I kind of gave it away, but I guess you guessed anyway. I decided last night to register for the race. I am officially running and riding in the Callaway Gardens Duathlon.
I read a post last week that talked about being fearless and it asked what have I done lately in which I challenged my fears. My response was, this race!
Weekly Workout Recap / Week 5 Duathlon Training April 20 - 26th, 2015
Monday
15 min Run / 30 min Ride / 15 min Run
BGR Run
Honestly, I wasn't able to train on Sunday because it rained all day so Monday I opted to do Sunday's training. I only ran one of the run components because I was trying to make it to meditative yoga at Solstice Atl, An Urban Retreat for Moms. It is brand new in the ATL and you can read my review of it here. I totally enjoyed the studio, the class and my fit social with my girlfriend.
I missed the BGR Run we had unexpected guests that we haven't seen for years.
Tuesday
Rest & Stretch
Since I did yoga the day before I decided to skip it today.
Wednesday
Run 30 / Bike 30
BGR Run
Run and bike went well. Not sure why I didn't get to the run.
Thursday
Run 30
Rained out and starting to experience some, "I don't wanna ".
Friday
Bike 75 min
I struggled for three miles and my help showed up. I went further than I have ever been, 12 miles, and tried some new trails. Biking is starting to give running a run for its money.
Saturday
Rest
Sunday
Run 10 / Bike 60 / Run 10
Training was brutal today. No help came and I struggled the entire way. I barely ran the last leg of training. My legs hurt most of the day, which never happens, and I was completely exhausted. I haven't been doing any super crazy eating, but I haven't been supporting myself nutritionally either.
Good news, I got it done.
On to next week!!
Do you ever feel like you don't want to or am I the only one?
Good for you! I have participated in an indoor duathlon before, I would love to do one outdoors way better than running laps on an indoor track :) Good luck to you!
ReplyDeleteI have my days where it takes all of my might to get a workout in. It can be hard when I am not feeling well. But it is always worth it in the end!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Is BGR Black Girls Run? Wish there was a chapter by me 😊 I'll have to look.
ReplyDeleteI am really excited for you and I think you will surprise yourself :)
ReplyDeleteKudos to you for pulling the trigger! I've wanted to do a du for years but haven't yet summoned the nerve. Calloway Gardens is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that you signed up!
ReplyDeleteYay, so glad you made a final decision! I can't wait to cheer you on!
ReplyDeletethis is great! what a decision! I'm in awe of duathletes and triathletes!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Yep, I'm running a half this weekend and I'm alternately looking forward to it and dreading it. It will be race #3 for the spring and I'm a little burned out...
ReplyDeleteso fun! i just ran an indoor tri this past weekend and had a blast - you'll love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, well you know your body best! I hope you go into this stronger than ever!!
ReplyDeleteWTG signing up! You'll be ready and have an awesome time too. You'll see :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on signing up! Ihave never done a dualathalon but hope to someday!.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on signing up for the duathlon! And good luck with your training :)
ReplyDeletenice!! I want to do a sprint tri soon-ish, but maybe a duathlon would be better for me...I'm an awful swimmer haha. Any tips for buying a bike? Should I just stick to a normal mountain bike type thing as a total beginner?
ReplyDeleteWoo! Way to sign up! You're going to rock it
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! A duathlon sounds like a blast! You will have such a great time and congrats on the decision to sign up. You will be happy that you did!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on signing up for the duathlon. I'm sure you will do great!
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