Weekly Schedule

Some have asked how in the world does one find time to train for an Ironman. Especially a mom with kids still at home during the day. Here was last week's training schedule:

Monday, Sept 19th - Sunday Sept 25th:

Mon:
6-7am Crossfit class (before the kids get up for the morning)
8:45-11:45am swim 2 miles, spin class (while Lydia is in preschool)

Tues:
6-7am - Run 10x400 fast intervals (total run of 5 miles) - avg pace 8:32 - intervals were between 6:30 and 7:30 pace (depending on hills)

Wed: (Dad takes over in the morning with the kids and Lydia has preschool then goes to a playgroup in the afternoon)
6:45am-2:30pm - Bike 80 miles (14.7 mph avg Palmer lake- headwind both ways!) , run 8 miles (9:06 avg -my usual 8 mile loop (includes the bluffs))

Thurs: Recovery Day

Friday:
6-7am Crossfit

9-11ish: Run 15 miles (9:55 avg pace - NOT feeling it today!) (lydia in preschool)

Sat:
6:30-7:30am - Recovery Bike - 1 hour - did not do this

Sunday: REST

17-18 hours of training last week.

This week's (26th-Oct2) schedule looks like this:

Mon
6am Crossfit
8:45-11:45am - bike 2.5 hours (16.7mph avg. - 470 to greenway trail), run 30 min (8:31 avg pace)

Tues
10-11am - Swim 3200m

Wed
6:30am-11am - Run 30 miles easy/slow (9:40 avg pace,  4hrs 50 min)

Thurs
6am Crossfit
9:30am Recovery Bike 1 hr on spin bike

Fri
6am Crossfit
9-11 - 1 hour easy bike (15.1mph headed to cherry creek trail and back)  followed by a 4 mile run (7:56 avg pace - golf course loop)

Sat
7-10am 1 hour swim/1.5 hour bike -cancelled this -  did not do anything today!

17 hours training this week, this week seems a little light (unless you look at Wed), which it is because of the rest and recovery needed to run 30 miles. I haven't done it yet, it's tomorrow. I am nervous but just plan to take it very slow, stop to refuel, and I have two amazing friends meeting me to run different portions of the last half with me. It will be interesting running more than 26.2 - new territory for me, we'll see how it goes!