Normally I head to the Andover Y for the morning swim, but today I headed down to the Beverly Y. I knew the rest of the group was showing up at 7 so I got there and 6 and put it some yards before the rest of the group showed up. Melinda put up a…
Author: Zane Zeeh
I’m starting to really like long intervals
Thursday morning means either a tempo ride or long intervals depending on what the program calls for. Today it was long intervals. Two 20 minute intervals at 98% of CP30 score. Essentially it is like doing the CP30 test for 20 minutes taking a break for 10 minutes and then continuing on for another 20 min. As…
Made it before the rain
I was fortunate enough to get out for my run this morning before the rain came. I think I was a little over dressed this morning, when I started out it was 30 degrees, but by the end of the run it was closer to 40. I tried to maintain a nice even pace today…
Another tough day on the CompuTrainer
Just like last week, couldn’t make it through all of the intervals. The program called for me to increase the watts to on the intervals, so I did. I managed to get through the first 3, but then had to rest twice in each of the next 3. Looking at the program it says that…
Where did that hour go?
I don’t know where that hour of sleep went, but I could have used it this morning. The alarm went off and I just didn’t want to get up. I look forward to swimming, even though they can be tough workouts, I almost feel like it is a day off. My body seems to recover…
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
Today was the long endurance ride and it seemed to take forever! I realized early on that it wasn’t going to be a good ride, you can just feel it in your legs. I really need to drink more water after yesterdays 10 mile run, it makes a huge difference. Once you get dehydrated it…
Long run outside
Along with training for the Ironman I have a half-marathon coming up in a couple of weeks. Since I have only been running once a week, I thought it about time to start upping the mileage. So this afternoon I went out for a 10 mile run, well, almost 10 miles. The first couple of…
Easy swim
Some days you just need to take it easy. After two hard rides on the CompuTrainer on tuesday and thursday my body was feeling beat up, not to mention running outside again. The road definitely beats your legs up more than a treadmill does. The overall yardage of the swim was still pretty good at 3500 yards,…
Long Intervals shorter break
This morning long Intervals were similar to the ones I did last thursday, with the exception that the break in between the two long intervals was only 5 minutes instead of 10 minutes. Session 2 is definitely easier than Session 1 each week, but not by much. My heart rate for the second interval seemed…
On the road again
Finally made it back outside for a run this morning. At 25 degrees it was a little bit chilly, but not too bad. It was nice that it was actually light out while I was running, but I think the time is going to change again this weekend, so it will be back to the dark…