Week 3 Schedule (or lack off)

ello!
I skipped my Week 2 schedule blog, but in a nutshell here is what I did-

Sunday 12th April: 40 over cricket game, lots of running/bowling. I fought some cramps but I felt good thanks to the off-season half marathon training.

Monday 13th April: Rest day, sit-ups at home.

Tuesday 14th April: Swim class, I am kind of sort of enjoying it. But it is still a steep learning curve.

Wednesday 15th April: Too much work, had to skip pilates class! :(

Thursday 16th April: Swim class, we were taken to the deep end. I held my own for a little bit. I am getting quite comfortable with backstroke. Need to work on breathing while doing freestyle.

Friday 17th April: Too much work, couldn't do anything!

Saturday 18th April: Swim AM, Biking PM. Good double whammy.

Week 3 schedule-

Sunday 19th April: 50 over cricket match, will be a toughy. I am quite sore from swimming, and I have a biking session in a few hours.

Monday 20th April - Thursday 23rd April: I am traveling to Bahrain on work. I am going to try to squeeze a swimming session at the hotel pool. I will be spending most of my time on the plane, hence a workout is going to be tough.

Friday 24th April - Sunday 26th April: Traveling to sin city Las Vegas, again getting a work out will be difficult.



Looks like week 3 training will take a battering given all my travels. I REALLY need to catch up in week 4.

So long...
Me

Week 1 Training Rundown

Last week was my first week of training for the Rookie Triathlon. I discussed my training schedule for the week in my previous blog entry. Here I will discuss how I did, what I could do, what I couldn't do and the lessons learnt for road ahead.

Sat 4th: Cricket - went well, I got a good run work out as I bowled 6 overs. I was very rusty, to be honest I didn't really bowl well. All in all an average start to my cricket season.

Sun 5th: Cycling - I got to test out my bike- Anderson (it has been named). The weather was rather chilly, but Cha and I had a solid bike session, we did 2 loops of 3.5 miles. I got the Biking 101 from her :). In the process I got to test out my clip-on pedals- with some success I must say. I can't wait to get back on the bike.

Mon 6th: Off-day, I did some push-ups/sit-ups at home.

Tues 7th: Run/Swim. I ended up going for an unexpected 5 mile run with a couple of work colleagues. It was a rocky/trail route, my left knee was a little sore from it. It was a gorgeous day to go for a run, I pretty much set the pace for the other folks. In the evening I had my 1st swim class, I learnt basic strokes and techniques to breathe efficiently under water. I HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN, I am definitely worried about the swimming part. I really need to take it seriously.

Wed 8th: X-trainer/Pilates. I had a good 20 minute session on the elliptical before I went for the pilates class. Pilates was quite hard, its a joke how some of the ladies make it look so easy. But the core got a good workout, I really need to work on my posture.

Thurs 9th: Gym/Swim. Today at lunchtime I had a good weights session. I focused on arms- mostly biceps. And soon I am off to my next swim class. My aim today is to just work on breathing. I might try to use the basics to do a lap. Lets see how it goes.

Friday is my off day. All is all a decent first week of training. My legs are sore, I guess they will get used to the training schedule too. Over the next week or two I will know how my body responds. I will be back tomorrow (or Sat) with my training schedule for next week. Have a good Friday!

Adios!

Tri? Why? :)

Hola my beautiful people!

It has been a while since I blogged, and no I have not stopped training/running. I have been taking a well deserved time-out and also been recovering from a minor surgery (deviated septum). I am back now, I ran a 10K last weekend (a memorable one must I say) and now the training begins. Target- ROOKIE TRIATHLON. Why? Just like that! :)

Before I spit out my training schedule, just a couple of updates. First, I bought a fantabulous bike (Felt Z-80, thanks to my beautiful fiance). I am pasting a picture of my bike, I still need to give it a name (suggestions welcome).


And second, I signed up for swimming classes (again thanks to my beautiful fiance). I used to swim a lot when I was young, but as I grew older I forgot it. Now I can't even swim 1 lap without gasping and I can't swim in a straight line :). But hopefully all that will change soon. I am not too worried about the running part, the recently finished running season has put me in shape for the running part of the triathlon. Without further delay here is my prelim schedule:

Saturday 4th April: Cricket
Sunday 5th April: AM Biking (10-11 miles), evening yoga class
Monday 6th April: Break, sit-ups/push-ups at home
Tuesday 7th April: Lunchtime workout, evening swimming class
Wednesday 8th April: Lunchtime run (3 miles), evening pilates class
Thursday 9th April: Lunchtime weights session, evening swimming class
Friday 10th April: Day off

Hopefully I will stick to all of it. My plan is to blog every Friday! Till then, peace out!

Cheers :)