Extended Rest, Spousal Support and Realism

First things first. I'm taking today off. A perfect storm of phlegm, chills, kids home for Spring Break, and advice from my "coach" led me to call off today's swim and bike. I really didn't want to have to lion tame (chair, whip, top hat) the kids out the door this morning. They're both dragging a bit from sleepovers and it is THEIR spring break.

In looking at last week's totals, I made the mistake of pointing out to the Doc (and myself) that if you move some of that total from swimming to running the total for the WEEK would be about equal to race DAY. Since that week's efforts have left me a bit sore and coughing it makes me wonder if I'll ever be ready to go the distance in a single day. I realize I've got 12 weeks of training left, will be well rested and won't be spending much time at or above threshold (at least I better not be). Last week I spent time in all three disciplines at or above AT.

After a rest day of grazing on the various treats in the house and continuing my Diet Coke with Lime binge (if it goes on for months is it a binge or is there another name for a lengthy 12 pack a day habit?) the Doc turns to me as says "So . . . when are we going to drop the hammer on the diet?" It's a question that has been rattling around in my head for some time. The answer is TODAY . . . as soon as I polish off this last 12 pack of Diet Coke w/Lime.

If you two wanna dance you gotta . . .

Take it outside! The weather here was finally decent enough that I was able to get my Friday ride done outside. A little under 2 hours base ride - perfect for getting back out there. I'd love to tell you that the 12 weeks of riding the trainer had me zipping up hills with a double digit heartrate - unfortunately that wasn't the case.

What is this odd pressure against my face and chest? Why am I going 17mph with my heartrate at LT? Where did those core muscles come from and why are they sore? Apparently there's this thing out there called wind - especially in the Spring. That explains the pressure and the heartrate. When you're on the trainer there's not need to worry about staying upright - on the road it's another matter, thus the core muscle issue.

Wednesday's long ride was decent. NS Rob came over to the studio again. He spent more time "fixing" his bike than riding or so it seemed.

I'm fighting the training crud. Slow moving in the a.m. but once I get going I'm usually ok.

My 2:10 run this afternoon went well enough. Implemented the 10/1's - hopefully they'll do everything Galloway says and help with recovery. Caught a short nap afterwards and now I'm good to go.

Totals for the week:

Swim 7,200 yards
Bike 7 hours
Run 22 miles
Yoga 1 hour

No really long ride/run next week, "just" a 2 hour/1 hour brick (or something like that). Good thing since the kids are off school. It's just me and them Monday - Wednesday so it will almost be like I've got a job.

We're supposed to get 3 inches of snow tonight so I don't know when I'll be back riding outside - hopefully by the end of the week.