March

The days are getting longer...

Monday
1hr (~8 mile) run
>> foggy and ~20 degrees
>> felt pretty good, even after Saturday

Tuesday
Intervals on the trainer
>> my canned 1hr interval workout + 30 min after
>> couldn't quite get to max HR, even on the 1st one
>> probably a touch tired from the weekend

Wednesday
1hr (~8 mile) run
>> security guard in the ditch by the hospital (pullin' a "Rockford")

Thursday
1hr easy on rollers (AM)
2.5 hrs spin at Trailhead
>> Schoenhart/Dan Cleary/Coach Troy
>> 24x(10sec ON! / 50sec spin) intervals
>> 1 long effort to "Again!" scene in Miracle

Friday
A day off.
A short walk through the dog park.

Saturday
2hrs at Elk River with Tom C and Neil.
Anoka Coffee Shop afterwards ("Stop! Back away from the cookie jar!")
---
1st half of 12hr TSH overnighter
(see Sunday)

Sunday
TSH overnight training
9pm - 9am
9pm - 1am (15 min ON, 15 off the bike)
1am - 5am sleeping on the floor
5am - 9am (15 min ON, 15 off the bike)
>> we started with 30 on /off and realized that was long
>> sleeping worked out fine for me
>> I'm used to jumping right in and working out
   after sleeping so that seemed natural.
>> jeez that's hard indoors
>> the team did great
>> Neil and Bill N were there for part of it

My 1st Birkebeiner

My first Birkie on Saturday.
I've heard everything from:
"You'll be flying. Once it opens up after 12k you'll be passing everyone."
to:
"By the time you hit the downhills the troughs will be knee deep and glare ice."
Great.

Monday
1:30 on the trainer
>> moderate, nothing really intense

Tuesday
Cold again (-10).
1:30 on rollers
>> mostly easy
>> hard to ride inside two days in a row

Wednesday
Cold. Again. (-15).
1:20 on the trainer (grinding away)
>> If it'd just warm up I could go for a run.

Thursday
Yoga in the AM with Holly.
2hr spin in the evening @ Trailhead
>> Neil, Jeff & Paul
>> fairly easy effort
>> watched "The Flying Scotsman"

Friday
6 mile run
>> felt great to get outside again

Saturday
My 1st Birkie - 3:08 (708th place out of 2961)
>> 51k - hills - torn up snow - PEOPLE
>> Holy cow that was hard.
>> I got to halfway and thought it was the finish.
>> What a circus. Totally worth it.
>> The beer at the end never tasted so good...

Sunday
An easy hour on the rollers
>> my legs really loosened up after this
Swimming with Lilly

Lilly's New Daycare

The first week of Lilly coming to work with me.
Also the first week of early AM workouts.

Monday
1:30 on trainer
>> higher tension, lower RPM
>> This inside stuff is getting mentally hard
>> I can't wait for spring

Tuesday
7 mile run (west river road)

Wednesday
Intervals on the rollers
>> warmup ~ 15 min
>> 1hr of: 5 min on / 5 min off
>> on = 90% max HR
>> cool down ~ 15 min
>> legs felt good (maintain 90% for all 6)


Thursday
New snow today.
3-mile run w/Boo in the new snow
shoveling before work
Loan meeting in the evening

Friday
1hr on the rollers early AM
45 minutes "musical machines" at work after dinner
30 minutes on rollers watching TV

Saturday
25k at Elk River
>> new snow was fantastic
>> Neil, Bob, Tom, Larry S
>> Pancakes/coffee in Anoka afterwards

Sunday
1:20 run (~11 miles)
"Bear Hunt" hike with Holly, Lilly & Boo
1hr classic skiing w/ Neil and MT

A pause on bike commuting

Cool: Lilly is starting a new daycare.
>> It is in my building at work
>> She'll go to/from work with me every day
>> I can pop down and see her
>> I can see the playground right out our windows
>> I can take her to lunch or eat with her class

Not so cool: I won't be bike commuting (regularly) for two seasons.

Monday
Stayed home with a sick Lilly
>> 1:20 on trainer at home
>> early AM
>> "climbing", high-tension, low-rpm
>> 3rd straight Monday away from work :)

Tuesday
Ran a hard 7 at lunch.
>> 7 miles @ 6:20s
>> Writing this at 3:30 and I'm shot...

Wednesday
1hr on rollers after ECFE
>> I think I'm getting sick

Thursday
7 miles at lunch
>> I know I'm getting sick

Friday
TSH "Indoor Century" #2
>> 4-hours on rollers
>> Great turnout & fun!

Saturday
Skiing @ Baker Park
>> Neil, TomC and BobD
>> sharp cold front at the end

Sunday
7.5 miles on the treadmill
>> went into work to run since the high is -5