Tired
I’m feeling tired today. Really tired. Tired down to the bone. Not like sleepy tired, although I am ready to get into bed. My body’s just exhausted. At first I couldn’t figure out why. It’s only Tuesday. I haven’t been sleeping great and haven’t been sleeping for more than 7 or so hours a night…
Read MoreBack-to-back swims
Last week, my schedule (as messed up by Thanksgiving) called for back-to-back swims on Sunday and Monday. I was worried about doing that, and pretty exhausted from the weekend, so I re-arranged my whole schedule and made sure to get a day break between swims. Because I moved things around, and because I wanted to…
Read MoreSunday
Today, after what felt like a really long week of workouts (I feel like a broken record, and I imgaine this will be a theme of my blog for some months to come), I finally finished my 9 hours. I actually trained 9:43. I swam about 7250 yards, ran about 18 miles, rode for 3…
Read MoreRecovered already
The week felt pretty tough and I was tired on Thursday from the week’s workouts. Taking Friday off worked wonders. It was good psychologically because it made me feel like I had a couple extra hours in the day and definitely good physically as my legs were able to recover. Working out 9 hours this…
Read MoreMore of the same…
Nice title today. “More of the same…” And there will be more, and more, and more. For many months. It’s not boring – definitely not. But it’s exhausting and tiring to think about. And I’m still in the build phase. This week, I’m scheduled for about 9 hours. At some point, I’ll likely be doing…
Read MoreSwimming like a fish
This morning I swam. And then swam some more and then some more. In the end, I swam 3,000 yards in a little over an hour. It was the longest swim of my training so far, and the longest swim that I have ever done. And it felt like it. And it still feels like…
Read MoreAnother run!?
I have to say that I was expecting an off day today. I did take a couple days off last week and didn’t get any of my bike workouts in (except for the spin class), but I worked out hard from Wednesday through Sunday. But, as they say, there’s no rest for the wicked. So,…
Read MoreBack home
Our Thanksgiving holiday finally has come to an end. We had a great weekend out at the beach. As usual, we did a whole lot of nothing – eating, reading, watching movies, walking around, working out (this is always our focus!), a walk on the beach, lots of time playing with the dogs. It was…
Read MoreMore running
My stomach’s still not great, but it’s definitely better than it was yesterday. I wasn’t about to skip my run because of an upset stomach (not this kind of upset stomach at least), so I went out to see what I could do. I started a little tenuously, but it wasn’t bothering me and pretty…
Read MorePost-turkey aches
Last night, sometime before dinner, my stomach really started aching. Actually, it may have even started pretty much right after my run. It was pretty bad, and hasn’t gotten much better. I won’t go into too much detail – but it’s bloated/gassy/pain. It’s worst immediately after I eat anything, then slowly goes away and I…
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