24 Hour Challenge - May 2015
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5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
Total through 5/20 - 24.18
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
A late arrival to this challenge; I'm posting logs in the May Running challenge; won't bore the thread with duplicating them here. From my Garmin log to date:
Count: 23 Activities Distance: 152.34 km (target 160km, stretch goal 200km) Time: 18:54:31 h:m:s
I do believe I'll make it!0 -
@Ejourneys i'm so sorry to read about your latest bone scan showing osteopenia. hoping the stepping routine will help alleviate some of the discomfort caused by this new prognosis.0
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5/1... 142 min
5/2... rest day
5/3... 148 min
5/4... 149 min
5/5... 180 min
5/6... 142 min
5/7... 152 min
5/8... 172 min
5/9... sick day
5/10... 150 min
5/11... colonoscopy
5/12... 145 min
5/13... 169 min
5/14... 147 min
5/15... 200 min
5/16... 128 min
5/17... rest day
5/18... 157 min
5/19... rest day
5/20... 57 min
5/21... 69 min
total min: 2307/ 14400 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
Total through 5/21 - 24.93
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
mjohnson1twenty wrote: »@Ejourneys i'm so sorry to read about your latest bone scan showing osteopenia. hoping the stepping routine will help alleviate some of the discomfort caused by this new prognosis.
May 21: 60 min, 18.9 mi + 30 min stepping
Total for May so far: 23 hours, 381.6 mi
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May 1: 70 minutes
May 2: 60 minutes
May 5: 120 minutes
May 7: 40 minutes
May 8: 80 minutes
May 10: 90 minutes
May 11: 90
May 12: 90
May 14: 80
May 15: 60 minutes
May 18: 70 minutes
May 19: 90 minutes
May 20: 60 minutes
May 21: 140 minutes (14 km walk!)
Total: 19' 00" / 24 hours0 -
May 22: 60 min, 20.8 mi + 30 min stepping
Total for May so far: 24.5 hours, 402.4 mi
Gooooooaaaaalll!!!0 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
Total through 5/23 - 26.42
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
5/1... 142 min
5/2... rest day
5/3... 148 min
5/4... 149 min
5/5... 180 min
5/6... 142 min
5/7... 152 min
5/8... 172 min
5/9... sick day
5/10... 150 min
5/11... colonoscopy
5/12... 145 min
5/13... 169 min
5/14... 147 min
5/15... 200 min
5/16... 128 min
5/17... rest day
5/18... 157 min
5/19... rest day
5/20... 57 min
5/21... 69 min
5/22... 53 min
5/23... 360 min (estimated time of moving my daughter)
total min: 2720/ 14400 -
May 23: 60 min, 20.3 mi + 30 min dancing
Total for May so far: 26 hours, 422.7 mi0 -
I do 3 hours a day so technical done for May.0
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March Total: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April Total: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
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It's late autumn here ... pitch black and chilly in the evenings now. So getting outside in the evenings is more of a challenge nevertheless, I'll see what I can do. My husband is working on setting up a gym inside, so that will help ... and there are always weekends.
So, to start ...
May ...
01 Fri -- 3.2 km walking (35 min)
02 Sat -- 37.43 km cycling (120 min)
03 Sun -- 31.04 km cycling (100 min)
04 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min) ... all utility walking, commuting to work, walking between work and uni
Plus I did a 35 min stair climbing workout in the evening. My yard is full of little sets of stairs. The longest one is 7 steps so I mainly focused on that one, up and down, up and down, but I also jogged between the others and did them too for some variety. In total, just over 1000 stairs climbed.
Plus 10 min upper body weights workout.
05 Tues - 4.8 km walking (60 min) ... again, all utility walking.
Sub-total:
Walking: 12 km (7.4 miles)
Cycling: 68.47 km (42.5 miles)
Time: 365 min (6 h 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
Hmmm ... I haven't logged in here in a little while ...
