Thursday, April 1, 2010

March is over!

March came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. What a wild month!

We sold the house in SC, it closed on monday. So we're homeless now, but not for long. Kelley took the kids out to the coast for a few weeks, I'll be joining them tomorrow for a fun easter weekend. Then it's house hunting time! At least I think we will be able to land a pretty good deal.

Wha ha happened?

March had but one race, the Tobacco Road marathon. I'm already looking forward to running it again next year. Here's how the totals came down:

Swim: 7 swims, 8500 yds = 4.83 miles
Bike: 5 rides, 95 miles
Run: 5 runs, 44.5 miles, 1 full marathon
Strength: 3 Tri Power workouts, 45 minutes
Yoga: 4 session, 2 hours

There was a taper week and a recovery week before and after the marathon. So I feel ok about that. I need to get the bike milage up to around 100 miles per week, not 95 miles a month. We moved out of the SC house the weekend before the marathon, and I really took a good taper. So while the counts may not look that high it was actually a productive month.

This week, I finally hit a slowdown today thanks to work. It's shaken down like this:

Monday: AM TriPower, Lunch 1000 yd swim, 30 mile bike after work
Tuesday: AM yoga, 10 mile bike/3.1 mile run brick after work
Wednesday: AM TriPower, lunch 1500 yd swim, 20 mile bike after work
(that's 9 workouts in 3 days people)
Thursday: AM yoga. I was supposed to hit a 40 mile lunchtime bike ride with the company owners from work but I got swamped. I had to work late, so I missed my after work long run too.
Friday: Plan is AM TriPower and 1000 yd swim over lunch. 12 workouts this week will be fantastic.

This should be the norm going forward for a while. It was 85 degrees and sunny here today. It's time to train!

13 comments:

Al's CL Reviews said...

Nah! You didn't have a busy month or anything.
;)

Congrats on the closing!

Carly said...

What a month! Congrats on selling the house and completing the marathon. I hope you won't be homeless long.

Matt said...

Congrats on selling the house...enjoy your time with the fam...

Wes said...

Definitely should get a good deal. It's a buyer's market. Happy house hunting!

Amanda said...

Here's to April! And great weather. And more great things to come. You had a crazy March...

Lisa from Lisa's Yarns said...

It was 80 here yesterday! Which is pretty much unheard of here in Minnesota! The weather has been just fantastic lately. It's been great doing all my runs outside in shorts & a t-shirt.

You really had a huge month. Between PR'ing that marathon and closing on the house - that is huge!

Enjoy your time w/ the fam this weekend!!

Retta said...

Congrats on selling the old heezy! Don't know how you do 12 workouts a week! Definitely inspiring. :)I'm so jealous you have time to shower during your lunch break. Hanging out in my own stink sucks. LOL.

Amber said...

Have a fabulous easter weekend with your family at the coast! So glad you guys will all be reunited soon!

Unknown said...

Congrats on getting your house sold.

Happy Easter.

healthy ashley said...

I'm glad the month at least ended like a lamb :) I'm happy to hear you closed on the house!

I love that you outline your workouts by the month. I'd be interested to see how my month looks!

Jess said...

Glad to hear the house is officially sold! Hope you can find something good in Raleigh!

Unknown said...

What a month! Hope that April slows down for you a little! :) Congrats on the house selling though - best of luck finding something new!

Lily on the Road said...

Hope things are settling down now for you and your family CJ.

Brand new month!!!