As you know, I have registered for the IRONMAN Lake Placid on July 26, 2015.
I am extremely excited! After completing my first IRONMAN in Mt. Tremblant last year, I took a year off to reflect on my accomplishment and REST! Training is very intense and it consumes an enormous amount of time and it takes true commitment and discipline. So I took all of last year to participate in shorter events, travel, focus on developing my Personal Training and Coaching business and enjoy spending more time with my family and friends. Now I am re-energized and ready to tackle a second IRONMAN!
You may also remember that I decided to use my passion and enthusiasm for sports and registered with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation to train with and to help *raise a minimum of $5000 for their research in honor of my father.
I recently made another decision. I am going to keep a journal of my training! When I trained for Mt. Tremblant, I was often asked by friends, family and clients what it was like to train, what type of training was involved for an IRONMAN, what did I eat, how did my body respond to the intensity of training, etc. So I thought it would be fun and helpful for myself to share my experiences. You never know, YOU might be inspired to do an IRONMAN yourself!
Day one of my training actually started on Monday, September 29, just after returning from a wonderful mini vacation in Marrakesh. As I mentioned before, I had a great summer filled with traveling and having fun. Now it is time to put my mental and physical energy into developing a good baseline before the actual training begins. So, here is a recap of the last few days of my training:
DAY ONE: Monday, Sept. 29
I started a 21 day cleanse that entails no caffeine, alcohol, sugar, dairy or fish. I listed fish only because I don't eat beef, pork, chicken or turkey.
For training, I used my bike trainer at home and biked for 45 minutes. This was a nice steady bike ride with minimal intensity and no intervals. Just an easy pace to start preparing the legs for longer training rides. I have to admit, my bum was quite sore afterwards. It will take a few more weeks before my bum is accustomed to my bike seat again!
DAY TWO: Tuesday, Sept. 30
I have several powerwalking/run clients on Tuesdays so I incorporated my training in with my clients sessions and did hills and interval training.
My cleanse is going well so far. My only challenge is coffee! I miss my morning cappuccino with almond milk!
DAY THREE: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Today I did a 50 minute intense strength training program that included Kettlebells and plyometrics. I definitely will need some more work on my plyometrics! I was exhausted after my first of two sets! But I pushed through it and felt fantastic afterwards.
As for the cleanse, I was certainly put to the test today. We were celebrating a friend's birthday at an amazing restaurant, Liverpool House. I did my best to stick with my program and did not have any wine, dessert or coffee. However, I did have fish since they had a very limited menu with vegetarian options. Even their soups had dairy and bacon in them!
DAY FOUR: Stay tuned!
PS.
If you would like to help me reach my goal of raising $5000 to go towards the MMRF, I would be so grateful! Just click on the link below and look for my name under participant. Every little bit helps!
Thank you in advance.
Stay active and anything is possible!
Donna
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