7:00
Awake. There were a few minor interruptions, nothing serious. It is sometimes a little surprising how easy it is for me to sleep. I could probably go a few more hours pretty easily.
1:00
Back from run - running is much more fun with a running partner. Thanks Tony.
40 minutes RPE 3
4x
:20 Stride
4:40 RPE 3
I messed up the program on the watch. I put 20:00 strides, which isn't really a stride :)
7:00
Another night with nothing to do but hang with the family!
Had dinner
Took the SIL to pick up her car
Chatted with the SIL and wife
8:05
Kids in bed
8:45
Hard boiled some eggs - for lunch
11:50
Nice relaxing night. I remembered to stretch!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
WITL : Wednesday
5:30
Awake
7:45
Out of the pool
Same deal as Monday, times are relative to 100 goal pace
400 warm up
4x100 kick/swim @ +40
7x50 @ +30
300 @ +7
3x100 +25
2x200 +5
3x150 +25
3x150 +0
50 ez
5:30
Home - just hang with the family tonight!
5:50
The wife is out taking some time to herself. I can't remember exactly what she's doing but it includes reading a book and takes more than an hour :)
6:15
Cleared the dinner table (left overs for lunch tomorrow)
Swept the floor around the dinner table
Replaced already empty roll of toilet paper
6:50
I think I just dozed off. All three kids are doing great playing!
7:05
Five straight minutes of strumming our lips. Bath time.
7:20
Bath time done. Kids are waiting for mom to come home
8:05
Mom is home, putting the kids to bed. The littlest is passed out in my arms
9:05
Quality veg time
10:40
Bed time! And I don't have to get up at the crack of yawn!
Awake
7:45
Out of the pool
Same deal as Monday, times are relative to 100 goal pace
400 warm up
4x100 kick/swim @ +40
7x50 @ +30
300 @ +7
3x100 +25
2x200 +5
3x150 +25
3x150 +0
50 ez
5:30
Home - just hang with the family tonight!
5:50
The wife is out taking some time to herself. I can't remember exactly what she's doing but it includes reading a book and takes more than an hour :)
6:15
Cleared the dinner table (left overs for lunch tomorrow)
Swept the floor around the dinner table
Replaced already empty roll of toilet paper
6:50
I think I just dozed off. All three kids are doing great playing!
7:05
Five straight minutes of strumming our lips. Bath time.
7:20
Bath time done. Kids are waiting for mom to come home
8:05
Mom is home, putting the kids to bed. The littlest is passed out in my arms
9:05
Quality veg time
10:40
Bed time! And I don't have to get up at the crack of yawn!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
WITL : Tuesday
6:00
Awake, but super tired. Moving bike ride to tonight in favor of sleep now.
7:30
Up. The wife asked if I wanted her to help wake me up earlier, and took the kids downstairs to be quiet for a while. See, I told you she's great.
8:30
At work
8:50
I seem to have misplaced my watch ... drat. It's surprising how much I would miss it if it were gone
9:02
Realized I left my watch in the bathroom before I left work. It was in lost and found. Yay!
10:08
I left my lunch at home
10:10
The wife has come to work with my lunch! Life saver!
11:00
Run, 30 minutes RPE 3
5:00
Leaving work
5:30
Dinner, a good time hanging out with the family!
6:30
Stories with the kids
6:50 - 9:20
Small group get together. It was great.
9:45
Getting on the bike
10:55
Getting off the bike. Small break before getting ready for morning.
10 minutes small ring spinning
40 minutes big ring. Add in some "hills"
10 minutes small ring spinning
11:20
Done loafing. Stretch
12:00
Emptied the dishwasher
Made lunch
Time for sleep, early morning
Awake, but super tired. Moving bike ride to tonight in favor of sleep now.
7:30
Up. The wife asked if I wanted her to help wake me up earlier, and took the kids downstairs to be quiet for a while. See, I told you she's great.
8:30
At work
8:50
I seem to have misplaced my watch ... drat. It's surprising how much I would miss it if it were gone
9:02
Realized I left my watch in the bathroom before I left work. It was in lost and found. Yay!
10:08
I left my lunch at home
10:10
The wife has come to work with my lunch! Life saver!
11:00
Run, 30 minutes RPE 3
5:00
Leaving work
5:30
Dinner, a good time hanging out with the family!