06 Wed - 2.8 km walking (35 min)
07 Thurs - 5.3 km walking (65 min)
08 Fri - 3.8 km walking (45 min)
09 Sat - 27.5 km cycling (85 min) ... relatively flat ride on the Cycleway
10 Sun - 41.03 km cycling (120 min) ... hilly ride up behind our place 764 metres of climbing.
Sub-total:
Walking: 23.9 km (14.8 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 715 min (11 h 55 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
11 Mon - 5.7 km walking (70 min)
12 Tues - 4.6 km walking (55 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 34.2 km (21.25 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 840 min (14 hours) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
13 Wed - 6.6 km walking (75 min)
14 Thurs - 4.7 km walking (55 min)
15 Fri - 3.5 km walking (40 min)
16 Sat - 22.3 km ride with 557 metres of climbing (70 min)
17 Sat - 26 km flatter ride along the foreshore (80 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 49 km (30.4 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1160 min (19 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
18 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min)
19 Tues - 6.15 km walking (75 min)
20 Wed - 4 km walking (50 min) ... so far. The day is still young.
Sub-total:
Walking: 63.15 km (39.2 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1335 min (22 hours 15 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
21 Thurs - 2.7 km (30 min)
22 Fri - 2.7 km (30 min)
23 Sat - 31.66 km ... relatively flat (95 min)
24 Sun - 25.5 km with 400 metres of climbing .... hilly and chilly (75 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 68.55 km (42.6 miles)
Cycling: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
Time: 1565 min (26 hours 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
Passed the 24-hour mark.
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May 24: 60 min, 19.7 mi + 30 min dancing
Total for May so far: 27.5 hours, 442.4 mi0 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
Total through 5/25 - 31.71
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
March Total: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April Total: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
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It's late autumn here ... pitch black and chilly in the evenings now. So getting outside in the evenings is more of a challenge nevertheless, I'll see what I can do. My husband is working on setting up a gym inside, so that will help ... and there are always weekends.
So, to start ...
May ...
01 Fri -- 3.2 km walking (35 min)
02 Sat -- 37.43 km cycling (120 min)
03 Sun -- 31.04 km cycling (100 min)
04 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min) ... all utility walking, commuting to work, walking between work and uni
Plus I did a 35 min stair climbing workout in the evening. My yard is full of little sets of stairs. The longest one is 7 steps so I mainly focused on that one, up and down, up and down, but I also jogged between the others and did them too for some variety. In total, just over 1000 stairs climbed.
Plus 10 min upper body weights workout.
05 Tues - 4.8 km walking (60 min) ... again, all utility walking.
Sub-total:
Walking: 12 km (7.4 miles)
Cycling: 68.47 km (42.5 miles)
Time: 365 min (6 h 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
Hmmm ... I haven't logged in here in a little while ...
06 Wed - 2.8 km walking (35 min)
07 Thurs - 5.3 km walking (65 min)
08 Fri - 3.8 km walking (45 min)
09 Sat - 27.5 km cycling (85 min) ... relatively flat ride on the Cycleway
10 Sun - 41.03 km cycling (120 min) ... hilly ride up behind our place 764 metres of climbing.
Sub-total:
Walking: 23.9 km (14.8 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 715 min (11 h 55 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
11 Mon - 5.7 km walking (70 min)
12 Tues - 4.6 km walking (55 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 34.2 km (21.25 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 840 min (14 hours) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
13 Wed - 6.6 km walking (75 min)
14 Thurs - 4.7 km walking (55 min)
15 Fri - 3.5 km walking (40 min)
16 Sat - 22.3 km ride with 557 metres of climbing (70 min)
17 Sat - 26 km flatter ride along the foreshore (80 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 49 km (30.4 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1160 min (19 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
18 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min)
19 Tues - 6.15 km walking (75 min)
20 Wed - 4 km walking (50 min) ... so far. The day is still young.
Sub-total:
Walking: 63.15 km (39.2 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1335 min (22 hours 15 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
21 Thurs - 2.7 km (30 min)
22 Fri - 2.7 km (30 min)
23 Sat - 31.66 km ... relatively flat (95 min)
24 Sun - 25.5 km with 400 metres of climbing .... hilly and chilly (75 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 68.55 km (42.6 miles)
Cycling: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
Time: 1565 min (26 hours 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
Passed the 24-hour mark.
25 Mon - 7.2 km walking (90 min)
Sub-total:
Walking: 75.75 km (47.1 miles)
Cycling: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
Time: 1655 min (27 hours 35 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights
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May 25: 60 min, 20.8 mi
Total for May so far: 28.5 hours, 463.2 mi0 -
From my Garmin log to date:
Running: 24:20:02 Cycling: 7:43:31
Month isn't over, keep on truckin' everyone.
