Man I friggin' HATE Mondays!

So I upload my PT info last night after doing my EN bike test (this was now about 10:40p); figure I'll play with the numbers until about 11p and then hit the sack for 7 good hours of sleep (no early bike on the trainer).

Well, before I know it it's 12:30a and I'm still messing around the internet - NOOooooo. And tomorrow's the always-dreaded Monday at work. Hard enough going in to a Monday fully rested from a good night sleep prior --- now I compound it with a 5 hour night sleep (finally put head to pillow at 1:37a).

When will I ever learn?!?!?! Guess it won't be tonight, cause I had a chance to hit the pillow at 9:30, 10:00 latest. But here I am again at 10:35 checking emails, EN forum questions, and writing the Blog.

Well, that's it damn it - I am finishing this and going to bed - got the coffee ready for 0430; gear out and ready to go. Planning a 90 minute endurance ride at 0500. (gotta remember to change the battery in my HR monitor...)

So a full off day today - didn't want it to be but so it was. Aside from the chocolate chip cookie I ate tonight (alright, 2 cookies I ate) the food intake was good again. This morning's scale read 189.6 (that's after a 72' hard bike before bed last night - let's take it again tomorrow before the workout.

Signing off for now -- gotta get to bed!

pw
189.6

EN Bike test tonight

Daylight Savings today - lost an hor of sleep but it's all worth it now that it'll be light out well into the evenings! Love that!

EN Bike Test
15' wu
2x20' (2')
15' cd

results -
42:00
15.01 miles
FTP 301 watts
HR - not working (battery dead)
first 20' - 322 watts avg
2nd 20' - 296 watts avg = weak effort follow set 1. Retest Tuesday

did some nice core work while playing with the kids on the turf field at LS this morning! I love going down there when the sun is out and it's warm (a little breezy today)...

good eats today - no snacking.

191.4 (this morning)
pw

Few and far between

that's been the frequency of my follow thru with this journal. Luckily, my training has been more consistent.

Over the last month I have gotten some key run wkouts in, slowly strengthening the hip (i think), some great bikes - on my new PowerTap in the basement - and even dipped my big toe into the pool again.

Just last week I started up with TD and the crew in Dedham for the most recent SufferFest (which btw, kicked my a$$ 3/4 of the way thru with major calf cramping = need more Endurance drink)

In true triathlon form, here's a summary of the last month...

Swim - started Feb with consistency and yardage... avg 2x per week, avg 2500y/wkout; several main sets of 1k; after that I felt like I was only swimming slow so I started adding more 100s, 200s and 50s sets. First Dedham swim last week = about 3500y = felt it. Rt calf cramped up pretty bad 2/3 way in; not enough gel or PB Endurance (next time!!!). Have to miss this wk due to Mary's travel.
Overall: pleased to be back in the pool; quite a ways to go!

Bike - best progress so far; very consistent with early morning or later evening rides; using the PT, couple of FTP tests yielding about 290-310 LT. Avg b/t 75'-90'.
Raced the BTT ITT on 3/1 - a 6.4m uphill TT (it was the last 6.4m of the Boston Marathon course... in reverse = basically all uphill, some plateaus, no descents.
Results = 20 OV, 2nd masters 35+, Avg 318 watts; 18:08 = a heart-pumping, lung-burning 18' but worth the early Sunday morning drive into Boston (Landry's on Comm Ave).

Run - some please and pain here; started the month with a couple easy 4m runs from home and work; focused on keeping the core in line and not letting the hip fly all over the place, or over striding = turnover about 84-86. That seemed to work well - was able to run 29'-30' without discomfort (I did feel the hip and knew the pain was there but kept it under control).
After a few of those runs I started picking up the pace - was very pleased with the results. But my last run (about 10 days ago) my hip was sore for several days. Haven't run since due to that and then the snow storm on 3/2 (a little shoveling and the back was pretty sore again - so nothing this last week).
Run results:


All in all a good February. The first week of March, post the ITT wkout, has not had a lot of wkouts. Mary is off to LA for 10 days... the back is sore (saw the MGH back Dr - Kellie McInnis, highly recommend her to anyone) and the snow has caused me to miss activities - should have been spinning every morning or night but haven't gotten my a$$ out of bed (did get a late night spin in during the week though... trying the EN bike test = more on that in my next post).

So again I will try to increase my log entries moving forward --- but right now I have to change a poppy diaper.

pw
192.2