Since I was only 1 week removed from the marathon, I amended my training plan so that I would not over do it and cause injury. The 2 year anniversary of the reappearance of the peroneal tendonosis was fresh on my mind since it was during this week that it happened- yes I keep track of it. (I also felt some twinges in my ankle which spooked me even further- I gave it some extra TLC and it went away just as fast as it came. Thank god) I will continue to amend the training plan as necessary- especially the next few weeks because of travel, and because of marathon recovery. Even though I physically felt 100% a few days post Carmel, I know there's a lot more at play during recovery. No need to rush it. I'm not concerned at all.
When all was said and done, I had worked out a total of 6:06:21 for 59.3 miles. It was a good start to IMWI training.
Swim: 46:50 for 2300 yards
Bike: 3:04:31 for 41.23 miles
Run: 2:15 for 16.76 miles
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I'm starting to incorporate specific workouts and drills while I'm at the pool vs just swimming random yardage. It felt good to swim fast for 50 yard intervals- especially since I won't be getting that rush from running for a few more weeks. I'll start doing the same for cycling soon also.
Snapshots:
Soldier field had a nice firework display for the NFL draft.
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Saturday we went to Three Floyds Dark Lord Day. It's a day where FFF releases their Dark Lord Stout- they have bands and people share bottles of beer- it's a cool festival. We rode to Munster, IN in style on the Reggies bus.
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And waited in a long line to get in- but we were sharing beer with people so the time passed relatively quick.
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It was cold and rainy the entire day- luckily there were tents.
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We were thoroughly soaked after a while. But, we were having fun hanging out with friends and sharing bottles.
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We picked up our allotment of Dark Lord and then got our variants- and went back into the rain.
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I'm firmly convinced these events are 100% better with friends. Yeah, the rain and cold sucked- but we still had so much fun.
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Yay Dark Lord, yay.
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It was pretty sweet, but good. I can't wait to try some variants on tap next week.
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DLD is best enjoyed with friends.
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Thank goodness for tents.
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And then we decided to go home back on the Reggies bus. We pushed our way on because there were easily enough people for 3+ buses. It was eat or be eaten at this point. Luckily we got on and were on our way home and not stuck waiting for the next bus.
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Despite the shitty weather, we had a fun time, but were exhausted. Even though we said at the time we likely wouldn't go back, I have a feeling we will be buying tickets again once that time comes next year.
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Looking forward:
Train as much as I can while traveling but don't beat myself up over it.
--Xaarlin
I'm excited to follow your training, and see what cool areas you get to explore while traveling!
ReplyDeleteMan! I would be pushing my way on to that bus so I didn't have to wait, too! I hope next year has better weather if you guys go again! :)
Great start to your IM training! It's great that you are already starting to incorporate specific workouts and drills in the pool - I'll bet you'll start seeing results right away! I love your mindset of training hard but not beating yourself up over it. Go get 'em!!!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, I was wondering what that Dark Lord event was! I saw all your pictures and was very intrigued. The Reggie's bus looks like party central!!! I hope you have better weather next time, too!!!
I was wondering how people were able to drink so much at Dark Lord Day and still get home! The Reggie's bus explains it. Sounds like a crazy time. Probably best experienced with good friends like you did. Yes, better to respect the post-marathon recovery phase than to overdo things!
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