11/17/2010

Monday was a recovery day and yesterday was supposed to be a 6x200 Swim (2:10 SI) and a 500 easy swim followed by a 3.5 mile run at about an 8:50 pace. Some scheduling issues would have made it so that I would start my swim around 7PM and then run sometime after. I texted Frank to get his thoughts about skipping it and he was OK with that. He said that I could make it up today, but again, more issues that won't allow me to get after it until much later. If this was a month ago, or even a week ago, I would have no issues with doing what needed to be done. Since we are only 4 days away, I'm going to skip it all together. This would have been my last workout of Frank's plan.

James pulled a sample 5 day carbo load diet off of the Ironman website and we've agreed to give it a shot. The menu given is for a 150 lb man, so I have to add some carbs here and there.

BREAKFAST
2 cups dry cereal (48 grams carbs)
1 cup nonfat mile (12 grams carbs)
1 banana (27 grams carbs)
2 halves toasted English muffin with 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
8oz orange juice (26 grams carbs)

SNACK
1 energy Bar (45 grams carbs)
1 cup fresh fruit (32 grams carbs)
8oz electrolyte drink (17 grams carbs)

LUNCH
1 turkey sandwich with 2 slices bread (30 grams carbs)
1 cup fresh fruit (32 grams carbs)
16oz electrolyte drink (34 grams carbs)

SNACK
16oz fruit smoothie (62 grams carbs)
5 saltine crackers (11 grams of carbs)

DINNER
2 cups noodles with stir-fried chicken (80 grams carbs)
1 cup broccoli (10 grams carbs)
1 cup fresh fruit (32 grams carbs)
20oz soft drink (68 grams carbs)

SNACK
1 energy bar (45 grams carbs)
8oz electrolyte drink (17 grams carbs)

As far as workouts go, my biggest months in terms of swimming, biking, and running were as follows:

SWIM - March (47500 yards = 26.98 miles)
BIKE - September (802.23 miles)
RUN - October (104.9 miles)

Finally, I've locked in all my swimming yards, bike miles, and running miles during my 11 month training period. Here is how they break down:

SWIM - 252,964 yards (143.73 miles)
BIKE - 5788.37 miles
RUN - 703.41 miles

TOTAL MILES COVERED - 6,635.51

MILES REMAINING - 140.6