Dirty Details - Training Log week of Feb. 23

Sunday, Feb. 22 - 1.5 hr bike on the trainer after not being very good at life on Sunday and not getting out of bed until very, very late.

Monday, Feb. 23 - High rep chest and shoulder day followed by and 2000m swim. Perhaps I'll re-think that combination and possibly separate the stress on the shoulders

Tuesday, Feb. 24 - Supposed to be an off day, but Sunday was haunting me and I got in a back/bi day and a 30 min run

Wednesday, Feb.25 - First tough day of the week, 1hr 15 min spin and 45 min run

Good week to work of Mya's cupcakes.....

Swim, bike, cupcakes

Regressing the sport, pretty sure that will be my slogan.  I mean, I'm not apathetic about the whole thing, I'm  loving this and I'm working hard at it, but come on it's not like stars will align and I'll turn in a sub 8hr Ironman and walk away providing xtri.com with quotes that will inspire this years champion in Kona. Maybe I'll make 15.5 hour finishers cool? Ok, that's pushing it....16?

My path to Ironman mediocracy has brought me to the last time I'll bike or run under 45 minutes until taper time. Exciting, yes I know, but still, this means the next time I find myself sucking at life and not getting out of bed until ....well, what's in a number really, the time I got up isn't really important.  Anyway I mean the next time I rationalize my way into getting on the trainer because of the lack of daylight, instead of unleashing the super cools wheels on Angeles Crest I'll be doing it at a minimum of 2.5/3 hours, which may cause me to fade in and out of consciousness.  

This was a bit of a tough week, not necessarily the workouts, more on the side of staying focused on getting them in and I'm stoked it's over with and today I begin a new week.  I must say, however, that the week ended well and I got to enjoy a cupcake.....or 3 with little Miss Mya Audrey on her very 1st birthday.  

Happy Bday Mya!

Dirty details - Training Log

I will be posting my training at http://www.jimmypena.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 , a website created in part by my boy Eric and plan to import the dirty details here. This will hopefully provide a view of the actual training and accompany the super cool blog.


Team PrayFit Groupie - Paterson Training log for Ironman CA
by paterson6 » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:57 pm
I have decided to take on a new challenge this year, that challenge will hopefully come to fruition on August 30, 2009 at Ironman Canada. I've been an athlete since I could walk, but endurance is brand new to me. I finished two half Ironman's last year and after further review they apparently don't add up to qualify as a full, therefore I will tackle my first full IM this year.I have completed a breif period (month) of base training and now I begin my 29 week training program

Monday - 1hr Spin class, oddly enough you don't just sit there and spin on the lightest gear. Great workout, and no Eric, I did not wear thuper thweet bike shorts (not a fan)

Tuesday - 30 min easy run on the treadmill followed by a high rep chest workout

Wednesday - Swimmin with Quincy, 50 min swim in the lane next to a Quincy Jones look alike wearing designer shades indoors in a pool telling inappropriate (but awesome) stories

Thursday - ummmm, off?

Friday - First Brick workout, 45 minutes high intensity on the bike followed by a 20 minute easy run. (note: a brick is a combined workout Bike/Run, Swim/Bike, Swim/Run, Run/KFC, etc.)Saturday - Will be my first ride of any length (2 hours), on the new wheels Any tips, words of encouragement, applicable verses are welcomed and appreciated. This will be a difficult, but great adventure

Re: Team PrayFit Groupie - Paterson Training log for Ironman CA
by paterson6 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:51 am
I am going to try and update this daily, feel free to virtually slap me if I slack a bit.

Saturday Feb 14th - Easy bike ride, between 1 1/2 hours and 2 hrs, didn't keep track as I was a bit discouraged at the way I felt coming out of a hard spin and run on Friday, well that and the late Friday night. I did however follow the bike with a great 3 1/2 hour hike into the Angeles Forest on Saturday.

Sunday Feb 15th - Quick and easy 40 minute swim followed immediately by lazy.

Monday - Off, unless playing in the rain and running into the movie theater counts?

Tuesday Feb. 16th - Solid hi rep chest and shoulder day followed by a moderate 45 minute run (good day), my dumb hamstring continues to feel a bit weak and tightens up a little.

Wednestday Feb. 18th - Today will be another 40 minute swim (but I plan to increase that to 2000 meters, which will be more like an hour for me) and a 30 minute run.

