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First of all, congratulations to Marcel Zamora for winning his 5th straight Ironman Nice.
Training is getting harder. I have started the build phase and it means that I've started to improve my anaerobic threshold. I get to do some sprints and things like that. I also have two brick sessions and an extra swim. The swim has also improved from 2500m per session to 3km per session.
Saturdays will be a very big day until I leave Munich, I had to shift Friday's swim to Saturday morning and when I come back from the pool I go for a long ride with a short run.
Today, Sunday, I had a chance to race a half marathon instead of running my 75mins, well I had a hard time deciding whether to race or not and when I when to sign up I could pay with a credit card so I decided not to join. I ran 20km in 76mins this morning.
This week has been one of the toughest for me. I am getting really tired of this country, its people and everything. I have not accomplished my goals, I will not be able to accomplish them and everything is very irritating. The situation, my everyday life, missing you, ... I won't to leave. Germany is not for me at this moment, there is nothing holding me here but some pride, I think that is the only thing that will make me stay one more month. There is something that could make me change my idea but it will rarely happen and I am not sure what my answer would be right now.
I would like to start from scratch again. I don't know if I'll be able to do it. I hope so. I guess I'll never have what I wanted. Well it is OK I'll find new and better goals.
Why do you care whether I do something wrong or not? it is my business if I want to go through a red light no need to honk at me. Why don't you keep the line when a new cashier is opened?why do I always have to move because you are enable to do so? Why can't you say hi when I do so and you see me?...
I miss you very much, I don't know if I miss something that I have made in my mind or I really miss you, but I would like to see you badly. You make me feel somehow I have not felt for a long time. I am afraid to ruin it. How do I know if we both want the same if you never tell me what you want? My mind is about to explode from thinking of you and everything we could do together. In my head it looks pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNbunHjJkU
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
week 10 in review
153
The base phase has ended.
This week has not been very good, neither training nor mentally.
It has rained all week, I have run 4 times and all under the rain. Yesterday I could not even go for the long ride outside. Very disappointing. I had to ride 3hours on the trainer (5mins seat up at L2 and 91rpm then 5mins aero at L2 and 91rpm, then 2mins30secs stand up at L3 at 78rpm and finally 2mins30secs aero at L1 and 94rpm) .
Today I had to run for 90mins, it was a pretty fast and fun run but my feet were wet and I got a blister because of that, too much water on the ground, and old socks, bad combination. I was fresher than expected, yesterday I probably did not push as hard as other days, it is hard to push indoors and for 3 hours.
My swim is a limiter right now and the coach doesn't know how to help me. Apparently I swim like a snake, wavering my body. She is thinking about it and we have improved a little bit by breathing bilaterally but it is not enough.
I am thinking about racing this weekend a half marathon but I am not sure. I am not training for it and definitely I won't taper for it. The pros to race are that I need racing experience and it is about the distance that I am supposed to run on Sunday. The cons it is at 8am and they are expecting 10000+ people, too many. I have until Friday to think about it.
What is going on now?I don't know what has happened but whatever.
I am getting tired of all this shit. too much shit all over the place and still have one month, will I survive?
Waiting for some news that will change my life.
The base phase has ended.
This week has not been very good, neither training nor mentally.
It has rained all week, I have run 4 times and all under the rain. Yesterday I could not even go for the long ride outside. Very disappointing. I had to ride 3hours on the trainer (5mins seat up at L2 and 91rpm then 5mins aero at L2 and 91rpm, then 2mins30secs stand up at L3 at 78rpm and finally 2mins30secs aero at L1 and 94rpm) .
Today I had to run for 90mins, it was a pretty fast and fun run but my feet were wet and I got a blister because of that, too much water on the ground, and old socks, bad combination. I was fresher than expected, yesterday I probably did not push as hard as other days, it is hard to push indoors and for 3 hours.
My swim is a limiter right now and the coach doesn't know how to help me. Apparently I swim like a snake, wavering my body. She is thinking about it and we have improved a little bit by breathing bilaterally but it is not enough.
I am thinking about racing this weekend a half marathon but I am not sure. I am not training for it and definitely I won't taper for it. The pros to race are that I need racing experience and it is about the distance that I am supposed to run on Sunday. The cons it is at 8am and they are expecting 10000+ people, too many. I have until Friday to think about it.
What is going on now?I don't know what has happened but whatever.
I am getting tired of all this shit. too much shit all over the place and still have one month, will I survive?
Waiting for some news that will change my life.
Monday, June 14, 2010
week 9 in review
153
Tough week, I had to change my schedule and it was very hard to keep up everything. Luckily on Saturday and Sunday where easier days and none of them were long sessions. With all the extra walking and sightseeing with my sister and parents and the lack of sleep paid off on Sunday where I could not break the hour on the regular run for the first time in a very long time.
I enjoyed the long ride but more than 2h30mins in the aero position is extremely hard, specially at the end, but the ride was fun and long, although slower than I expected.
