MMT Week 10

Another week of swimming, biking and elliptical. I've decided that I'm going to race in a triathlon this summer (pending the status of my foot post marathon...). There is a great one in Frankenmuth at the beginning of August, in which I'd be stoked to participate. And none of this "sprint" distance stuff, I'm in for the olympic tri. I guess I've gotten pretty confident in my swimming and biking skills with all this cross training. Of course, it had all taken place indoors, so I'm sure I'll be in for quite a shock when I transition to the real stuff.

Anyway, I did my 16 miles on the elliptical this past week on no fuel and I felt great. I'm even more sold on NSNG for endurance events. Weight loss has slowed, but I feel healthier and stronger than I ever remember feeling. My stress fracture has finally stopped swelling: I can actually see the tendon again when I flex it! I'll go see the doc in two weeks, so I probably should still stay off of it until I get the green light, but I'm really tempted to get back to running in the next week or two...not to mention the marathon is less than a month and a half away!

Week 10 is as follows: a 4-miles + strides, a 7-mile slow/fast/slow, an easy 5-miles and a 10-mile long run.

MMT Week 9

Well, I should be coming up on running again... Every now and then it still feels like a nail in my foot, but every week brings me closer to the marathon without actually running. I think I have a high level of fitness because my swims are pretty easy and my "long runs" on the elliptical aren't very taxing. I think I'll still be off my foot for another week or two, after that, it's time to get running again. Week 9 is as follows: a 5-miles + strides, a 7-mile slow/fast/slow, an easy 5-miles and a 16-mile long run.

MMT Week 8

Things are going well. My 14 miles on the elliptical was a little rough going, but I got it done. NSNG is going well...I'm still on it and I think I'll stay on it through the marathon. I decided that even if I can't run the marathon due to my foot, I'll do 26.2 miles on the elliptical! And I'll still go to get my shirt and get the medal, if I can figure out a way to do so.

Week 8 is as follows: a 5-miles + strides, a 6-mile slow/fast/slow, an easy 5-miles and a 15-mile long run. So swim, bike, swim, elliptical. Bla

MMT Week 7

Well, I ran a mile on the treadmill again this week. I've come to the realization that I just need to stay off of it. Ugh. At least I have swimming! Week 7 is as follows: a 5-miles + strides, a 6-mile intervals, an easy 4-miles and a 14-mile long run. So swim 2 miles, bike 11 miles, swim 2 miles and 14-mile elliptical for me...