ironman canada // week 15

There was a whole lotta swimbikerun love last week, and I’m still high on the training-induced endorphins! Pretty sure my mood directly correlates with my bike mileage… it topped 100 miles for the first time since last fall, and I’m still smiling.

Even better: Not one, but three bricks, including a 52-mile bike + four-mile transition run. All felt surprisingly good. Progress!

Here’s a breakdown of my biggest training week yet…

Monday

Brick number one: 27-mile bike + 2.24-mile transition run. Taking pictures on the tri bike is a bit trickier than the road bike, but rest assured, I took the pic below during my cool down, so I wasn’t going that fast.

Tuesday

Super chill 2,200-yard morning swim before leaving on a day trip to Detroit.

Wednesday

Brick number two: 27.5-mile bike + 3.8-mile transition run. Everything about this brick felt great. I didn’t want to stop biking, and I didn’t want to stop running.

Thursday

I had dinner plans with my best grad girls, so I brought my run gear with me to work (to save on some drive time across MSP) and left on my 90-minute tempo run from the parking ramp downtown. The first 3o minutes at AeT felt great, the 30 minutes of tempo… decent… and the final 30 minutes… ouch. It was humid, and I had zero water. And, when you don’t have water, all you can think about is water. It crossed my mind numerous times to run down a passing cyclist for their water bottle! A local Dunn Bros. saved the day, and then I went and bought this. Thank you, lululemon.

Friday

Friday night fun in the pool! So many 75s and some flip turn work… 2,400 yards + leg press after swimming.

Saturday

A group of us had plans for a 70 to 80-mile road bike ride at 9a, but thunderstorms rumbled in and stuck around until about 12:30p. When it cleared, we headed west for a 52-mile ride. The Madone got some love! It was a bit of an adjustment the first couple miles – it felt so touchy at first! – but then… biking bliss. Sonia and I rounded out the ride with a four-mile transition run down Minnehaha and around Lake Harriet. Thanks for a fantastic ride, Chelsea, Sonia, Damon and Dan!

Sunday

Thunderstorms rumbled in again this morning, so this morning’s 90-minute got pushed to late morning. It was a bit humid and I got sunburned, but it was a nice recovery run with Sonia along the Mississippi in downtown Saint Paul. And, I hit the pool late afternoon for 2,900 yards of pulling and some more flip turn practice. Still getting water up my nose, but they’re getting better!

In non-training news…

Because legs up the wall is perfectly acceptable at the office… right?

Saturday nights are best spent around a bonfire with your a few of your favorite people. #bestlife

Weekly stats

13 hours, 42 minutes.

Swim: 7,500 yards, 2:49
Bike: 106.91 miles, 6:11:22 (outside!)
Run: 30.23 miles, 4:31:58
Strength: 10:00

This week: Tonight is week two of Tuesday Night Time Trials! My Argon is lookin’ pretty fast with some new wheels, too. And, another 13-hour week on schedule… I cannot wait!

Happy swimbikerunning, friends!