I hope I am a better swimmer, I have decided not to test myself because I don't have that much time, hehe, but I enjoy going to the swimming pool and sometimes the swim looks easier than I expect.
This week I could not do the 3rd swim of the week because of the visit that I had. It is supposed to be a recovery swim and it is to improve technique but I just could not do it with tem, no time.
I am a little bit fed up on what is going on between us. Make your mind and stop making me crazy. Any decision that you make will be good because there will be one and not two or three. Anyway...
It is hard be get closer to you without feeling anything. You know I had something for you and you don't know I might have something else for you again. It has been ages since the first time but now it is different and complicated. I want to see you but you don't want to see me for the moment, although in the near future...I have a lot of doubts about the step that we are about to make.
I had a good weekend, thanks for coming. Should I feel bad for lying. It was a healthy thing to do I believe so it is not such a lie.
Tough week, I had to change my schedule and it was very hard to keep up everything. Luckily on Saturday and Sunday where easier days and none of them were long sessions. With all the extra walking and sightseeing with my sister and parents and the lack of sleep paid off on Sunday where I could not break the hour on the regular run for the first time in a very long time.
I enjoyed the long ride but more than 2h30mins in the aero position is extremely hard, specially at the end, but the ride was fun and long, although slower than I expected.
I hope I am a better swimmer, I have decided not to test myself because I don't have that much time, hehe, but I enjoy going to the swimming pool and sometimes the swim looks easier than I expect.
This week I could not do the 3rd swim of the week because of the visit that I had. It is supposed to be a recovery swim and it is to improve technique but I just could not do it with tem, no time.
I am a little bit fed up on what is going on between us. Make your mind and stop making me crazy. Any decision that you make will be good because there will be one and not two or three. Anyway...
It is hard be get closer to you without feeling anything. You know I had something for you and you don't know I might have something else for you again. It has been ages since the first time but now it is different and complicated. I want to see you but you don't want to see me for the moment, although in the near future...I have a lot of doubts about the step that we are about to make.
I had a good weekend, thanks for coming. Should I feel bad for lying. It was a healthy thing to do I believe so it is not such a lie.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
week 8 in review
153
This week was supposed to be an adaptation week, I drop the workload a little bit so my body can adapt to the increasing workload.
I have also had to overcome my 1st injury. Luckily it was not too bad, I had rested for 3 days and I rejoined the program on Tuesday. On Tuesday I only worked half the load and at a lower intensity by Wednesday I was perfectly fine from it and I started to train as expected.
It has been a pretty tough week and I believe it was all because of the injury.
I am also surprised on how high my energy levels are and how happy and eager I am to train. I have walked back from the pool listening to music and willing to dance on the street.
The weather is getting better, my exhibitionist alter ego has been running shirtless twice this week, first time in Munich that I run twice in a week shirtless.
I have also been at the sun tanning a little bit, which is somewhat weird for me, I don't usually sit on the sun to tan, it has been ages since I did it for the last time. Back at home I only go 2 or 3 times a year to the beach and I went to the park to tan 3 times this week, well reading helps to kill the time.
I have just had another great relaxed weekend when I wasn't training. It is unbelievable how good it feels, lying down, training, good weather (not too hot, not too cold), ...
I am also very confused about my goals. I have been working to build something for more than 18months and now I don't know if I want to keep building it. These are very hard times for me, I am having lots of ups and downs that keep me unfocused. New projects come along and I am not sure what to do. Do I try to start something from scratch with all the problems that it carries or do I try to focus on the actual project and stop thinking about new things?
This week was supposed to be an adaptation week, I drop the workload a little bit so my body can adapt to the increasing workload.
I have also had to overcome my 1st injury. Luckily it was not too bad, I had rested for 3 days and I rejoined the program on Tuesday. On Tuesday I only worked half the load and at a lower intensity by Wednesday I was perfectly fine from it and I started to train as expected.
It has been a pretty tough week and I believe it was all because of the injury.
I am also surprised on how high my energy levels are and how happy and eager I am to train. I have walked back from the pool listening to music and willing to dance on the street.
The weather is getting better, my exhibitionist alter ego has been running shirtless twice this week, first time in Munich that I run twice in a week shirtless.
I have also been at the sun tanning a little bit, which is somewhat weird for me, I don't usually sit on the sun to tan, it has been ages since I did it for the last time. Back at home I only go 2 or 3 times a year to the beach and I went to the park to tan 3 times this week, well reading helps to kill the time.
I have just had another great relaxed weekend when I wasn't training. It is unbelievable how good it feels, lying down, training, good weather (not too hot, not too cold), ...
I am also very confused about my goals. I have been working to build something for more than 18months and now I don't know if I want to keep building it. These are very hard times for me, I am having lots of ups and downs that keep me unfocused. New projects come along and I am not sure what to do. Do I try to start something from scratch with all the problems that it carries or do I try to focus on the actual project and stop thinking about new things?
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