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[fortheloveofcows]

1 hour zone 2 run.

Please enjoy the large bags under my eyes.

I haven’t died yet everyone. I worked pretty much nonstop until about 3pm on Sunday. Had a total of 6 emergencies over the weekend. Also had a foal at the clinic that needed to be fed every 2 hours. Thank goodness our Saturday tech stayed overnight with me cause she fed overnight and let me get some semblance of sleep. It’s been a rough week already too. I didn’t get out of work til 3.

All I wanted today was a nap before a run and swim. Well I got home so late I only got my run in. But that hour long nap was worth it.

I missed my long run and ride this weekend, which I’m really anxious about now. So I’m gonna try and ride outside on Sunday and possibly do 50 miles. I’m just ready for the weekend. To sleep in on Saturday.

[fortheloveofcows]

Swim and run day! Up early to swim 🏊‍♂️ my 2,500 yards. I actually felt like I was going fast today for my 8x50 and 6x50. I even managed a 53 second 50yard sprint, which I haven’t been able to hammer out in a while. So that was nice. Then worked from 7:30-12:30. Drove an hour each way to both my appointments. So I spent 4 hours in the truck and maybe the entirety of 45 minutes actually working. It felt like a wasted day to look at a hoof abscess and breed one horse. Oh well I got my half day and that’s what really matters. Then got home, got the ponies hay. Then I ran. The run was a 30 minute zone 2 run. My first mile I felt like I was flying!! This was my fastest mile by far with zone 2. My HR has been much easier to keep in zone 2. I do catch myself getting into zone 3 if I get moving too fast and get excited about it. I’m trusting this process. I think if I came out of this training with a solid 10-10:30 minute mile for long distances I would be really happy. I thought about that today during my run. At choo 70.3 I think I averaged 13 min miles. Augusta I was about a 14 min mile. I never did the zone 2 training though, so I’m excited to see what happens.

[fortheloveofcows]

Week 1 of training complete. Now onto week 2 of ironman training. #day166 #100happydaysandcounting #beironfit #fink #ironmantraining #intermediateplan #swimbikerun

[fortheloveofcows]

6 mile zone 2 run. So very slow. Walked pretty much all the uphills that we’re big cause my HR would obviously jump up. This will be good for me. I just need to keep plugging along and my pace will get faster. I’m gonna try my hardest to trust this process of zone 2 training. Now to paint some more.

[fortheloveofcows]

Just a little light reading and some kitten naps this Saturday morning. #beironfit #triathlontraining #roadtohalfironman #chattanooga70.3 #kittennaps #kitten

[happytrier]

My Long Bike today - on a trainer for 4h15m….