Training Week 354
Highlight of the Week: Riding Day 7 of RAGBRAI with my family!
Monday | July 25, 2016: 5 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 83°/83°, Time: 48:23, Pace: 9:40 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good!
Strength: resistance bands and mixed mode, Difficulty: easy, Felt: goood
Tuesday | July 26, 2016: 5 m run (incl. 6×400) + 10 m ride
Loc: hood, Temp: 82°/81°, Time: 47:27, Pace: 9:29 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: hiccupy then okay then barfy
Indoor Bike Time: 36:24, Pace: 16.5 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great – bike just tuned up
Wednesday | July 27, 2016: rest
Thursday | July 28, 2016: 10 m ride + 5 m run
Indoor Ride Time: 38:38, Pace: 15.6 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: hood, Temp: 68°/72°, Time: 46:16, Pace: 9:15 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, knees a bit sore (odd)
Friday | July 29, 2016: teaching strength class + 800 m swim (25m breastroke/25m freestyle x16, w/Anne) + 2 m run
Strength: plates and cards (core), Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: Grayslake Outdoor Pool, Temp (air): 70°/70°, Time: 21:11, Pace: 2:22 min/100 m, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: hood, Temp: 73°/74°, Time: 18:49, Pace: 9:24 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt:good, gross from chlorine sweat
Saturday | July 30, 2016: RABGRAI Day 7 (49.8 miles, w/Dad, Gina, Will, Julie & Ashleigh)
Loc: Washington, IA to Muscatine, IA, Temp: 70°/81°, Time: 3:50:00, Pace: 13.0 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | July 31, 2016: 5 m run (w/Steve)
Loc: Guttenberg, Temp: 64°/64°, Time: 47:12, Pace: 9:26 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Notes:t
- I rode Day 7 of RAGBRAI with my dad, my brother-in-law, his sister and her daughter, and my bestie Gina, and it was SUCH a blast. We’re already talking about riding a day again next year. I can’t wait to go through all the photos and put my recap together! (I really hope I have time to do that this week – it’s going to be nuts catching up at work then tearing apart our second floor ceiling and doing all that work.)
- Time for the July recap! In July I ran 155 miles, cycled 139.05 miles (9 indoor rides, 1 outdoor ride) and swam laps 5 times. I taught 9 strength classes and 1 fitness boxing class, and did 1 strength session at home. My coldest outdoor run was 56°F and my warmest was 87°F.
- I am excited that I consistently swam every Friday in July. The pool has a punch card where after you pay for five swims you get a free one – that will be the next one I do!
Themocracy
You rock! Especially the swimming – good job! My goal has been to swim once a week since I had my hamstring tendinosis flare up – and it’s been tough to stick to it, since swimming isn’t my favorite activity. But I do feel so much better when I’ve done it. I wish my pool had the five swims/one free deal that yours does – that would be extra motivating!
What is your pool like? I really like using this outdoor pool in the summer, but haven’t found a good option for the winter that is not too expensive!
Yay for the free swim! That’s nice incentive 🙂 That’s a pretty big range of temperatures for July.
Yeah, I have been pleasantly surprised by the “cooler” temps (the humidity is usually still ridic!).
Not only did you consistently swim, but you consistently didn’t lose your card! 🙂
Oh no! Can you still not find yours?
I can’t wait to read about your RAGBRAI experience! And great job with swimming. Are you sure that you don’t want to race a tri?!
Thanks!
Yeah, I am sure. Right now it’s not something I think I would enjoy 🙂 I am fine just being mediocre at one thing (running), lol.
You know you just amaze me!! Great month.
I can’t believe how many days blogging i missed. I think i am all caught up now 🙂