Week 11 on the IM Training Train

I am starting to get back to where I was before my injury :)

Monday:
Swim = 40 min

Tuesday:
Nothing...I was suppose to run, but it was thundering/lightening so I didn't go out :(

Wednesday:
TRX = 45 min
Core = 45 min
Cycle = 90 min

Thursday:
Kettlebells = 45 min
Core = 45 min
Run = 47 min

Friday:
Nothing...I was in training all day for SilverSneakers

Saturday:
Run = 1 hour

Sunday:
Cycle = 2 hours

I would say this was a pretty successful week :)

Ironman Quote of the Day

"Life is about LIMITS, reaching them, exploring them, exceeding them, or coming to the conclusion that there really aren't any...LIMITS" ~ Ironman

Week 11 on the IM Moo Training Train

This week has been much more successful in the training.  I have been released by PT to do a little bit more than nothing :)

Monday:
Swim: 15 min
Pool Running: 15 min
PT day

Tuesday:
Elliptical: 30 min
TRX (Strength Training): 1 hour

Wednesday:
Walk: 2 hours

Thursday:
TRX: 90 min

Friday:
Walk: 30 min
PT day

Saturday:
Ride: 1 hour...FINALLY!!  :)
Walk: 30 min

Sunday:
Run: 21 min

I finally feel like I am getting somewhere with my recovery :)  Hopefully I will be released to do more soon since I have not been in any pain :)

Week 10 on the IM Moo Training Train

I know I haven't been very good at keeping you informed of my training lately...the problem is I haven't been able to train much due to my injury. 

Week 10 was pathetic!!  There was no exercise for the whole week...except for the strengthening exercises I have been instructed to do by PT.  Overall, I have felt like a slug and have not been in a good mental state...That started to change in Week 11 :)

Success

“Success in triathlon doesn’t happen on the day of the race, just before the race, or even during the race.  Success comes from the days, weeks, and months of training that prepare you for the race.” 

     ~Jim Taylor
This is quite possibly one of the most accurate statements made, as it relates to triathlon.  There are some very challenging times during training for Ironman that will strengthen the individual, making he/she much stronger on race day.  This strength translates into success.  Without the training, there would be no showing up at the start line for the race, no competition in the race and no crossing the finish line at the race.  Race day success comes from all of the hard days of training (both physically and mentally).  Without the everyday "grind," those race day successes might not exist.

I am currently experiencing challenges in my training, but I will persevere and be successful in my training, on the day of the race, just before the race and during the race!!  I will hear, "Kecia, You Are An Ironman!!" on September 11, 2011 :)

Week 9 on the IM Moo Training Train

The IM Moo Training Train has been derailed.  I am hopeful that I can start doing more training after I meet with the pt tomorrow.  This week's workouts were VERY limited and this has been VERY challenging mentally.  If I can't start training again soon, I may have to seek a psychiatrist for mental stabilization.  I haven't been sleeping well and am probably a bear to live with.

Monday:
Core Exercises = 30 minutes

Tuesday:
Strength Training = 1 hour

Wednesday:
No Exercise

Thursday:
Strength Training = 1 hour

Friday:
No Exercise

Saturday:
No Exercise

Sunday:
No Exercise

What a pathetic week since I was up to nearly 15 hours of exercise before this injury.  This is a true lesson in patience!!

Making the Most of it...

There are lots of people who compete in many races (including life) with a challenge...without a limb, with a disease, without family, without friends, with little money.  Whatever the challenge, they get through...they survive...they persevere.  I am a firm believer that you aren't given more than you can handle.  My mother has taught me to be a strong, independent woman and has always said, " That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger."  Well, I am getting a dose about being stronger!!  This bum knee is giving me the opportunity to grow mentally and hopefully physically (since we do grow stronger during our recovery periods than during our workouts).

I start pt on Tuesday and am hopeful that I will be told I can start exercising at a low intensity.  I have not had knee pain for a couple of days now and am still icing, taking ibuprofen and making the most of the present situation.  Hope and faith are what I have to lean on right now and I will continue to lean on them until I am back on the IM Moo training train full steam ahead!!