70.3 week 4 training

This week was a much-needed "easy" week.  I was a little banged up from lots of early mornings and late nights, plus my bike wreck last week, and my hurt hip.  So having a lighter training load was definitely a good thing.

Workouts for the week:

Monday: rest!
Tuesday: bike 40 min with 8x30 second sprints (in the trainer)
Wednesday: 5 mile run on the treadmill, missed 800m swim
Thursday: 800m swim with 3x100m pace and 4 mile run
Friday: missed 40 min bike
Saturday: 1000m swim, 7 mi run
Sunday: scheduled 25mi bike, actually rode 21.5 miles

Wednesday had me frustrated to the max.  I slept through my alarm due to very poor sleepers the night before.  I got the kids settled into the toy room at the Y before their scheduled gymnastics class with hopes of getting my swim in quickly, but then found out there was no lap swim at that time.  And then the day never allowed for me to get back to the pool.  So I ran an extra mile to make up for it.

I am hoping to be in the trainer less this week.  It's really starting to wear on my back tire, and I'd like not to have to replace it twice this summer.  My plan is for new tires before Racine anyway, hoping to avoid a blowout during the race.

This upcoming week ought to be really interesting.  It's another building week, and I have a race scheduled for Sunday.  So figuring out how to navigate training and the race, and what it's ok to let go of.  My race is short; it's a marathon relay and my leg is less than 7 miles, but very hilly (which is great!).  The weather is also pretty nasty...lots of storms and rain predicted.  That could make things tricky for the pool, which obviously closes if there is lightning and for staying outside.  Rain is one thing, lightning is another.

Excited to get to it.  Feeling stronger and more confident all the time!