Training Day #40

Retaining Motivation #2

Remember the time where I said don’t miss more than two days of a routine. I do because I slide my Brick Workout to Sunday. It has been a jam-packed weekend. My daughter had softball practice on Saturday, and I can’t seem to get back on my routine. On top of that, I realized my workout schedule was messed up, and I missed two swim days last week. There weren’t populating on my schedule, so I assumed they were rest days. Well, here goes to learning!

So today, I did my Brick that was scheduled for yesterday. My motivation to get out of bed was rough, but my wife kicked me out after my alarm continued to go off for an hour. I got up, took care of my daughter, and drank a nice cup of coffee. After my wife got up, I got myself ready and motivated to go!

The Brick consisted of 60 minutes of the bike with varying intensities for 20 minutes, then a steady HR Zone 3 for 30 minutes and HR Zone 1 for 10 minutes. This was a good ride. I still need to get my bike tuned. Overall, it was a lovely day, and the ride was great. I did 13.58 miles in a little over an hour. For the upcoming race, it will be 20 miles.

I ended the bike ride at my house, then changed my shoes and left. I haven’t timed myself in the transition and wasn’t trying to go fast. I started on my run more quickly than I wanted at about 09:30 min/mile pace and slowed back to around 10:00 min/mile pace. The run focused on a high HR in Zone 3 due to the transition. I tried to maintain this for about 10 minutes. The last 10 minutes was to run in HR Zone 1, which I find very hard to do without just walking.  I ended the run with a 5 minute cool down. I finished running with about 2.49 miles in about 25:09 minutes.

This marks the second brick workout I have completed and the last one before my race. The goal of the race is to finish! This next week comes a new week and a new chance to keep to my routine.

Key Takeaways:

1. Life happens, and family is essential. So don’t worry about rescheduling or skipping. Just keep in mind the “Two-Day Rule.”
2. Schedule time to maintain your equipment! I need to go drop off my bike before it is too late!

Training Statistics:

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Run