12 Weeks Til Half Ironman 70.3

Good morning.

I can't believe it's the last week of April already. Man, time goes way to fast.

My Boston Marathon recovery has gone very well. Zero week is now over and it's time to gradually get back at it. Getting back at it will be a bit different this time because I will be adding a few other activities to my plate. Namely, swimming and biking along with the running.

I went to Running Away Multi Sport yesterday and tried on some tri suits. These are the suits you wear all day during your triathlon. They are on under your wetsuit while swimming and you leave them on during the bike and run. I selected a Sugoi two piece tri suit. I tried on a one piece and did not like it. Too confining. Can't make any adjustments, if you know what I mean. The padding in the tri shorts is much less than I am currently used to for biking. I will have to get used to this.

For my 50th birthday my in laws gave me enough $$ so I could get a nice wetsuit. I am looking at Blue Seventy, 2XU and some others. I will get fit and make the purchase soon.

One other goal I had in mind this year to assess my swimming condition is swim across Big Glen Lake in Glen Arbor, MI. This is the lake my in laws live on. My wife and I visit frequently during the summer. It's about 3 miles across.

So, moving forward I will be doing many two a day workouts. Today will be a morning swim and later a bike training session on the indoor trainer. Other days will be a bike session followed immediately with a run to simulate triathlon.

I continue to read and learn about triathlon training, etc. I need to come up with a more concrete training plan.

Yesterday I finally hit the road again with a run with my wife. We went 8 miles and it felt great. My wife had lots of energy and was pushing the pace. I was impressed. I was also very happy with my heart rate data. Really, very low at these paces.

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:43 0:09:37 1 0 8 9:43 9:37 8:07 113 125 0 89
2 0:09:01 0:09:00 1 13 0 9:01 9:00 6:09 123 127 0 93
3 0:08:32 0:08:22 1 0 0 8:32 8:22 7:12 123 130 0 82
4 0:08:39 0:08:36 1 0 14 8:39 8:36 7:15 124 129 0 84
5 0:08:28 0:08:25 1 8 0 8:28 8:25 5:50 125 133 0 82
6 0:08:20 0:08:18 1 7 0 8:20 8:18 7:20 130 135 0 86
7 0:08:38 0:08:39 1 0 5 8:38 8:39 6:33 127 131 0 75
8 0:08:31 0:08:25 1 0 8 8:31 8:25 6:36 126 137 0 74
9 0:00:18 0:00:18 0.04 0 0 7:25 7:20 7:22 138 139 0 3
Summary 1:10:13 1:09:40 8.04 28 34 8:44 8:39 5:50 123 139 0 668



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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin