I thought it would be interesting to chronicle a week in the life now -- in the pre-season -- and later in the year when Ironman training gets going. I've always wanted to see how many articles of clothing and how much food happens in a week. So, here goes.
MONDAY --------
5:00am ALARM. Sit up. Stretch. Walk to the closet. Transition One: my clothes are already laid out for the first event of the day.
5:10am Let the dog out. Look up at the stars. Feed the dog. Breakfast Snack: banana and a homemade pumpkin muffin. Fix coffee.
5:30am Load my bike on the truck. Throw my spin bag in the front seat.
5:40am Leave for the YWCA. Sing along to the Grateful Dead on XM.
6:00am Coach a TriClub bike session with Ruth, Beth, Jeannie and Joe. We play name-that-bike-part. Lucinda gets to be a model for the day.
7:00am Pack up my bike gear and bags and head home.Transition Two: Shower and another change of clothes.
9:00am Brunch Bunch. Small Group feeds my Soul.
11:00am Errands.
11:50am Transition Three: Change from cute outfit to bike shorts and tri top and bike shoes.
NOON: Spin Class at the Fit Center
1:00: Corrective Exercise. I cuss my coach.
2:00pm Home, James. Lunch. Coaching Catch-Up. Blog.
6:30pm Dinner and the News and by news I mean the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. Set Up Transition One for Tomorrow: Swimsuit. Towel. Sweats. Post WKO Dry Clothes.
9:00pm Thinking about Sleep.
9:30pm Horizontal. Lights Out. Listening to Sugar snore.
TUESDAY --------
4:45am ALARM. The Good Morning Song makes me happy every time.
5:00am Transition One. Shuffle to let the dog out.
5:05am Eat half a pumkin muffin. Prep my nutrition/hydration for the swim. One scoop of Amino Vital Pro.
5:28am Arrive at YWCA pool. Chat with Meredith. Chat with Lance. Jump in and do 50 x 75 yards. That's 3800 yards. That's 2.1 miles.
7:00am Transition Two: change into yoga top, yoga pants, beanie cap, TriStacey shirt and fleece for the drive home.
7:15am Breakfast: half of a mushroom and spinach and mozzarella and basil frittata. One slice of toast with strawberries smashed on top and an orange. [I think I'm writing all the food because I'm starving!]
8:00am Coach: prep for new spin class, watch film footage of tri club swimmers, review webinar.
11:30am Transition Three: Spin Class gear. And mascara.
NOON Spin Class with two new peeps! One was 15 minutes late! :)
1:00p Walgreens! I got lost in the Valentine's Day card aisle. Anna, Dad and Neal - SPOILER ALERT!!! I got you a punny card. :)
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3:30pm Transition Four: Headband + 3 Tops + Jacket + Run Tights + Gloves + Socks and Newtons.
3:40pm Dog Dynamics. That means I walk Sugar around the neighborhood twice. Once like a normal person and once while dancing around for warm-ups. I like side shuffles and grapevines and skipping and bounding. I've had people stop me and ask, "What are you DOING?"
4:30pm Transition Five: back to yoga top and spin bike shorts for stretching and cool down. I did a 15 minute yoga flow. It was a little like a dance - everything was on an 8-count. I pretended I looked like this chick:
5:30pm Track my Training. Log my workouts into Training Peaks and complain to my coach about how sloggy my run felt today.
6:00pm Start making dinner.
The rest of today will include Transition No. Five: pajamas and dinner. Maybe a glass of wine? Though not in that order.
