Week 8 -- Recovery Week

Lol, recovery week my ass.  This week was pretty brutal.

Monday -- 5:30 swim at Trousdale.  Was supposed to do 2600, ended up doing 2900m in 1:09:xx.  My shoulders were a little tight.  Drove down to Titusville Monday, ate lunch at 4 rivers bbq in Orlando -- incredible.  Ate dinner at dixie crossroads in Titusville -- incredible seafood.  Did the ellipse machine for a hour Monday night.  Achilles tendon felt fine.

Tuesday -- Woke up at 5:30 and did an hour on the ellipse machine.  Achilles tendon still felt fine.  Lunch at Chef Larry's in Titusville -- great food.  Dinner at David's Real Pit BBQ in Gainesville -- incredible.  Made it back to Tallahassee at 11 PM.

Wednesday -- 5:30 AM swim at Trousdale.  Supposed to swim 2750, ended up swimming 2900m in 1:03:xx.  I was tired from the day before.  Made a visit to Doc Thompson to look at my achilles tendon.  I haven't run since the 10 mile challenge in early december when I really tore my achilles tendon up (well, except for a few easy bricks).  Doc cleared me to run again, and it was so thrilling.  I had really missed running, and am really out of running shape.  I know I have to slowly work my way back into running, but plan on seeing what I can do.  Red Hills is about 5 weeks away, and then I have either Beach Blast Olympic or Gulf Coast 70.3 -- prob BB b/c I don't think I can ramp up to a half marathon by then.  Wed pm, rode the stationary bike for an hour.

Thursday -- woke up at 5:30 AM and did p90x kenpoX workout.  Achilles tendon held up, no pain.  Thurs pm, I did my first run back - -an easy jog around the neighborhood.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/69952110  Achilles tendon felt fine, althought I could tell that my muscle memory was gone and I had no idea how fast/slow I was running. 

Friday -- woke up at... wait for it... 5:30 and went to Trousdale.  Supposed to swim 2800, but cut it short at 2000 in 47:53.  I was tired and actually very sore from running the day before.  I had my Charter School Appeal Commission meeting Friday, but it went ok.  No exercise Friday pm, but I had fish tacos at The Filling Station in Midtown.

Saturday -- I slept in -- felt wonderful.  Woke up at 9AM.  Ran some errands and then went to Morcom and swam with Sandy and Charlie.  Swam 3100y in 1:00:27.  I also learned that short courses are 25 yards, and long courses are 50 meters.  Never got the difference between yard and meters before.  It also explains how my threshold pace is 13 seconds different when swimming long v. short course.  Went to the Godby track and ran 45 minutes Sat pm.  3.5 miles total, achilles tendon felt fine.  I am trying to emulate Craig Alexander when I run, which is a new running style for me so it will take some getting used to.

Sunday -- I should rename this Painday.  Rode 65 miles with Sandy and Charlie (and gang).  Headwind both ways.  Beautiful ride to Thomasville.  Water bottles ejected 5 times total (haven't had any eject in the prev 2 years), so I have got to fix that.  I bonked the last 15 miles or so.  I could manage 15-16 on the flats, and could get some speed downhilld, but the uphills was at 6 mph or so, all I could do to move the pedals and not fall off the bike.  3:35:xx, 18.1 avg mph.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70438754
Did a quick brick afterward - achilles tendon was a little tired, but not sore.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70438754

I pigged out Sun pm.  2 gatoraid recovery drinks, grande vanilla frappuccino, and 3/4 little ceasars large pepperoni pizza.  So I pigged out.. again.  I was 197.0 the last couple of days, so let's hope I don't gain too much weight.  But no travelling next week so I can focus on eathing healthy again.

Edit -- Monday monring update -- still weighed 197.0 this am, despite all the junk I ate yesterday.  That ride must have really taken it out of me.  I slept in until 7:25 this AM, decided to skip the swim in lieu of rest.  My body is sooooooore right now.  Peace out.