6:30
Stories with the kids
6:50 - 9:20
Small group get together. It was great.
9:45
Getting on the bike
10:55
Getting off the bike. Small break before getting ready for morning.
10 minutes small ring spinning
40 minutes big ring. Add in some "hills"
10 minutes small ring spinning
11:20
Done loafing. Stretch
12:00
Emptied the dishwasher
Made lunch
Time for sleep, early morning
WITL : Monday
5:00
Awake
5:50
Had breakfast, now I'm at the pool
7:10
Out of the pool
500 warm up
Figure your goal pace for 1000 (mine is 1:20 per hundred yards.) Intervals below are relative to that
At work - stopped for gas.
11:00
Meeting scheduled over normal run time. Moved 45 minutes or so
12:30
Run done
10 min warm up
6x
0:20 Stride
4:40 RPE3
5:20
Leaving work
6:10
Done with dinner. Hanging out with the kids while they color.
6:20
I was reading books to the kids. We got to Time of Wonder by Robert McClosky - not good. Even the kids couldn't stand it.
7:50
9:30
Had good veg time. Watched some tv with the wife with some easy conversation. Played with the little one for a bit. Time to make tomorrow's lunch.
10:05
10:25
I think I forgot my watch at work, so no fun stats to drool over tomorrow when looking at the biking I have in the morning.
The tiny one is sleeping. Time for bed
Awake
5:50
Had breakfast, now I'm at the pool
7:10
Out of the pool
500 warm up
Figure your goal pace for 1000 (mine is 1:20 per hundred yards.) Intervals below are relative to that
- 600 @ +15
- 500 @ +13
- 3x100 @ +20 (recovery)
- 400 @ + 10
- 300 @ + 5
- 3x100 @ +20 (recovery)
- 200 @ -5
- 100 @ -10
- 100 ez
At work - stopped for gas.
11:00
Meeting scheduled over normal run time. Moved 45 minutes or so
12:30
Run done
10 min warm up
6x
0:20 Stride
4:40 RPE3
5:20
Leaving work
6:10
Done with dinner. Hanging out with the kids while they color.
6:20
I was reading books to the kids. We got to Time of Wonder by Robert McClosky - not good. Even the kids couldn't stand it.
7:50
- Grabbed a tiny nap.
- Read a few more books
- Played yahtzee kids edition
- Jammies on
- Teeth brushed
- Tucked in
9:30
Had good veg time. Watched some tv with the wife with some easy conversation. Played with the little one for a bit. Time to make tomorrow's lunch.
10:05
- Made lunch
- Emptied dishwasher
- Washed some non-dishwasher dishes
10:25
I think I forgot my watch at work, so no fun stats to drool over tomorrow when looking at the biking I have in the morning.
- Setup bike
- Hung up wet swimming stuff
- Hung up wet running stuff
- The littlest isn't tired, but the wife is, so the wee one is down with me till she tires out
The tiny one is sleeping. Time for bed
Monday, February 6, 2012
WITL : Sunday
12:05
Heading to bed - SNL got me again. The plan is to be up and on the bike trainer by 6.
12:30
Ha! Still awake, did some prep for morning and started the dish washer. This probably won't be as funny at 5:30 :)
2:20
Oldest up - mom took over
6:08
Up late, still need to get dressed and set up. Shorter than planned workout ahead.
Finally on the bike. 45 minutes lost to sleeping in.
45 minutes mostly normal pace. Mix in some hills.
Since I'm on a trainer hills equals big gear which should slow down my cadence.
This was supposed to be a 90 minute ride
7:15
Out the door on the way to church.
8:30
At church, on time. Climbed what felt like a hundred steps to find a new place to sit. My legs are more tired than I figured :)
Philippians 1:15-18
The littlest didn't make it, mom took her to the family room.
10:00
Young families group
The littlest didn't make it. Mom put her in the nursery. She didn't make it there either.
11:20
Home. Figure out what we want for lunch.
11:25
Help the kids with a craft.
11:50
Lunch in for the kids - corn dogs and fresh oven baked fries.
The wife is on the bike trainer
Pizza and cut veggies for the adults (I snuck a corn dog too)
12:00
Took some water down to the wife and turned off the heat. The trainer is an unhappy place when the heat is on. Also made sure the fan was blowing on her.
