Training through the Holidays: Weeks 3 – ???
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:46December 14 – January 10, 2008 -2009
Height: 6’0″ Weight: 191.5 Run: 40 miles Bike: 75 miles Swim: 2 miles
Wow, what a holiday season. I can’t really say too much about the training, but I sure had fun.
Mammoth Mountain, December 30th 2008
My initial goal was to keep up my training schedule during the Holidays, but in between the 10 Holiday Parties and the 2 days of snowboarding over New Year’s, I ended up just maintaining what I had gained in my first two weeks. I did however manage to do a couple of swims.
To my surprise, I was able to knock out a 1 mile swim on my first time back in the pool. I also managed to complete a 12 mile run on Christmas Eve.
Pathetically, in three weeks, I did two 1 mile swims, a couple of bike rides, a hand full of runs and lifted some weights.
Not so pathetically, I did manage to stop smoking on January 1st (except for one cigarette this weekend). I wouldn’t exactly call it a new year’s resolution, but my goal is to NOT smoke until I’ve completed the Ironman. I only gained a couple of pounds over the last three weeks, which isn’t a big deal.
I’ve definitely stepped up my game this week by going into full force training mode.
My friend Ken and I are starting a Adrenaline Sports Blog, ManIsMachine.com, for tracking our progress during the training. We’ve almost decided on a race to enter into. To my extreme surprise, almost every Ironman race is sold out for 2009, which doesn’t leave Ken and I with many options.
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