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January 05, 2005
Dodging a Cold; Thinking Out Loud
I think the drastic shift in temperatures the past week has really dorked up my immune system because now I'm fighting a cold. Monday and Tuesday my body felt achey and weak, and I had a fever. I'm trying to head this one off early by getting as much sleep as possible, drinking lots of water, taking cough medicine every 6 hours, and drinking Emergen C. I felt better this morning but not 100 percent...maybe more like 75 or 80 percent. If I feel any worse, I've already told myself that I will listen to my body. With that:
Monday, January 3
I tried to run after work, but I turned around after 4 minutes of feeling blah.
Tuesday, January 4
I decided to do my workout on the treadmill in case I felt bad, I could abandon the run and do something else less exerting. A decent run considering I still wasn't feeling that great.
Warm up 15 minutes; 4 x 5 minutes @ 10k on/off - 7:13, 7:08, 6:58, 6:48 (this last one felt really hard today); Cool down 15 minutes
Wednesday, January 5
Swim - AM Sometimes sharing a lane with an oblivion can be as frustrating as someone who doesn't know track etiquette. I ended up kicking an old lady in the head and causing her to choke on some water because she wasn't following our agreed upon pattern, which was to swim in circles with the other guy in our lane. I felt really bad, but dude, follow the rules!
I fared well most of the day, but my head felt hot and I had the chills toward the end of the workday. Before I went to the gym, I took some Ibuprofen and cough medicine - a good temporary fix.
Run 45 minutes easy & Lift arms - PM
I hope this cold goes away soon. It's hampering the quality and schedule of my workouts. My plan is to get in as many cross-training (biking, swimming, and lifting) sessions as possible before the semester starts. I'm taking an "Operating Systems" class this Spring, something in which I'm not extremely well versed, so I suspect it's going to require some extra study time. At that point, something may have to give. My guess is that it'll be lifting, since swimming is my weak event in the tri, and I haven't biked in a while.
Originally, I wanted to do Boston after Freescale in February and then, the tri in May. But since I want to challenge my marathon PR this fall, I was thinking of eliminating Boston in order to use March through June to work on shorter distances and speed. Any thoughts on reaping speed benefits in this short timeframe? Is it possible? Should I run Boston anyway?
Posted by Leilani at January 5, 2005 06:02 PM
Comments
Ouch - tough questions. If you want to challenge your marathon PR, then I would seriously consider doing Boston. BUT, if you run Boston, keep in mind that it could take you 4 weeks to recover from (the hills, the hills!). That could put a damper on your tri in May. If you choose to focus on speed - and you already have a solid base (which it sounds like you do), then I think it is totally reasonable to work on and significantly increase your speed from March - June.
I don't think I answered your questions or really helped at all. I would be just as torn and confused as you if I were in the same situation. I am not always the best decision maker. Let us know what you decide to do!!!
Posted by: bridget at January 6, 2005 03:38 PM