May 25-31

Weekly Update: May 25-31

Run: 4X, 28 miles
Bike: 2X, 59 miles
Swim: 2X, 3200yds
Core: 1X, 20 miles

Highlights/thoughts:
-Another solid Saturday ride with some speed bursts.  I really liked the route as it was a mixture of country roads and beach.  Nice job route planning, Mike B!
-My running days were limited.  In place of more runs, I ran longer.  Monday-8 miles, Wednesday-10 controlled, Thursday-3, Sunday-7.  Throughout the week I had random leg/knee soreness (even during non-running time).  I'm being really careful with my running with the hope of not getting hurt.
-Happy with my 2 swims...just wish I could get more in.
-Still lagging on the racing motivation with running. However, OMG is only three weeks ago.  I'm not sure what kind of TRI shape I'm in, but I'm looking forward to the season.

May 18-24

Run: 5X, 30  miles
Bike: 3X, 84 miles
Swim: 2X, 3200 yds

Synopsis: Better volume than previous weeks.

Positives:
-Happy with bike miles and increased comfort level on my new ride
-Making it into the pool twice
-Doing an 11+ miles long run..

Negatives:
-Low run motivation and desire to race.  Sometimes it nice to just train and build.

Short Update-Weeks of 5/4 and 5/10

Since I've been quite busy with lately, I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like.  As temperatures warm up and we start moving towards summer, I'm trying to ramp up my TRI training.  So here is a quick activity update of the past two weeks:

5/4-5/10
Run: 4X, 20 miles
Ride: 3X, 65 miles
Swim: 1X, 2300 yd

Notes: Happy with the ride miles.  It's nice to finally be out on the bike and trying to get in a weekly long group ride.

5/11-5/17
Run: 4X, 20 miles
Ride: 3X, 86 miles
Swim: 0X, 0

Highlights:
-Ran Murphy's Mad Dash 5k on Saturday.  Pulled off the win on a difficult rolling course. 17:36
Splits: 525, 532, 553.
Shara also landed a strong win in the women's race. It's always cool to land a win as a couple.

Murphy's Mad Dash 5k

 



-Bike miles: With Sunday's 40 mile ride, I had one of my best riding week's ever.  It's tough to get in miles on the bike and it's always a time consuming process.

Lowlight: 0 swim.  Not good for TRI season but did not have time.  Sometimes something has to give.

2015 State Police 5k

Results
17:27, 2nd

The RI State Police 5k is one of my favorites.  I obviously love running 5ks, Gansett, a WTAC Team Event, and the post race atmosphere.

So in honor of the NFL Draft and general disdain in my own performance, I'm going to describe my race in a Belichickian fashion.

"It is what it is"
There are lots of things I can improve upon.

Mile splits were 5:18, 5:39, 5:38.

How I felt:  Slow, sluggish, and struggling.   Felt like I was being hunting, instead of being the hunter.
Still wanted to compete but didn't have any extra gears.  Still happy I ran the race-just want to do better.  I'm hoping good running health (still not where I'd like to be) and training will help me in the future.

Highlights: Big PR for Shara at 19:18, Gazelle ran a strong 18:04 and put himself in good position to get back under 18 at any time, and I thoroughly enjoyed the two cups of ice cream I ate post race.  This race still remains one of my favorites.  Sorry to see Garv have to sit this out with a hip issue.

"It is what it is Tommy 5k"