of the season by giving me ample sleep and recovery time. They/ I now have a routine that we can plan around. In addition, I have been going to see a chiropractor again, which has made a huge difference in how I feel both in training and in life! Coupled with all the stuff I just listed, being in my own house has and will aid my diet as the workouts become more demanding, which is the last crucial element in the plan.
Because I have had more rest and I’m generally more happy, my imagination and creative energy have started to ease into my daily thoughts, which is exciting. Just yesterday afternoon while I was coaching swim practice a new fresh idea for a video popped into my head as I watched the kids swim.
I feel more balanced in my life right now than I have in a very long time.
Training:
Well, by Wednesday of last week I was back on the training wagon and by weeks end it seemed that my body was rebounding pretty well.
WEEK 1 (of a 18 week build to Race Day)
Total: 4.1 hrs
Wednesday: (52 min) EZ Swim
10x 50 1'05"
5x 100 2'05"
2x 200 4'00"
10x 50 1'05" (last 3 pull on 1'00"
8x 25 EZ last 4 w/ fins drill
Just trying to get back into it after being sick again. Felt really good, chiro adjustment seem to be making a big difference.
Thursday: (32:10) 5k Run loop (reverse) in the new neighborhood.Went out to see how I felt after being sick again and to see what the reverse 5k route felt like.
felt faster but it wasn't, was exactly the same time and I had a higher HR avg. Other than that wasn't any effect from being sick.
Friday: 1st Dryland & Swim Day (2000m). I did a core workout, with med balls and body weight exercises that will get longer and increase in intensity over the next 2 months. I felt really good both on the land and in the pool.
(15min) DRYLAND #1
3x 20 V-crunches
2min 6" leg kcks (15sec on 15sec off)
2min superman (15sec on 15sec off)
Med Balls 30 sec each (all 4 types)
10x plank-2-stands
Spine felt very stable!
(45min) 1500m EZ Swim
No Drag Suit
10x 50 1'00"
4x 25 sde kck no fins
5x 100 2'10"
200 pull w/ pds
200 w/ fins
Saturday: Off
Sunday: (1:32) 22 mi EZ Bike "new route"
I took a new route, so stopped a lot to check map. I won’t use this till rides get over 30 miles.
Was really cold (28) and windy and all computers died or are about to die!:(
WEEK 2
Monday: (1:14) 3000m HARD Swim
5x 100 2'15"
200 br/fr
3x 200 4'00"
10x 100 (5 w/ suit 2'00" 5 no suit 2'00")
2x 200 Pull w/ pds 3'45"
8x 50 1'15"
Felt good!
Tuesday: (1:14 10mi/ 3.1mi) EZ Brick
Bike (00:43:21)
No Speedometer, No odometer, & No Watch...just HR's BPMs was cold but not as cold as Sunday.
Introd Big Ring main gear but didn't force it. Still no ready for it on hills....think weight will determine its use more than fitness.
Felt good overall.
Run (00:32:58)
Just went out with nothing But HRs BPMs and listened to my cadence, I feel like its all there if the weight just comes off.
Wednesday: OFF

In the coming post I will be continuing to show the training log, which you can view via, www.trifuel.com at the following
http://www.trifuel.com/log/view_others.php?selectuser=5329
I will also be posting picks of the house and how the remodeling is going!