Week 2 in training for the Ironman: I lost 5 pounds in one week
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 17:27December 7 – December 13, 2008
Height: 6’0″ Weight: 189.5 Run: 22 miles Bike: 50 miles Swim: 0 miles Total Hours: 6 h 30 min
Looking southward at the pier in Manhattan Beach, California
I really felt that my motivation improved this week. My mind is definitely set to doing it this year and one of my friends Ken Tanaka said that he would join me in doing his first Ironman as well. We’ve started off the last two years saying the same thing, but this year I think we will prevail. I do hold a slight advantage over him in that he lives in Virginia, where the winter training season is much colder than it is in Southern California. But I say WHATEVER DUDE, this is the Ironman and if your going to be b!tchin about a little cold weather when your training for one of The 10 Toughest Tests of Endurance, then maybe you should stay home and drink some tea lad;-) But, just to show some support for my friend back East, I’m going to wake up at 7am tomorrow and go for a run. It’s supposed to be 44 degrees outside and I’m due for a long one. It’ll either toughen me up a little or send me next to my friend drinking some tea.
At this point of my training, I’m stretching everyday and usually twice a day. I’ll include some stretching guides that might help you add some stretching exercises if you’re a little lazy to stretch like I am.
Here’s this week’s training break down:
Sunday – Rest
Monday – 7.5 mile run, 100 sit ups, 60 push ups
Tuesday – 20 mile bike – Quick Pace
Wednesday – Rest
Thursday – 9 mile run – I ran this at a moderately slow pace (9 min miles), just enough that I can complete the distance without injury. I’m still a little stiff on the run despite all the stretching and the last thing I want to do is push myself to the point of injury this early in the training. 120 sit ups, 70 push ups
Friday – 30 mile bike, I’m still getting used to the saddle of my bike, and it’s starting to feel better, but one thing I really need to do is to get my bike adjusted for my arrow bar position. I haven’t done that yet, and I know that my position on the bike is going to be different once all the adjustments are made.
Saturday – 5.5 mile run – very quick pace. I really wanted to get my heart pumping. My legs are getting used to the distance, and now I want to add some days where I give it 110%. I try running as fast as I can for the distance I set out to do. This will not only get my legs stronger for the longer runs, but will also improve my over all pace and conditioning for the bike and swim. 150 sit ups, 75 push ups
I’m still smoking those cigarettes, but it’s coming to an end. Honestly, I am not craving smoking as much now that my body is getting healthier, but sometimes those cravings still make their way in.
I also lost 5.5 pounds this week. It goes fast when you do all the right things. I would like to stay at around 180, so I’m going to start lifting weights in week three. When I did the Half Ironman, I weighed in at 165 lbs and I wasn’t even trying to loose weight. I was eating everything (including red meat) and I ate an avarage of about 5000 calories a day. But my weight stayed flat. I thought that lifting weights this time around would help facilitate keeping on the extra pounds.
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