I decided to do the Intermediate 30-week plan from “Be Iron Fit“.  I read a lot of good reviews about this book, so decided to give it a try.  I need to be realistic though, I don’t think I can do the Competitive plan, although I’d really like to….I will keep it in the back of my mind though.

I need to do my max heart rate tests to get a better understanding of my heart rate zones.   I also need to get a heart rate monitor.  I have never been technical in my training, but rather just ran/biked/swam.  I would really like to be a bit more technical this time.  I figure now, with my limited time, I need to get pretty technical as every workout needs to be quality.

I am a runner at heart, so my default workout is to run, as you can tell from my workouts this week :

Monday – Swam for 50 mins for 2450 yards.  I have been doing 350 warm up, 3 X 500, 5 X 100.  100 cool down.

I fell and hurt wrist on Monday also.   My wrist hurt so bad on Monday night, there was no way I could workout the next day.

Tuesday -  Went to doctor – REST

Wednesday – Not motivated to workout, wrist was hurting – REST

Thursday - 4.5 mile run in the morning. Wrist started to feel better.

Friday – 4.5 mile run in the morning

Saturday – bike 30 mins on trainer

Sunday - 5 mile run

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Total – 3.67 hours

- On Friday, January 13th, I woke up with a foot cramp. This cramp caused me to limp around until Tuesday, where it finally went away.  So no, I did not get my planned run in that weekend.  Luckily, I believe it is gone. I feel a little bit in my arch, but I am still going to run.  My right foot has been giving me problems though, so I definitely need to monitor how it feels.

- Later that day, I found out there as a death in my family. I hopped on the next plane to Arkansas go be with them and attend the funeral.  It was very emotional and sad experience. It just isn’t fair when such nice, honorable, hardworking individual has to die.

- On Tuesday, Jan 17th, when I arrived home from the funeral, I was exhausted…mentally exhausted.  And I also had a cold.  By Thursday, I was really sick…couldn’t move sick.  So I missed my workouts..again.

- By Sunday, I was running again.  I. ran. 3. miles.  I was supposed to run 10 that day.  But that’s all my body gave me that day.

- On Monday, I felt good…I felt like myself again. My motivation was back.  I went swimming Monday morning and planned my workouts for the week.
Then the fall………..the fall on my butt…..the butt that just got better about 2 weeks ago.
I want you to imagine the fall being one when I was running, running fast and working hard, but then I noticed a child crossing the street and I fell to the ground while saving this young child from crossing the street.

But…no, I fell from my foam roller while I was on the phone talking to a co-worker. For some reason I was standing on it while I was talking and it slipped out from under me. How. Embarrassing. I can’t imagine what it sounded like to my co-worker when I fell…..

So, my butt didn’t get that damaged, just a bit sore.   Just a bit sore because my wrist took all the impact.  I went to the doctor on Tuesday and it looks like I have a hairline fracture.  So, no swimming for me for the next couple of weeks.  I also missed my workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday.

But today is Thursday and looking better. I ran this morning and felt good.  My wrist is feeling better. I am back…………right?

All I know is, my son “Loves me because he loves me”.  And that’s all that counts

Until Sunday….and yes, I will post..the good and the bad.

- On Tuesday evening,  I rode my trainer for about 30 minutes while the boys played.  After I finished Parker came up to me and told me he had written his workout down and wanted to go outside to do it.  Parker’s workout (which he wrote on an index card) included:

10 laps bike, 10 laps scooter, 10 laps running, 10 laps walking

So cool!!!  We went out side and he did his workout – 4 times!   10 laps of bike and scooter around the cul-de-sac and then 10 laps of running/walking around the driveway.  I was really impressed and felt good that maybe all my training will influence my sons in a positive way

- Training for this week – I completed 6.28 hours of training.  I am starting to feel strong and really good.  Would like to incorporate more strength training, esp boot camp like training (push-ups, pull-ups, interval running, dips, etc).  I was at my peak performance when I was doing a hard core boot camp 3 days/week.  I need to come up with a plan….

Monday – REST Day

Tuesday – 4.5 mile run in the morning and 30 minutes bike on indoor trainer in the afternoon.  I worked pretty hard on the bike because it was so short.  Need to get some anaerobic training in.

Wednesday – 2350 yd swim in the morning

Thursday – 4.5 mile run in the morning

Friday – 2350 yd swim

Sat – 60 min on indoor training watching Scrubs (love that show:).  My husband downloaded Gladiator for me, so next session I get to watch this movie!!

Sun – 7 mile run around 9 AM.  FELT GREAT!  Followed the run with 20 mins of strength training.

The race is to take place on November18th, 2012 in Tempe Arizona.

I am really excited, but I have a lot of training to do.

Of course, 2 weeks after David signed me up for this race, I fell and hurt my tailbone.  I wasn’t able to work out for a week, but I did start to bike and swim again this week.  I am still not able to run yet, but I am hopeful by next year I will be running again .

Please check back to get a status on my training asI begin to document my journey to complete Ironman Arizona as a full time working mom.

On New Years Day 2010 I was asked if I had any resolutions. My answer was simply “No. Resolutions almost never work out.” Instead of calling this a resolution, I referred to it as a lifestyle change. The entire family started eating healthier..much healthier. And for the first time in about five years, I started actively running again. My running goals for this year are to finish the OC Half Marathon on May 2 then finish The San Francisco Marathon in July. This will be the first marathon I have ever attempted and have heard nothing but how hilly the course is. Bring it SF.

Of course, behind every out of shape husband looking to get back into it is a supportive wife. I’m fortunate enough to be married to one who knows “how” to run the marathon. Besides finishing two Ironman competitions, she has run in enough marathons (including Boston) to be considered a good distance runner. Lately I’m not sure if she appreciates all my questions or wishes I would just shut-up and go run already. Either way, her answers and/or demands to just go run are welcome motivation as I try to find my stride again.

I’ll keep you all posted as I go through training and ultimately, my showdown with the hills of San Francisco. There’s even a new category on the site called ‘Running’ where you can see a list of all the running related posts I hope to add over the coming months.

I am going to use this blog to record my adventures in triathlon/running training as a full time working mom.

Of course, I couldn’t have these times, if it wasn’t for my wonderful husband, who is there for the kids, just in case!  Love  you.