While stretching I was thinking how is it that I feel so good right now? Maybe I expect to feel like crap--more tired, more sore muscularly, something. But it's not happening. I am not complaining--after all, it's only March! But it got me to thinking that this extra stuff I've been doing has been helping me in subtle ways. Like this morning, my right knee was a little gnarly from yesterday's ride (and probably the brick run), but I'm pretty sure jumping rope this morning fixed it right up. Why? Because it's tough to jump without putting equal force on both your knees, and my knees get out of whack because the left one has no ACL and so it fucks with my hip mechanics. And with the pushups and pullups, it has forced my back, from upper to lower, to equalize in strength, and I can tell when I roll on the foam roller that I am much more symmetrical in terms of which muscles feel "crunchy," which is a term I use when I can feel one muscle rolling over another one and the sensation to me is one of crunchiness, although maybe there's a technical term for it.
The other thing I notice is that just by dropping a few pounds I feel much better running, and since running is the big screwer upper of everyone's low back, it stands to reason I should not feel as beat up. Yep! I remember a few years ago when I first hit 112 lbs. how much I noticed how much better I felt.
I suppose watching my diet a little more has made a contribution, too. Although I have to say that 1/2 bag of jelly beans last night was necessary and must have contributed to me feeling so good running this morning!
It wasn't until this morning that I realized why my training plan had me doing the long run yesterday and the ride today--it's because I do another 1:40 run on Thursday morning, so if I'd done today's run yesterday I'd have one more day of recovery, but what the fuck, I've done a lot more crazy shit than that so no worries there. When I see what other people are up to on Facebook, I feel like a total slacker anyway.
Mentally I feel a bit edgy. Like I'm in an Ironman build. DOH!!! I feel strong and also like I could rip someone's face off at any minute. I know that sounds harsh, but it's just a state that my body gets in and it affects my psyche, too. But I'm aware of it, so I don't actually go around ripping people's faces off.
But this is just the beginning. I've got another 8 weeks of pretty serious training, and then it's Triple T, which by itself makes for a big week, and then 8 weeks of all out craziness followed by IMLP.
I should be happy I feel so good right now--the TIRED is going to be knocking at my door any day now, and I will welcome it with open arms, after all, whose idea was this shit anyway??? MINE!!!
Here's what I got done last week. Oh if you add in the extra crap, it's more like 17 hours...and why I didn't just ride another .5 miles to make 112, who knows? I didn't know I was off that number until today...
| Weekly Workout Totals | 03/16/2009-03/22/2009 This week's totals are sponsored by yin/yang |
| Swim: | 10050 yards (5.7 miles) in 3.58 hours; 23% of weekly workout time; approx. 1255 calories burned Canadian: 9189.72 meters |
| Bike: | Approx. 111.54 miles in 6.15 hours; 39% of weekly workout time; approx. 3325 calories burned; Total TSS=386 Canadian: 179.51 kilometers |
| Run: | Approx. 31.03 miles in 4.66 hours; 30% of weekly workout time; approx. 2100 calories burned Canadian: 49.94 kilometers |
| Strength: | 1.32 hours; 8% of weekly workout time; approx. 330 calories burned |
| All Sports: | Approx. 148.27 miles in 15.71 hours; approx. 7010 calories burned Canadian: 238.62 kilometers |
| Sleep: | 7.5 hours avg./night |
| Stretching: | 2.73 hours. Massage: 1 hours |
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