Hydration, Hydration, Hydration........

   

"I always loved the feel of sweat on my shirt
Stand back, son, and let a man work
Let a man work, is that so wrong
I woke up this morning shackled and drawn"
Shackled & Drawn - The Boss

For the most part, training continues to go well. I did have a minor setback in my running this week but leg feels about 99% as I write this blog. On Tuesday's easy run, my right calf cramped up 2.5 miles into a scheduled 9 miler. Unlike past years, I walked back to school instead of trying to finish the run. I believe a bit of dehydration caused the cramp and sometimes I get that when I start to move a lot of my training indoors on the bike. I need to do a better job of drinking water throughout the day.The cramp did not affect my swimming or biking. My swim continues to improve every week and my pace per 100 continues to drop during this endurance phase.

New Training Totals

Week
Bike - 7 rides/ 216 miles/ 9.7 hours/ 22.3 mph
Run - 1 run/ 2.5 miles/ .33 hours/ 8:00 per mile
Swim - 4 swims/ 4 miles/ 2.01 hours
Total - 12 workouts/ 222.5 miles/ 12.04 hours

2012
Bike - 267 rides/ 8459 miles/ 392.79 hours/ 21.5 mph
Run - 175 runs/ 1093.25 miles/ 131.55 hours/ 7:13 per mile
Swim - 128 swims/  116 miles/ 57.08 hours
Total - 570 workouts/ 9668.25 miles/ 581.42 hours

Goals For The Week
Bike - 5-6 rides/ 155-175 hours
Run - 3-4 runs/ 18-20 miles
Swim - 3-4 swims/ 3-4 miles

I will have to take advantage of every opportunity to swim this week. The pool at school closes after Friday and does not open again till January 2nd. Even if my least favorite of the disciplines, it could be a long time without getting wet. I will also begin running again this week but will take it day by day and hope to get back to 20 miles this week!

'13 = Vegas or Kona!