12:40
Lunch
1:00
Lunch is done - veg for a few
1:35
Just woke up from a nap. The wife is making soup for tomorrow.
3:15
Made a double batch of hummus and some fresh lemonade. Who would have thought that would take so long :)
3:40
Just got done sitting around chatting with the SIL and wife. Also tasted some of the new lemonade. Gonna go hang out with the kids for a bit.
3:55
Parents know, if your kids are playing peacefully, let them play. I watched them play for a bit while I held the littlest. Mom and SIL went to the store for a small break.
5:30
The SIL and wife came home with super bowl snacks. My body is a temple of sugar and salt :p. We spent some time enjoying a tiny bit of that, then went down to watch some pre-game and tickled the kids for about 45 minutes.
Game time.
7:00
Bedtime for the kids. Getting a kid to eat soup when there are snacks around is T.O.U.G.H. But we did it.
7:30
Kids in bed
Kids both sleeping. The best thing about this time of day is that I usually sneak a little nap in :p
9:00
Game is over. Time to get ready for the morning. Up before five :s
9:15
Ok for real this time, make lunch. The littlest was squawking up a storm and I hadn't taken a turn yet.
10:05
Made lunch for tomorrow, packed swimming and running gear. Talked to the wife for a while.
Time to stretch, need more sleep than last night ;)
10:25
Stretching done - heading to bed.
Heading to bed - SNL got me again. The plan is to be up and on the bike trainer by 6.
12:30
Ha! Still awake, did some prep for morning and started the dish washer. This probably won't be as funny at 5:30 :)
2:20
Oldest up - mom took over
6:08
Up late, still need to get dressed and set up. Shorter than planned workout ahead.
- Eat breakfast
- Setup bike
Finally on the bike. 45 minutes lost to sleeping in.
45 minutes mostly normal pace. Mix in some hills.
Since I'm on a trainer hills equals big gear which should slow down my cadence.
This was supposed to be a 90 minute ride
7:15
- Off the bike.
- Chat with wife.
- Take shower
- Get dressed
- Brush oldest's hair and teeth
- Brush middle's hair and teeth
- Put bike away
- Get coats on
Out the door on the way to church.
8:30
At church, on time. Climbed what felt like a hundred steps to find a new place to sit. My legs are more tired than I figured :)
Philippians 1:15-18
The littlest didn't make it, mom took her to the family room.
10:00
Young families group
The littlest didn't make it. Mom put her in the nursery. She didn't make it there either.
11:20
Home. Figure out what we want for lunch.
11:25
Help the kids with a craft.
11:50
Lunch in for the kids - corn dogs and fresh oven baked fries.
The wife is on the bike trainer
Pizza and cut veggies for the adults (I snuck a corn dog too)
12:00
Took some water down to the wife and turned off the heat. The trainer is an unhappy place when the heat is on. Also made sure the fan was blowing on her.
12:40
Lunch
1:00
Lunch is done - veg for a few
1:35
Just woke up from a nap. The wife is making soup for tomorrow.
3:15
Made a double batch of hummus and some fresh lemonade. Who would have thought that would take so long :)
3:40
Just got done sitting around chatting with the SIL and wife. Also tasted some of the new lemonade. Gonna go hang out with the kids for a bit.
3:55
Parents know, if your kids are playing peacefully, let them play. I watched them play for a bit while I held the littlest. Mom and SIL went to the store for a small break.
5:30
The SIL and wife came home with super bowl snacks. My body is a temple of sugar and salt :p. We spent some time enjoying a tiny bit of that, then went down to watch some pre-game and tickled the kids for about 45 minutes.
Game time.
7:00
Bedtime for the kids. Getting a kid to eat soup when there are snacks around is T.O.U.G.H. But we did it.
7:30
Kids in bed
- Bath time done
- Teeth brushed
- Hair brushed
- Books read
- Tucked in
Kids both sleeping. The best thing about this time of day is that I usually sneak a little nap in :p
9:00
Game is over. Time to get ready for the morning. Up before five :s
9:15
Ok for real this time, make lunch. The littlest was squawking up a storm and I hadn't taken a turn yet.
10:05
Made lunch for tomorrow, packed swimming and running gear. Talked to the wife for a while.
Time to stretch, need more sleep than last night ;)
10:25
Stretching done - heading to bed.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
A week in the life
Whenever I talk about triathlons or running or biking or swimming individually with people who don't do all three or don't do any of them the thing I hear most is: how do you find the time?
