Back on track

This week felt good! I feel back on track with training, but it was an eye opener that with training, I need sleep, to eat well and look out for me!

I've started to say "no". No, I can't do Girl's Weekend in Palm Springs because it's during training. No, I can't go out for drinks tonight because I am SO tired and have a long run tomorrow morning. No, I'm not drinking right now. Hopefully they will understand like they always do.

Anyway, here is how this week panned out...

Mon: 4 miles SLOW. I was tired from the run on Sunday and actually, physically wanted to walk back to work by mile 3. But I'm glad I did it because I think it saved me on recovery.
Tues: Torture Clinic. Felt sluggish here too. We did Erg then trainer. My bike seat was SO uncomfortable that it wasn't a good night.
Wed: 3.5 miles on the treadmill. I felt ok, but still tired and was bored because I thought it was supposed to rain
Thur: Did the core workout in the morning. It was a circuit training session and kicked my butt! Starting to feel a cold coming on-throat on fire and red. Constantly cold at work, ended up doing Torture Clinic for 85 miles. Started with rollers and I rode by myself (using a trashcan) for 40 mins! But by the time I hit the erg, I was struggling! I hope it's due to the race and sickness. Otherwise it might be from trying to do the "detox" (no alcohol, no processed foods, no baked good, no nutrition bars, white fish or grilled chicken, fresh veggies and fruits, and only whole grain wheat products) and not getting enough calories in.
Fri: Day off! Slept 9.5 hours to try and kick the cold before it come on. Then came home early from work to sleep 1/2 hour.
Sat: Ran 16 miles! This is the last long run before LA Marathon. It should have been 22 miles but I think the nutrition program zapped my energy. I didn't have enough calories, no more water on me and was exhausted (bonking). I turned around and knew when to call it. Now it's taper time!
Sun: Suppose to ride, but due to rain didn't do anything but sleep in as far as the bike. Did do my core training class and got retested to see how I progressed.

Tapering for LA will be nice. I wanted to get this in so I would be mentally prepared for Ironman. The last marathon I ran was Chicago in 2002 (Ironman 2004 didn't count since it was all three). So, this is part of my preparation.

Then the Torture Clinic is helping prep me for Solvang 1/2 the weekend after LA. I love that this class has gotten me in shape. The next session is the "Speed Clinic" and I have yet to decide if I'll take it. My Core Class technically finished and in order to continue with it, I need to be involved with Multisport. I'm disappointed that it requires me to sign up with a group I can never train with (their practices tailor more for a stay at home mom with no children). But this year I said I'd do what it takes to get prepared for Ironman.... so I'll sign up. Maybe I can do the trainer session with Mike, some track workouts in Irvine and then of course the swimming and Core Training.

This week's goals:
Mon: Run, yoga
Tues: Torture Clinic, Core work
Wed: Run
Thurs: Core, Run, and Torture Clinic
Fri: Off
Sat: 10 miles
Sun: Might be out of town with friends.

Try to lose another pound and stop the detox phase of nutrition-it obviously killed me.