Up we go! Weekend #6 results (Noel)

Definitely not down week anymore!

So this weekend was back up time-wise, with us doing just shy of 2 hours, 40 minutes yesterday morning, and shy of 2 hours and 30 minutes after work at 6 today.

Oof.

Felt it today probably more than ever before.  Didn't make the run terrible, but Emily and I both agreed that we were feeling the workouts of the past few days, which brought up an interesting conversation.

Both of us, for the most part have never had a huge issue physically with whatever we have done, be it school spots, sprint triathlons, 10 K runs or half marathons, etc - any issues have usually been mental - just making sure to keep the mind motivated to go to the end without stopping, even if it means just thinking "one more block", repeatedly to get through it.  In the case for training for Fat Dog, it seems that both of us have reached a point where we realize that physical ability is actually a factor to think about.  As we go for longer times, and get more in-tune with what our bodies are saying to us, we're needing to make sure that we don't overtrain, but at the same time toe that line as close as possible, because if we don't we may not reach the ability level we need to be at to accomplish the race in July.

It's tricky, to say the least.

Which reminds me-speaking of pushing to-but not quite reaching-overtraining, I finally got my bike this week, and have been gathering up the required equipment to take part in the Sprint Triathlon Clinic! Huzzah!  It will definitely take up some of my free time (i have free time?!?!), but it'll also provide a great way to cross-train so that my workouts aren't just constantly pounding the pavement.

On a similar tangent, Emily and I also talked today about our adjustments in daily nutrition to this point, and what we plan to do from this point as well.  SLIGHTLY shrinking the 'main' meals of the day (breakfast,lunch,dinner), and making our snacks bigger, so evening out our eating to a more constant cycle-even to the point - we're thinking- of clockwork, so we're going through our schedules over the next little while!

Mine is looking pretty similar to Emily's now, especially with the Tri Clinic!:

Monday -  school -

Tuesday-  school, work/running (tri)

Wednesday- school , spinning (tri)

Thursday- school, running/work(tri), choir

Friday- running, school  

Saturday- possible ride (tri), work, running

Sunday - run group (optional), sing, work, swimming (tri)

So! How 'bout that free time?

So workouts, school, work, and eating...it's a PENTATHLON!!!

...One that i'll gladly take part in! Eat, school, work, workout, eat, sleep...lather-rinse-repeat!

It'll be FAR easier to incorporate the different workouts and nutrition after school ends in April for the both of us, i'm sure-but i think we're on the right track so far!  Then it'll only be a QUADRATHLON: Eating,Working, Working out, and Sleep-repeat ad nauseum...my kind of schedule! 

In any case, I had a short nap before typing this after i got home from the run, and now the energy is dipping again, so i'll wrap this up while i remain concious!

Until next time! 2 hours, 50+ minutes!!!