Ironman 70.3 - Salem, Oregon
Here I will document my journey to completing my first half ironman. It will take place July 19 in Salem, Oregon.
February 22
I selected the Phil Mosley 20-week intermediate training plan and began this past Monday on 2/16. So far it’s going well, and I’m actually really enjoying the structured workokuts. I’m learning a lot and excited to make this commitment and track my progress.
March 8
The training plan is going very well and I feel like I’m becoming a bit stronger in each area. I see my swim times improving and each long run and bike is getting easier.
March 22
I feel like the last two weeks have been a bit of a set back. I started feeling a lot of pain in my right shoulder while swimming and am feeling a little burnt out from all the workouts. I find it really hard to fit everything in and it’s quite a lot of mental load to keep scheduling and rescheduling everything I need to do to make time for everything. Definitely feeling overwhelmed and felt a little unsatisfied with my progress.
March 29
This week actually started to feel better, and I think my stats were starting to go up again. I got an email from my training plan saying at this point in the plan we’re building fatigue so it’s actually expected that you don’t feel super good during each workout. This was very reassuring. Unfortunately, I start my travels on Thursday and didn’t get to workout at all Thursday - Sunday this week.