PFT

Overall I'm pretty happy with my performance this morning. I maxed my push-ups, waist measurement, and run time. My sit-ups were pretty pathetic though only a measily 42, which will cost me the PT ribbon despite scoring an overall 97.5.

Waist:30"
Push-Ups:62
Sit-Ups:42
1.5mi Run:9:36

Just got back from a swim at the Rec, 1600m just under 1 hour with break =) felt good, but still slow must hit the pool more!

Lessons learned

Certain cadets are really starting to tick me off, why in the name of Zeus can't they even get simple simple things done on time. GRRRRRR!

Ok back to training stuff. Did a really good swim yesterday evening, man I have gotten slow in the pool even Andy was able to pass me. I'm actualy really happy he was able to get fast since he used to struggle so bad, guess its my turn now. So with that being said I have determined I need to get in the pool at least 4 times a week. This should really help get me into shape since like my mom actually pointed out I come out of the water so drained (and usually so far behind the pack) that I'm dead. I also need to step up my running that 8:45 pace was brutal which is pretty pathetic.

Also I need to get a better hydration system as the hydrotail really didn't work that well. I also need to practice drinking on the bike, since getting those bottles back in was a royal pain in the ass.

Just got back from a trail run with TriCats it was a really great run here is the motionbased link:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/view.do?episodePk.pkValue=4063728

off my goal HR by .1 (Zone 4.0 vs goal of 3.9) so not to bad. Defiantly need to work on my ankle strength/flexibility towards the end it was defiantly starting to give out. Should be in good shape for the PFT tomorrow as well. Ok time for dinner then bed.

The week thus far

Ok first off owwww. Went on a one hour bike ride on my tri-bike monday, and simply ouch. I really need to go and get a fit for that bike since my tinkering has resulted in a bike that really makes it hurt to be in aero for more then 15-20 min. Hoping to get that done today by Don at Bargain basement.

Two days zero training

Doh! Been extremely busy with school/life and as a result no training. Mostly this is due to me not waking up early in the morning, but I think i'm getting sick or fighting something as my throat has been kinda rough and I have an on and off runny nose, so figure sleep in a few days to save a few weeks of lost training. I have been productive on other accounts getting the carpets cleaned, bug guy scheduled, and getting my Dell fixed. Playing capture the flag tonight with ROTC so should be fun, hopefully I wont miss any training this weekend. Yumm pancakes!

10 Seconds are you kidding me?

Ugh missed my goal for this morning's workout by 10 friggin seconds. Took a practice PFT with the wing and while the course was longer then the prescribed distance I still should have been able to get this done in under 9:30, instead of 9:40. Was able to max the push-ups easily and stopped doing sit-ups after 40 but still with like 20 seconds left to go so can probably max that. The other good thing was my knee wasn't hurting at all this morning that icy-hot must have really helped. Only got 5 hours of sleep after reseting the alarm when it went off at 4 this morning.

Just got back from the TriCats swim totaled about 2500m in 1hr 15min. Team dinner at Pita pit yum!

Tues

Ok so I shortened the planned run for today while out on the run due to various factors. First off wasn't feeling that great (explained below) and with the PPFT coming up tomorrow wanted to make sure I was in decent shape for that.

42 min - Total
37 min - run
5 min - cooldown
Observations: Right knee hurt when I started but went away after a while, just sort of felt odd the rest of the run. Got some side cramps nothing that would stop me running just kind of a nuisance. No HRM so just going by my own judgement, run just felt fast not to sure about distances or pace. No hydration prior infact only had a cup of coffee in the last few hours, so that probably didn't help anything.

Got up with about 5-6 hrs of sleep on the first alarm. Breakfast was a burrito at cactus, lunch was a PB/Honey sandwich, and dinner was chicken ceaser at Chili's.

Monday 10 Sept

Not exactly the way I wanted to start off this new plan but oh well. Slept in past my alarm....repeatedly so figure I'll figure I got around 8.5hrs. Breakfast was a banana and a ensure nutrient shake. Missed my scheduled bike ride but plan on making it up after class. Wasn't able to finish my HIST 403A paper but I'll finish that up after the bike ride this afternoon, so that I can work on it properly, rather take a grade lower on the paper and not accidentally plagiarize then plagiarize on accident and get screwed. Lunch was just a peanut butter and honey sandwich.

edit. Ok so after looking at my training hours for the week I think that 16 hours is too much at the start (thats where I feel I should be at the end of this base period) so I'm cutting the run off of today, and I think I will be shortening the long bike on sat by an hour and the long run by 30 min, basically that would be at about 13.5hrs for the week which is closer to where I think I should be.

Ack!

What a horrible training week. After a really promising weekend last week, this week turned out to be a total bust. Besides a easy swim on Tuesday I haven't been able to do anything else! I'm planning on doing a long ride tomorrow and then a run on Monday instead of resting since I haven't worked out all week. I can only hope next week turns out better. I have set 2 goals of making 90% of all my scheduled workouts and updating this blog daily with updates, so lets see if I can keep that up!