Monthly Summary – January 2009
Here’s January:
Swim: 9,600 yards
Cycling (outdoors): 0 miles
Cycling (indoors): 3:30 (hours)
Run: 81.7 miles
Strength Training/Yoga: 6 sessions
Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 24.75 hours
Weight: 166 – I feel a bit heavy, but the weight is fine. I think I’ve probably lost a little muscle mass and gained a little fat over the last few months. I’ll just call it “insulation” for the winter!
January was, well, if you’ve been reading recently, you know that it had it’s downs and ups. But it ended on a positive note. And that’s what really matters as I head into the rest of 2009. I ran more in January than I have in any month since last June. But I didn’t swim as much as I have been and I didn’t take the bike outside a single time. Granted, it’s been so awfully cold, that I’m friggin’ happy I haven’t felt obligated to ride outside. As I wrote the other day, my swimming has been going well. I wouldn’t mind getting in the pool a little more often, but I know that if I’m gonna run Boston and be careful with my training volume, I’ve got to concentrate on the running.
Today I went on a great run. We’re in Chevy Chase for the weekend visiting my in-laws. A mile or so from their house is a great path that runs through Meadowbrook Park and into Rock Creek Park. It’s pretty quiet on the path, especially on a cold day like today. The path was also pretty icy and at some points covered in frozen snow, left over from the storm last week. It was really cold, but sunny and clear. Once I was warmed up, the cold air felt so refreshing and I loved listening the cracking ice below my feet. I’m still run/walking, but again, my knee felt fine during the run. It’s a little achy tonight, but not too bad.
Indoor ride – January 30
Time: 30 minutes
Average heart rate: 119
Run/Walk – January 31
Distance: 10+ miles
Time: 1:40 (10 min. walk warm-up, 18 x 4 min. run/1 min. walk)
Average heart rate: 139
Course: Chevy Chase, MD, Rock Creek Park
Conditions: Sunny, but COLD and windy (mid-20’s, real feel around 18)
(Edited 2/2/09 to add weight at end of month and edited 2/3/09 to fix error)
I know what it is like to be finaly coming back from an injury, and am very excited for you. It seems that just as you think it is all over you are back to 100%. I hope you contiue to heal and get past this. I read through a lot of your blog while injured thinking about doing a tri myself. Well my true passion is running and I am running healthy again so I am going to stick to that for now. I must say that your resume is really impressive.
That comment from Tiffany is actually from me. I was logged in as my wife.