Just wrapped up a 12-13 hour week...I have a 17-hour week on the books for the next seven days. I'm too sore to walk now, which will make for interesting training later today. Things are going well despite my internalized open water swimming fears that are creeping up on me again. This reminds me of … Continue reading Week 13 Ironman Louisville Training: Strength is the Product of Struggle
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99 Days + 4.5 Races To Go Until My First Ironman
I don't think you can fully appreciate a full 48 hours of rest until you go through Ironman training. My weekly training is stacked like a part-time job: 14 hours here, 15 hours here, 17 hours there, eventually it'll increase to almost 18-20 hours a week. Can you imagine what type of progress you can … Continue reading 99 Days + 4.5 Races To Go Until My First Ironman
On Endurance
Pardon me as I take a bit of a departure from the usual rhetoric of my blog. I've been itching -- really, dying inside -- to be able to lift the veil of what I've been willing to share here. Sometimes, things seem so pixel perfect on the surface, and perhaps they have been packaged … Continue reading On Endurance
Week 7 Ironman Louisville Training: May Hope Forever Wipe Away Your Tears
So I've been recovering (a.k.a. being really lazy) during week 7 of my training. I've been laying off of it but I think I can begin putting in more time and miles now that I have full mobility of my ankle. Things still seem a bit stiff physically but they pale in comparison to the … Continue reading Week 7 Ironman Louisville Training: May Hope Forever Wipe Away Your Tears
How To Recover From a Sprained Ankle
After a painful weekend, I think my ankle is well on the road to recovery. I'm finally able to walk without limping too much and I can finally ambulate crutch-free! (Plus, I was pretty sure that I was more of a hazard with my crutches than without.) Here are the things I did to get … Continue reading How To Recover From a Sprained Ankle
Week 6 Ironman Louisville Training: Ankle Sprain Got Me Down
Such a glorious training season came crumbling down this week, due to a lot of different things but mostly an ankle sprain that has me off my feet for a bit. This week was a bit light, to say the least. I know that a lot of people who are in Ironman training shun a … Continue reading Week 6 Ironman Louisville Training: Ankle Sprain Got Me Down
Week 5 Ironman Louisville Training: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
This week has been hard. Really hard. Work stress has been piling up, leaving me with unpleasant things like work-related nightmares. That can't be good. I almost saw a child die on my long bike ride on Saturday. I almost got T-boned when a minivan decided to run a red light today after I dropped … Continue reading Week 5 Ironman Louisville Training: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Week 4 Ironman Louisville Training: Recovery from Setbacks, Ordinary Training Days
140.6 miles. I think about it every day when I'm in the pool or on the bike. I also think about how I'll feel on race day, who will be there, how hot it will be. I think about the time cutoffs and I think about race recaps and I wonder if I'll be better … Continue reading Week 4 Ironman Louisville Training: Recovery from Setbacks, Ordinary Training Days
Week 2 Ironman Louisville Training: Challenges and Changes
My birthday week was one of my most successful training weeks yet! I made it to all of my workouts with exception of taking Wednesday night off. I was incredibly exhausted from training and found that I had actually trained 10 days in a row, so taking an evening off didn't kill a streak or … Continue reading Week 2 Ironman Louisville Training: Challenges and Changes
The Training Day That Tested My Patience
Uhm...what a day. It wasn't a particularly busy or difficult day by any stretch of the imagination, but it certainly tested my patience. Having been exhausted from the night before (mostly emotionally), I tried to face Monday as a new day. My alarm was set for 6am so that I could get some design work … Continue reading The Training Day That Tested My Patience
Amara in Training 