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5/1... 142 min
5/2... rest day
5/3... 148 min
5/4... 149 min
5/5... 180 min
5/6... 142 min
5/7... 152 min
5/8... 172 min
5/9... sick day
5/10... 150 min
5/11... colonoscopy
5/12... 145 min
5/13... 169 min
5/14... 147 min
5/15... 200 min
5/16... 128 min
5/17... rest day
5/18... 157 min
5/19... rest day
5/20... 57 min
5/21... 69 min
5/22... 53 min
5/23... 360 min (estimated time of moving my daughter)
5/24... rest day
5/25... 180 min
total min: 2900/ 14400 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
5/26 - 4x500Y TT with 1:30 rest btw and 10x25Y kick set TT w/15 sec rest btw in 54:55 before work, and yoga class (58:27) after work. Total 1:53:22
Total through 5/26 - 33.60
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
May 26: 60 min, 19.6 mi
Total for May so far: 29.5 hours, 482.8 mi0 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
5/26 - 4x500Y TT with 1:30 rest btw and 10x25Y kick set TT w/15 sec rest btw in 54:55 before work, and yoga class (58:27) after work. Total 1:53:22
5/27 - Brick - 16.26 mile bike in 1:00:20 and 3.3 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:33
Total through 5/27 - 35.11
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/24
0 -
5/1... 142 min
5/2... rest day
5/3... 148 min
5/4... 149 min
5/5... 180 min
5/6... 142 min
5/7... 152 min
5/8... 172 min
5/9... sick day
5/10... 150 min
5/11... colonoscopy
5/12... 145 min
5/13... 169 min
5/14... 147 min
5/15... 200 min
5/16... 128 min
5/17... rest day
5/18... 157 min
5/19... rest day
5/20... 57 min
5/21... 69 min
5/22... 53 min
5/23... 360 min (estimated time of moving my daughter)
5/24... rest day
5/25... 180 min
5/26... 114 min
total min: 3014/ 14400 -
May 27: 60 min, 19 mi + 30 min treadmill
Total for May so far: 31 hours, 501.8 (cycling) mi0 -
5/1... 142 min
5/2... rest day
5/3... 148 min
5/4... 149 min
5/5... 180 min
5/6... 142 min
5/7... 152 min
5/8... 172 min
5/9... sick day
5/10... 150 min
5/11... colonoscopy
5/12... 145 min
5/13... 169 min
5/14... 147 min
5/15... 200 min
5/16... 128 min
5/17... rest day
5/18... 157 min
5/19... rest day
5/20... 57 min
5/21... 69 min
5/22... 53 min
5/23... 360 min (estimated time of moving my daughter)
5/24... rest day
5/25... 180 min
5/26... 144 min
5/27... 114 min
5/28... 166 min
total min: 3324/ 14400 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
5/26 - 4x500Y TT with 1:30 rest btw and 10x25Y kick set TT w/15 sec rest btw in 54:55 before work, and yoga class (58:27) after work. Total 1:53:22
5/27 - Brick - 16.26 mile bike in 1:00:20 and 3.3 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:33
5/28 - easy 2800Y swim in 58:35
Total through 5/28 - 36.08
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240 -
May 28: 60 min, 20.3 mi
Total for May so far: 32 hours, 522.1 mi0 -
I've been terrible at updating, but still going!
May 1: 70 minutes
May 2: 60 minutes
May 5: 120 minutes
May 7: 40 minutes
May 8: 80 minutes
May 10: 90 minutes
May 11: 90
May 12: 90 (12 km walk)
May 14: 80 (12 km walk)
May 15: 60 minutes
May 18: 120 minutes (12 km walk) (started using Map My Walk)
May 19: 90 minutes (8 km)
May 20: 60 minutes (zumba)
May 21: 130 minutes (13.5 km)
May 22: 60 minutes (6 km)
May 23: 4 hours slow walking, NOT including this in my totals.
May 25: 70 minutes (7 km)
May 27: 60 minutes (zumba)
May 28: 150 minutes (15 km walk)
Total: 24' 20" / 24 hours0 -
May 29: 60 min, 19.7 mi + 30 min treadmill
Total for May so far: 33.5 hours, 541.8 (cycling) mi0 -
5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
5/26 - 4x500Y TT with 1:30 rest btw and 10x25Y kick set TT w/15 sec rest btw in 54:55 before work, and yoga class (58:27) after work. Total 1:53:22
5/27 - Brick - 16.26 mile bike in 1:00:20 and 3.3 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:33
5/28 - easy 2800Y swim in 58:35
5/29 - rest day (did do some core in the morning, but I'm not counting it)
5/30 - Brick - rode the IM70.3 bike course - 52.98 miles (not sure where I lost 2 miles) in 3:45:35 (thanks to a horrible headwind for half the course), then ran 5 miles in 1:03:37. Yep. I am going to die on the half marathon portion of the program in 3 weeks.
Total through 5/30 - 40.90
Goal met 5/20!
History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/240
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