Week of May 11 - Training
Sunday - Mother's Day at the Cabin. Had a good day - cool, but sunny. Ran 5.5 miles, 1.5 with Michael. Felt tired today. Total time = 45 minutes
Monday - Run 5 miles at YMCA in 36:30; Swim 1300 yds in 25 minutes; Lifted weights (shoulders) for 16 minutes. Stayed up until 2:30 working on work stuff and preparing for chapel. Total time = 1:17.
Tuesday - Woke up at 6 after just 3 hours of sleep. Chapel at CMCS in the morning - join the race recruiting went well! At least 13 new iJoiners! Ran 4.1 miles in the a.m. before chapel, and lifted weights for 15 minutes. Total time = 45 minutes .
Wednesday May 14 - Slept great last night! Actually got in 7.5 hours of sleep, which was great, considering the previous night. Had a good talk at Joppa Tuesday night, and recruited another couple iJoiners. I biked to work, but didn't leave until after the kids went to school. had a good ride in, averaging 20 mph for the 18.6 miles. Rode to Prinsburg from work for the Unity CRC fundraiser - 19 miles in 1:02, a bit of a headwind. At night, I lifted weights for 30 minutes (chest, shoulders). Went to bed at midnight (not smart, but was doing some coaching and AIDS research). Total time = 2 hrs. 30 minutes.
Thursday May 15 - Woke up at 5:50 a.m., for about 5.5 hours of sleep. Beautiful morning. Biked to work, and had a nice 5 - 10 mph South wind, which helped push me. Made the 18.5 miles in 51:48, averaging 21.4 mph. Lunch hour run/swim/run - ran 2.1 miles to YMCA in 14:26, swam 1600 yds (1500 in 25:55, then cooled down for a few minutes), ran 2.1 miles back to office in 15:05; Biked home against a headwind in just over an hour for the 18.5 miles. Felt good again today! Played baseball with Michael and Maddie when I got home. Michael's getting good! Lifted weights at night for 32 minutes after the kids were in bed - legs, arms. Total time = 3:25.
Friday May 16 - Woke up at 5:40 a.m., after about 5 hours of sleep. Another beautiful morning. Biked to work, and had a nice calm morning, with a slight northwest cross wind. Made the 18.7 miles in 55:00, averaging over 20 mph. 8 mile run on lunch break - 1 hour. Felt good. Biked home, but got a flat after 6.5 miles. Thank God for cell phones! I wasn't too disappointed as it was brutally windy and I wasn't feeling the greatest. Called Heather and she picked me up. Lifted weights for 40 minutes before going to small group.Total time = 3 hours.
Saturday May 17 - Extremely windy today. Maddie and Mikey had a piano recital. They did great! I felt pretty lousy - chest pains, fatigue. I tried to ride, intending to get in a long ride today, but felt too wiped and my heart didn't feel right. I biked 9.5 miles into a strong wind and decided to call it a day. Took a nap. Didn't really feel good the whole day.Total time = 42 minutes.
Week Summary:
Swimming: 2900 yds
Biking: 109.3 miles
Running: 26.8 miles
Total Time: 12:24


