Good thing this was a step back week, because beginning a week with a long weekend in Vegas is NOT good for training. Vegas was a mix of things I might normally do and things I would almost never do. For example,
Running on Dunkin (emphasis on running :)- falls into the "normal" category.
Carb-ing up with a massive amount of bagels? Also normal.
Riding a massive ferris wheel? Not normal, but not totally unpredictable.
Shots at 2 am at the nightclub? NOT NORMAL.
Biggest surprise: I insisted on seeing Mystere from Cirque du Soleil. I wasn't sure what to expect, because thanks to movies liked 'Knocked Up', I always assumed you had to be super high to enjoy the show. NOT TRUE. The athleticism is amazing. Now I know what all of the retired professional divers (and synchronized divers) and gymnasts do with their talent. I didn't get any photos of the good parts, but here's one example of the insanity:
And to think.... sometimes I struggle with my 15 min core class.
Anyway, I highly recommend seeing Mystere. We capped the weekend with a 30th birthday dinner for my sister at Hakkasan (our second Michelin star restaurant experience!).
After all this in less than 48 hours, our flight home was delayed and we got in Monday night (Tuesday morning) in the 3:00 hour... just in time to sleep a few hours only (again) and go to work Tuesday morning. Consequently, almost all of my workouts this week (except swimming) felt like crap. Is that just because it's recovery and my body was making up for being really cooperative in May, or was it the excessive drinking? Here's my rundown.
Monday- 4 mile run in the afternoon in Vegas; hot, but didn't feel that bad considering
Tuesday- rest
Wednesday
am- 5000 yard swim: 2 x {9 x 200 on ladder interval- 1 @ 2:40, 2 @ 2:50, 3 @ 3:00, 2 @ 2:50, 1 @ 2:40}. I made all the intervals and felt pretty good, little did I know this would be my only good workout of the week.
pm- Trainer Road Charybdis- 6 x 3 min interval at VO2 max. This workout ended up being a LOT harder than it looked in graph form. (I almost died.)
Thursday- 6.5 mile run (felt errible)
Friday- 3800 yard swim at master's practice (felt alright)
Saturday- 44.3 mi biking (3900 ft climbing, 13.4 mph). This ride felt TERRIBLE, almost like I've never rode a bike before. I can't believe how bad it was. And my legs even hurt the next day, even though this was my easiest ride in a month. The worst thing about it is I have no idea why it sucked, so I don't know how to stop it from happening in the future.
Sunday- 10 mile hilly run, no watch. This was ok, although my legs felt heavy at the end.
I better shape up for next week....the hardest part is coming up!
Sounds like a grueljng week, but you got through it. I am sure this week will be better!
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That picture of the bagels is making me hungry. That picture of the shots is making me not hungry. So many feelings.
ReplyDeleteWay to push through a tough week. Only 8 more weeks to go!!
- Chen
Both your dresses are really cute! If I came home at 3am and had to work I would surely die. So doing any workouts is a win for you in my book. We saw one of the Cirque shows in Vegas, I don't remember which, but we were also not high and it was amazing! We got free tickets for sitting through a time share presentation.
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