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The last week has been a bit frustrating. No food logging or any real exercise. After the Sunday's bike ride and pain I got a bit discouraged. I haven't really logged or cared much about what I was eating. I admit I made a few bad calorie dense food choices but no where did I binge. I can't do that anymore really as my body is very good at letting me know I'm full but it still doesn't make up for wanting or craving calorie dense food.
I did run 1.3 miles with my 5k group on Thursday and managed a 250 yard swim on Saturday. I also spend the majority of the week carting 50lb bags of potting soil around and getting the back yard garden in order. I'm really excited about the fresh herbs and produce come early summer.
Despite this weeks ups and downs I'm proud to say I accomplished a very big goal for myself. I completed my first sprint triathlon! 1:27 to do a 250 swim, 10 mile bike and 2 mile run.
I guess I didn't realize exactly how "hard" a triathlon really is, especially a sprint. Sprints, I felt, were the 5k of the tri world. It's not that big of a deal and it's easy! Well I can tell you today, that after completing one, there is nothing easy about triathlon! Even at your fastest you will be putting in at least 40-45 minutes of work. And you work your butt off!
I learned a lot about myself today. The bike leg is my least favorite. You are out there on your own, stuck in your head. At no point did I feel that I could coast or that I was able to get into a rhythm like I can with running. The run portion was more of walk. My quads felt as wide as elephant legs and it was difficult to keep up with my planned intervals (I did run the last quarter mile). I was fatigued and worried about the plantar fascitiis in my right foot, plus the nagging blister forming on the back of my heel from the rubbing of a wet sock (next time bandaids!).
I also realized that if I ever want to take on any more of challenging distance (as I told my husband I realized out there that people who choose to do a full or half IM are CRAZY) I have to take off the fat that makes up my excess body weight. It's a hindrance. I'm lugging around dead weight that serves no purpose besides calorie storage that I'm not going to utilize at all while I'm out there TRIing. It's just hanging out for the scenic views and as a reminder of how much harder I have to work to climb hills on the bike or on the run. It has to go! So tomorrow we get back into making better food choices and getting back into a training routine with an extra rest day thrown in mid week. Also I think it's time to get that appointment made with the nutritionist and to input some strength training.
So for the recap of the tri challenge here:
23 miles biked
500 yards swam
3.3 miles ran
I am about 390 yards short of my swim goal for the challenge this week. Considering this weeks challenges, both good and bad, I'm not beating myself up. It's more than OK make it up in the next 6 weeks!
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115,7 kg
Tappat hittills: 0,9 kg.
Kvarvarande: 31,8 kg.
Kosten följs: Ganska bra.
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2847 kcal
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Fett: 72,13g | Prot: 155,64g | Kolh.: 414,94g.
Frukost: Stouffer's Baked Ziti, Clif Bar Shot Blocks - Margarita, Bruegger's Cinnamon Sugar Bagel. Lunch: Protein Shake, Apples. Middag: Papaya Juice Drink, Taco or Tostada with Beef, Cheese and Lettuce, Chiquita Gordita, Ham and Cheese Sandwich. mer...
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3795 kcal
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Träning:
Promenad (Rask) - 6.5 Km/H - 30 minuter, Simning (Måttlig) - 6 minuter, Cykling (Måttlig) - 21 Km/H - 45 minuter, Vila - 16 timmar och 39 minuter, Sömn - 6 timmar. mer...
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stadig vikt
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