Halftime Report, June Numbers, & YTD Numbers

It's definitely hard to believe that we are half way through 2013!  Six months GONE, just like that.  In fact, it's even harder to believe that it's been about 7 1/2 months since Ironman.  At this time last year, I was running track, doing running drills, core workouts at the gym, and doing two-a-days.  So far, this month, I've had no running, haven't been to the gym, don't do anything on some days, and find myself trying to find time to ride on my new mountain bike.  I'm happy to report that I've stuck with Eric's meal plan about 80% - 90% of the time and have been hovering between 156lbs and 161lbs since Ironman.  That means that I really haven't gained much weight since the dramatic decrease in exercise....remember, my race weight was about 155lbs and did get up to 160lbs while training.  The only difference now is that I may include a second cheat day and I'm no longer "afraid" to take that scoop (or two) of mac 'n' cheese when making it for the kiddos.

Check out this screenshot from my Garmin page for June 2012.  Each color is a different discipline (Orange = swimming, red = biking, blue = running, grey = strength):

Even though I'm not as busy with training, I'm just as busy, if not MORE busy, with other things now.  For example, I've signed up to work as a coach with Frank Sole at Sole Swim Solutions, I signed up to be a volunteer coach for the YMCA swim team that my son is on, and I teach private swim lessons in our backyard pool.  For fun, here is a typical week for me:

MONDAY 

• Road or MTB ride from 5:00AM - 7:00AM
• Work until 3:00PM
• Pick up son and and volunteer coach at the YMCA from 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Go home for private lessons from about 5:30PM - 6:00PM (longer if more than 1 lesson)

TUESDAY

• Road ride from 5:00AM - 7:00AM
• Work until 3:00PM
• Work at Sole Swim Solutions from 3:15PM - 6:00PM

WEDNESDAY

• Wake at 4:45AM
• Assistant coach the ONE Multisport swim from 5:30AM - 6:30AM
• Swim from 6:30AM - 7:30AM
• Work until 3:00PM
• Pick up son and volunteer coach at the YMCA from 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Go home for private lessons from about 5:30PM - 6:00PM (longer if more than 1 lesson)

THURSDAY

• Same as Tuesday

FRIDAY

• Road or MTB ride from 5:00AM - 7:00AM
• Work until 3:00PM
• Work at Sole Swim Solutions from 3:15PM - 6:00PM

SATURDAY

• Road or MTB ride from 5:00AM - 8:00AM
• Work at Sole Swim Solutions from 9:00AM - ???

SUNDAY

• DAY OFF!  No work, maybe a ride.

What strikes me the most, from the above schedule, is the lack of swimming.  Since my national championship meet, and the acquisition of my MTB, I've been swimming only once per week.  Funny thing is that I'm totally OK with that.  I also indicated that I was still planning on doing some triathlons this year, but so far, I've done exactly ZERO and have no real plans on the few left this season.  I could be talked into a relay, but that would mean I would need about 2 weeks to a month to get into 1.2 shape.  There is talk of us doing the state TTT again.  In fact, James ordered us new skin suits and they should be here sometime next month.  I definitely need more time on the tri bike if I'm going to be any kind of asset to the team.

So, without further adieu, here are the numbers (YTD and monthly)

JUNE 2010 TOTALS (IMAZ 2010 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 26750 yards
BIKE = 672 miles  
RUN = 81.63 miles

JUNE 2011 TOTALS:
SWIM = 30187 yards  
BIKE = 419.80 miles  
RUN = 23 miles 
 
JUNE 2012 TOTALS (IMAZ 2012 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 14712 yards
BIKE = 392.22 miles
RUN = 81.23 miles
 

JUNE  2013 TOTALS:
SWIM = 12550 yards
BIKE = 421.34 miles
RUN = 0 miles 

YTD 2010 TOTALS (IMAZ 2010 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 137,800 yards
BIKE = 3021.75 miles  
RUN = 325.73 miles

YTD 2011 TOTALS:
SWIM = 201,906 yards  
BIKE = 2101.29 miles  
RUN = 73.61 miles 

YTD 2012 TOTALS (IMAZ 2012 TRAINING YEAR)
SWIM = 121,903 yards  
BIKE = 1967.70 miles  
RUN = 161.90 miles

YTD 2013 TOTALS:
SWIM = 157,625 yards  
BIKE = 643.83 miles  
RUN = 57.32 miles