#imwi 2020

[fortheloveofcows]

So I went and got on my roadie and did some hills. Then promptly realized I am so horribly out of shape on the bike. So new goal is to master these hills by my house. I mean let’s be real I’m so out of shape in every aspect of triathalon.

Overall it was good. Felt good to get moving and be outside for once. I also started a trend apparently and by the time I was on my fourth loop there were all the sudden a bunch of people out on their bikes!!

So from now on since it’s light out longer when the weather allows I’m gonna go out and ride my hills. Cause IM Wisconsin is gonna be brutal on the hills bike and run. So here we go. Hope my neighborhood wants to watch me ride and run back and forth!!

[fortheloveofcows]

I did it guys! I FINALLY GOT MY ASS OUT OF BED AND RAN!!

I even packed my lunch yesterday and got my morning smoothie and coffee started ahead of time.

I feel so accomplished this morning!

I will say that it was a rough treadmill run. I ran with music instead of watching something. I sang and danced the whole time. But I still struggled on my little hamster wheel. Outside runs will happen soon now that the weather is getting better and we’ll have more daylight in the early morning.

I have my first ever chiropractic appointment for myself today. So we’ll see how that goes.

Then I have to swim tonight.

I’m just so happy I got up and got it done this morning so I don’t have to do it later. 🏃🏼‍♀️

[fortheloveofcows]

1hour 30min indoor ride. I still cannot get it to feel like my resistance is getting harder when I’m with zwift. 😐

Post ride snack. Grapes and berries. Then giant ball jar of seltzer and some lime. Tom says we have to ward off scurvy. (We listened to a podcast and they were talking about scurvy and he’s convinced he has scurvy, (not really)). I’m just trying to do my part.

We have decided that we are going to try and deep clean the house. Cause really it’s gross and there is animal hair everywhere and we’ve been slacking. That’s no way to live when you’re home all the time now with fur bunnies running around the damn house.

[fortheloveofcows]

Normal day off work. I was suppose to get my hair cut but cancelled last minute cause Tom has a cough. Don’t want to be that person spreading disease.

Got on the bike and was suppose to do a brick workout, but my front tire on my roadie was flat. I didn’t realize until 10 minutes in. So I need to change that tire. But I just switched and put my tri bike on the trainer instead. Might as well get used to that anyways. Just wish I had a trainer tire for it. Oh well.

I also think I need to widen my elbow rests. They are so narrow and I was really uncomfortable. I have really wide shoulders. I know being in aero makes you faster but I also want to be comfortable. But that will most likely need to wait due to corona. So I’ll deal until I can figure out where to go for another bike fit.

I didn’t get my run in cause I jumped in the shower cause I was 20minutes behind and was suppose to get to my haircut. When I got out of the shower Tom was awake and coughing. So I called and cancelled which they were ok with since I was being cautious.

He doesn’t have a fever or sore throat so hopefully it’s just a cold and nothing else. Cause I’m not sure what happens to me and my work if he does have corona. 😐

[fortheloveofcows]

1 hour bike this morning. I think I need to work on my cadence. I’m not sure. I feel like I just have such a hard time getting my heart rate in the right zone. Sometimes I feel like I’m just not working hard enough and then every now and then I feel like I’m doing ok during the ride. I just would really love to improve my time on the bike. I guess time will tell when I get some outdoor rides in. That will be the true test of how well the bike is going. That’s a bit off though here in Wisconsin.

I will say I am enjoying zwift and racing with people and trying to pass them. So that’s fun. I actually paid more attention to that than the movie I had on. I need better speakers for my laptop. It’s hard to hear over the trainer.

Green smoothie for breakfast. Banana, strawberries, milk, vanilla protein powder, PB2 powder, spinach, collagen, and ice. It’s so good. I drink this pretty much every morning. It’s filling without being heavy which is nice.

[fortheloveofcows]

Got my swim in after my chiropractic appointment.

I got through the last part of my swim cause I had to go to the store afterwards and I was gonna get me some chocolate milk. Yes, I know going to the store ragingly hungry was a bad idea. I had a list though. I got to the milk section and they were out of the chocolate milk I wanted. I was almost in tears. I was looking forward to that my whole last 1/3 of the swim.

Anyways that’s my sad story of my chocolate milk. I did however buy a big bottle and will pack myself some chocolate milk for after my next swim.

My arms are so sore. I’ve had to do a lot of preg checks and I’m not used to doing a lot anymore. It’s hard to get back into the swing of it when you do a large number of checks every once in a while. Needless to say I am exhausted tonight.

[fortheloveofcows]

2 hours on the trainer with zwift.

My trusty training partners as always stuck by my side and took peaceful naps. I even moved one of the dog beds close by cause Tobey likes to be near me when I’m downstairs. Maddie is fairy happy just lounging on the floor.

The last 20 minutes were, quite frankly, brutal. I was ready to be off the bike. But we got it done.

[fortheloveofcows]

Bike, run, swim. 🚴🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏊🏻‍♀️

30min bike then right onto the treadmill for 15 min. The run actually felt pretty good. I actually ran an extra 3 minutes but forgot to start my damn watch. I was so mad. Obviously if the watch didn’t record it, it didn’t really happen. 😐

Then to the pool to swim. 🏊🏻‍♀️ I did find out it’s a 25yard pool and I’m just slow as shit in the water now. I did play a little with practicing my bilateral breathing. Also played with my hand paddles, and whoa those are a workout. My arms will be sore tomorrow.

Overall a good workout day. Had my half day at work and no calls, so that was A+ too.