14 weeks left

This weeks total is supposed to be near 16 hours of exercise.   Well winter still has a grip on the Northwest and that makes it hard for a good long outdoor ride.   Still swimming 3-4 miles per week.  

On last monday I did an hour swim, hour bike, and hour run back to back.   Felt okay but a wierd fatigue came over me.  On Tueday I could only get an hour bike in because that fatigue came over me again.   I took Wednesday off. On Thursday I was to run 14 miles.  I have ran 10-12 miles each of the last 5 Thursdays.   During my run I became more and more fatigued and about mile 8 I had to stop and walk and eventually lie down.   I felt horrible.  Every muscle in my body was weak.  Even my tongue and jaw muscles.  I had to call my daughter to come and pick me up.    It took me about 4 hours to shake it off.  Being in the medical profession I started to worry about stuff like Multiple sclerosis, Heart attack, mini-stroke, encephalitis, lead toxicity....but then I remembered that rare stuff is really rare, and common stuff is really common.   

I had started Crestor a cholesterol medication a week earlier.  I have a genetically high level of bad cholesterol and exercise does not help it so I started the statin drug called crestor.   After an internet search, I found that middle aged atheletes who use statin drugs have a 200% increase in muscle fatigue and lactic acid build up.   Needless to say.....I am going off the crestor!!!!!!!!

More next week.

15 Weeks to go!

Hello out there!

I finally got outside to ride my bike last weekend and boy did it wear me down.   You can ride for hours on the indoor bike trainer, but it never compares to the road.    I rode one full loop on the Iron Man course.   I am definitely not in IM shape.    I am swimming about 4-5 miles in a pool per week.   Running about 20-25 miles per week.   Riding about 10 hours.   Each week my plan increases about 10% per sport, some weeks are more and some less.   

My designated long run days always attract a rain storm.   My last 5 long runs have been in the dark and in the rain.  Running by headlamps does not bother me....now the moose on the trail scare me!

Kids are getting ready for spring sports....Track, Baseball and 4H.   As all IM triathletes.....balance can be difficult.

Enjoy the Ride!

16 weeks left

Training is going well.   Really tired of training indoors on the bike.  Averaging about 90-100 miles on bike trainer per week.  Running 20-24 miles....mostly at night with headlamp.   Swimming about 3 miles per week.  

Weather is improving this weekend and hoping to get an outdoor ride in.

Have a great day.