Second half of the week results and schedule:

Thursday Feb. 19 - 50 minute Spin and El Pollo Loco

Friday Feb. 20 - Back, Arms and 50 min run

Saturday Feb. 21 - 2hr ride then Mya's 1st Bday

Sunday Feb. 22 - 2000m swim

Next week it's time for everything to increase a bit, most likely nothing under an hour. Happy Friday all, today let's do something great.

Quncy Jones ain't no swimmer

So, I'm blogging not only for your pure enjoyment but to keep record of my adventures in my quest to complete an Ironman. In this, the very first week of the Ironman training program, I find myself swimming laps at the local 24 hr fitness coming out of the water only to breathe and catch snippets of outrageous stories of hookers, drugs, Thriller and "OJ ain't no killer....he was set up by some shady mob Cats out of Jersey...framed his ass for that $#!&, knew he and Nicole were fightin" from none other than Mr. Quincy Jones...This journey to 140.6 miles in one go at it is bound to be nothing short of one of the greatest adventures I'll have in this life if I'm sharing over chlorinated water with Quincy Friggin Jones.

Alright, so I'm not absolutely sure it was Quincy, but I'm not stretching the truth on the stories I was privy to while getting in my swim this evening, and the dude looked just like the man (maybe a tad younger)...I mean seriously who the hell wears designer sun (SUN) glasses in an indoor pool at 7 p.m. on a Wednesday, moves no more than a foot while in the water and sits there for an hour telling ridiculous stories about, " Girl said not to touch my ass and I'm not to touch any of you, and I gots to listen, girl treats me too good...so there I was, 5 naked women in my bed with me and I can't touch none of 'em......they're ain't nobody livin as hard as we did back in the day, these days they ain't nobody gangsta, ain't nobody liven MY life today!"

Moving on.....Only a half a week of the Ironman training program down, but I'm excited. I'm excited that I'm getting closer to doing things I've never done before, I'm excited about taking my new bike out for it's first ride of any significant length this weekend, I'm excited that I used that many "I's" in one sentence. Things are good and any thoughts, encouragement, tips are welcome.

until next time...

And so it begins....

So, I've been known to make interesting decisions while out for breakfast by myself.  I'm using one of those decisions to create and contribute to this blog, the other I hope on August 30th, will take me 112 miles as fast as it can....or better yet, and a bit more realistic, as fast as I can.

Ladies and gentlemen, the bike has been secured.  The choice, a 2008 Giant TCR comp series Medium frame. Now, for the freelance work that will pay for it. I think I'll slap a lit "For Hire" sign on my back and form the Pasadena Pedicab Crew or ,perhaps, I'll walk old ladies across the street and tell them, "the assistance through this perilous endeavor was free but please consider a small donation to the starving triathletes fund."

On February 8th, the pieces of the puzzle begin to be flipped, arranged and put into place.  This will mark 29 weeks out from Canada and the beginning of my core Ironman training.  Although I can't seem to shake this weak, or tightening hamstring deal, I feel it's improving somewhat and I'm ready to get dirty.  What doesn't help is when checking voicemail earlier I ran into a message from Frank, the hard selling rec league baseball manager calling about Winter/Spring practice (yep we have winter/spring training for adult league baseball...what?).  This is the root of my hamstring issue as I went from zero to sprinting without stretching a few times....apparently I can't do that anymore. I have yet to call Frank back as I'm not sure adult league baseball can be part of this puzzle, and that's a hard thing to tell the guy who's gonna bring up the championship game I missed due to work last year and where we came up short in that contest.  This final game of the season was no doubt concluded with a profanity slurred speech about this team having no business losing to Tito Jackson and the misfits, and this wouldn't have happened if the whole team was here and people didn't blow off the most important game of the year. Yes, Frank and his trusty side kick Frisky (the profanity slurred member of this duo) take this stuff that seriously.  And as Manny Ramirez, sorry I mean Scott "Should Have an Accident soon" Boras fights for $25 million a year for 4 years, Frank will attempt to make his lucrative offer sound as if Manny's getting ripped off. Of course, in this case, the $25 Million will be replaced by the lack of guilt I'll feel by saying yes. Wow, tangent, stream of consciousness...sorry, moving on.

With a bit more focus and purpose I soon begin this new exciting and scary adventure...and you have to read all about it. (choice of words reviewed and confirmed)