An Iron Journey

Working more for IronMan Texas 2023. This will keep me accountable 😂

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Climbing today was good. I bouldered I climbed lead. Scary. I hate falling. I did it though and am slowly getting stronger.

So far 20 minutes of running Easy arms Climb for hours

Later I’ll run more (at InSPIRE Rock Indoor Climbing & Team Building Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1E-ADSH7a0/?igshid=yhf0ibj0xait

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Super easy arms and fairly quick. Did 20 minutes of easy running to get warm for climbing. Feel great. Ready to get back into it. (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EX_KOH0wC/?igshid=9xb9af7jrysp

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A reminder

Sure we as athletes want to rain and work towards goals, but sometimes we really have to listen to our bodies when to take in easy. That’s what this past week or so has been for me.

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Swim

I haven’t swim in like a week. That’s bad. I’ve been doing some cross training working on rock climbing and playing some softball. Today I’m throwing a party for my best friend and we are gonna swim a bit and have a lot of fun. It should get me back in. Pool season is almost over and natatorium season will begin. Welllll.... yah indoor swimming. In other news I’m about to change bikes to something better. So new gear hopefully coming soon!

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Workout health

Overtraining has hit. Yesterday I ran sprints because that was what needed to be done according to my plan. Overtraining can lead to a lot of health problems and they are slowly creeping up on me. I’m going to try to take it slower than I have been because the goal is to avoid permanent health damages.

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Chocolate chip oat breakfast cookie recipe…. (at Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tUMfdHzQi/?igshid=1mkse3akk0u3e

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Interesting chocolate oat cookies. They are apart of the breakfast cookie trend. It’s pretty good, not my favorite but they are kinda healthy. They are pretty good. (at Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tUDX2nxeF/?igshid=1bi2eqho8thm0

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2 miles

2 miles felt great, it was warm but I focused not as much on time or pace and just listened to my speeches and ran. It felt great. I finally got comfortable. I did some cardio like softball work. Pitching feels good and it’s cardio.

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1st month of Ironman training diary in the books, the goal is to keep getting stronger. (at Shenandoah, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0o1gNXHdxE/?igshid=x9tzxgnd6s5u

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Swimming today!! A half mile. 882 yards, so a little more but it felt great. I got my technique fixed up a bit more and enjoyed it until my eyes felt like they are on fire. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0g7dWmHzP4/?igshid=kgj1mm2qka42

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Yah I ran also today to get ready for my half marathon. It said tempo run so a faster run at a mid distance. Today it told me to run a quick .75 mile and so I did with no problems.

I dis some cross training with climbing for three hours and then yoga. It was good. Today in total I biked 3 miles, swam .435, ran .75, climbed for 3 hours, and did yoga.. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Upzk0l63tzhmTKQcqcjaPIAunbmuVtBcs3zQ0/?igshid=16beohqguodnd

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Still can’t fix it so... here is Wednesday

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Now that I think about my bonk I realized I hadn’t eaten anything but a granola bar today and it’s 2:20 and my watch says I swam 700 meters or 765 yards or .435 miles! I also happened to have biked 3 miles so now I’m going to eat because well lunch in good. This spicy chicken recipe is awesome! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0T6TE1DGGzrChrhrk819ZtBPwswoAc5qbgR6I0/?igshid=nsmtyiw5l6uo

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This thing isn’t posting to the right account so I’ll just redo stuff

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I will take ownership of both the good and bad.

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6 mile bike and 3.5 mile run

Texas heat. Screw it. I quickly got through six miles on the bike and it felt okay. I then got back before the run club and felt like crap. It appears I was very dehydrated.

We got ready and I ran. My friend and I ran together again. She didn’t want to run the 10k so I conceded. I popped my foot and it hurt for the final mile and half. (Super Fun!)

I did it! Yesterday sucked but it’s over...

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Abs Again

I didn’t do much today but sleep. So I’m awake and doing abs yah. I actually love Russian twists!

200 Russian Twists

50 sit-ups

3 minute plank

25 bicycle crunches

Repeat

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7.5 mile bike

Thursday I biked good. I hate hills with a passion. Through the city it was cool, just difficult.

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Another bike ride

Same day 11 more miles. It was flat and nothing to brag about.