Ironman Training - Week 1

Now nine weeks from Muncie 70.3 and three months out from Ironman Boulder, I've completed the first week of full tri training....here it is:

Swim:  5000 yards, 1:35

Bike:  100 miles, 5:11

Run: 17.6 miles, 2:24

Total time:  9:10 minutes

Total TSS: 502.5

Big first week relative to run only training.  9 hours, 10 minutes last week exceeds the peak of run only training by an hour.  Looking at the week ahead, it is daunting when overlaid with the work/family schedule.

I will find the balance one day at a time....and I'll be in the water at 5:30 AM tomorrow.

Other relevant updates and tangents:

- Hamstring.  MedSport, here I come.  

- Swimming is soooo therapeutic.  Pain to get up and get there, but once I get going it is a great start to the day.
- Today = first day off in 10.

- Young Karr = awesome to have him home for the summer...and not just because he is a good workout partner.  

- Cappucino @ Babo = Yes!

Idea for a future post:

- Title: The Pros and Cons of Semi-adult Children Living at Home.  It would be a post that includes the topics of gas money, the lack of completed yard work, how to not stay awake until someone comes home at 2 AM, young man braggadocio, and happiness of having everyone under one roof.

Ryan @ USAT Collegiate Nationals, Clemson, South Carolina
Kid is looking ready to drop the hammer this year.  #strong