Ironman World Championship

Ironman Training Days 3 & 4

December 9, 2011 by Asia

Day 3 – Thursday 12/8/11

Morning
5:45am – 6 mile run
Nutrition: Nothing before or during my run. I made myself a breakfast wrap for breakfast afterwards.

I bundled up as much as possible and ran to meet Nicole & Mike for a 6 mile run in the dark and cold. I like to think this makes us hardcore! (If you live on the East Coast, please don’t comment!) I need to leave for work by 7:30am at the latest, so I appreciate my training buddies getting up extra early to accommodate my schedule. The run felt really good. I think I’m finally getting to a place in my marathon training (which overlaps my Ironman training) when my 5-6 mile runs feel pretty comfortable and effortless. Yay!

Evening
Rest. Went to a couple’s house for dinner before they have their baby in January.

Day 4 – Friday 12/9/11

Rest day! The first half of our training plan typically has Friday rest days, and then rest days will fall on Mondays. I debated adding in a swim, but I decided to take advantage of sleeping in while I still can. After work today, Jeremy and I are attending the Ironman World Championship pre-screening (Kona) with Tri Club of San Diego (TCSD)! Dinner, Ironman, and professional triathletes. Sounds like a perfect Friday night to me!

Tomorrow will be challenging – 16 mile run with Nicole!

June 2011 - With Team WODS and friends before our 1st marathon: San Diego Rock 'n' Roll!

Don’t forget to check out the start of my Ironman training here! Happy Friday!

Ironman Training Day 2

December 7, 2011 by Asia

To see the beginning of my Ironman Journey, be sure to checkout my first post of this series: Ironman Training Starts TODAY!

Day 2 of training included:

Morning
5:30am: 1 hour on bike trainer. “Spinervals 27.0 – Threshold Test & Suffer Fest” DVD. This was my first time on the trainer, and it made me sweat. A lot. I learned that my normal cadence is pretty slow, so using the trainer will definitely help me get more power on the bike!

Nutrition:
– Pre-workout: Nothing
– During workout: 1 scoop Carbo-Pro (100 calories) mixed with 1 scoop Vitalite (40 calories)
– Post workout: 2/3 cup cereal with soy milk and ~1 TBSP flaxseeds

Evening
7:30pm: 1 hour of TCSD technique swim class at JCC with Jeremy. This was my first time back at swim in nearly 3 months! It was hard getting into the pool since it was about 48 degrees outside, but I felt pretty warm once I started swimming. My only issue was occasional calf cramping. I struggled with this before and need to figure out how to combat these cramps!

Nutrition:
– Pre-workout: PB&J sandwich and apple
– During workout: Nothing
– After workout: Pasta with vegetarian sausage and marinara sauce

Now it’s time for bed…definitely too late since my next workout (a 6 mile run) begins at 5:45am tomorrow. Good night! Please let me know if you have any tips on how to prevent cramping while swimming!

Before my First Sprint Triathlon - June 2011