I'm married, have three little kids and a job. I feel like I live a pretty normal life, and tossing in 7 or 8 hours of workouts a week in there is pretty doable without any major interruption.
So this week I will post an entry a day about how that day went down. This week of training isn't super strenuous, there will be weeks in my future before June where the hours start to rachet up a bit, but the general idea of how I fit workouts into my daily schedule and still have time for everything else is roughly the same.
One important note
My wife is the most supportive person I know when it comes to basically all things in my life. As I navigate my life from day to day I try to identify traits in others I enjoy, appreciate, and want to emulate. This is one of those traits. Without her love and support I am sure I would be much more stressed about getting time in from day to day.
I'm married, have three little kids and a job. I feel like I live a pretty normal life, and tossing in 7 or 8 hours of workouts a week in there is pretty doable without any major interruption.
So this week I will post an entry a day about how that day went down. This week of training isn't super strenuous, there will be weeks in my future before June where the hours start to rachet up a bit, but the general idea of how I fit workouts into my daily schedule and still have time for everything else is roughly the same.
One important note
My wife is the most supportive person I know when it comes to basically all things in my life. As I navigate my life from day to day I try to identify traits in others I enjoy, appreciate, and want to emulate. This is one of those traits. Without her love and support I am sure I would be much more stressed about getting time in from day to day.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
January Training Notes
This month my totals look like this
Overall
My official training plan started on the 23rd. The rest of the month was gearing up for the plan. Establishing a 'base' if you will. The plan assumed I was not just climbing off the couch. With just over a week under my belt the plan has added a certain amount of structure to the schedule which is a special challenge all it's own. But so far so good.
Swim
Swimming is going well, I'm doing an hour three days a week, averaging about 3k yards a day. I've said it before and I'll say it again, joining a masters team is probably the easiest way to get better at swimming. My sister-in-law who proclaims she had never swam before is already on the verge of moving out of the beginner's lane.
Bike
Last month I said I needed to get my butt ready for the training season (literally - so it wouldn't be sore.) I didn't quite get there, so my little tushy has been sore for a few days here. All of those hours are trainer hours, but it's going well. As I look forward on the schedule I can see that the bike portions are going to get tougher.
Run
Having an abnormally warm winter has been great. I think of all that running I've only done two on the treadmill. One thing about the treadmill - IT MAKES RUNNING A MILLION TIMES HARDER.
Resolution
This month's resolution was to eat breakfast every morning. It went well, I'll be trying to stick with it, though one sort of tricky part of this is that every couple of weeks I like to try to sleep past when someone would normally eat breakfast and just start at lunch time. I didn't do that this month, but I may in the future :)
| Distance | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Swim | 31,000 yards | 11 hours |
| Bike | 73 miles | 6:15 hours |
| Run | 43.5 miles | 6:15 hours |
Overall
My official training plan started on the 23rd. The rest of the month was gearing up for the plan. Establishing a 'base' if you will. The plan assumed I was not just climbing off the couch. With just over a week under my belt the plan has added a certain amount of structure to the schedule which is a special challenge all it's own. But so far so good.
Swim
Swimming is going well, I'm doing an hour three days a week, averaging about 3k yards a day. I've said it before and I'll say it again, joining a masters team is probably the easiest way to get better at swimming. My sister-in-law who proclaims she had never swam before is already on the verge of moving out of the beginner's lane.
Bike
Last month I said I needed to get my butt ready for the training season (literally - so it wouldn't be sore.) I didn't quite get there, so my little tushy has been sore for a few days here. All of those hours are trainer hours, but it's going well. As I look forward on the schedule I can see that the bike portions are going to get tougher.
Run
Having an abnormally warm winter has been great. I think of all that running I've only done two on the treadmill. One thing about the treadmill - IT MAKES RUNNING A MILLION TIMES HARDER.
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| Two runs. On the left is outside. On the right inside. Notice how I can run almost as far in 10 | fewer minutes |
Resolution
This month's resolution was to eat breakfast every morning. It went well, I'll be trying to stick with it, though one sort of tricky part of this is that every couple of weeks I like to try to sleep past when someone would normally eat breakfast and just start at lunch time. I didn't do that this month, but I may in the future :)
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