scheduling

I don't expect this post will be terribly interesting, but I wanted to get it out here so that I have some kind of accountability. I have less than two weeks before my event, and 5 of my training days will be eaten up by the trip to my dad's wedding. So, I need to get some kind of schedule in place, or I'm going to end up walking most of both runs and feeling like a gigantic loser*.

To that end, this is my plan:

Today - treadmill run, 4:1 intervals, 30 minutes (after some research, I've decided that this will be my strategy for the running. Not only will it make the runs tolerable, but it will probably make me faster overall than trying to gut it out and run two miles straight)

Wednesday - spin class AM, outdoor walk PM

Thursday - very short bike/run (3 mi/half-mi? I'm hoping to do this in the morning so it will be cooler, but that doesn't give me much daylight)

Friday - treadmill run, 4:1 intervals, 45 minutes (also, scramble crazily trying to get everything ready for our afternoon flight, run around DFW to make our connection, etc.)

Saturday - Dad's wedding (elbow exercises, mostly, and maybe some ridiculous dancing)

Sunday - rent bikes, do the rail trail

Monday - find some way/where/time to run 4:1 intervals

Tuesday - walk

Wednesday - more airport shenanigans

Thursday - run/bike/run (1/5/1)

Friday - rest day, maybe do some transition practice

Saturday - go easy on the club ride

Sunday - Just do it.

*Note that I am not implying that anyone who walks most of the runs is a gigantic loser. Just that I would feel like one, because I know I could have done better if I had avoided injury and been less of a slacker over the past 6 months. And lost 30 lbs, like I had planned.