Scott Gibson's Ironman Journey

Spent the evening traveling back from San Antonio, TX so no workout tonight.  I will probably take tomorrow night off too since JD and I are doing our Triathlete.FM show after work.

Boy I sure didn’t feel like it, but made it for another run on the treadmill.  A long day of work and being really tired don’t make for a great combo when you’re training that is for sure.

Made time to hit the treadmill tonight (out of town on business and not a good area for outside activites) and some pushups and situps. 

I am most happy about my eating discipline tonight.  Wanted to just order a pizza, but headed out to a local grocery store and got low fat tortillas, grilled chicken and salsa for a 220 calorie burrito.  I have to say, it was quite awesome!

Through Wednesday, I’m going to be limited to the treadmill and small hotel gym, but it’s more than enough to get in a good workout.

Well, I am not happy with the amount of workouts I did this week, but I have to say, if I am not ready for IMFL now, working out like a madman this close to the event isn’t going to make me ready.

I got in about 40 mins of workout tonight after getting to San Antonio.  Not much, but at least it was something.

Even thought I plan to workout most of the week, I have to go into taper mode and let my body be 100% for 11/7.  I think I will do shorter and lower intensity workouts, but I would like to workout at least 5 days next week.  The week after that I will go down to 3…and probably only do 2 or 3 workouts the week going into the event.

Final day of rest.  Spending time with the family and going to the Georgia Tech football game tonight.  Go Jackets!

I will be traveling tomorrow, but I WILL find time to get in at least 45 mins to workout.

It’s hard to believe that I have been doing this for 180 days!

In thinking about it, it feels like it was just yesterday that I was signing up to do this whole thing.  I have to say that I have accomplished a lot more than I thought I would and I am happy with my progress.  Before, the journey was getting in better shape, but now, I really think I will be hugely disappointed if I don’t finish the full Ironman.

That’s not an option.

Right knee is feeling a little tweaked again so going to take it easy for a few days.  It’s going to be hard to get in workouts this week with demands from the job and crappy weather.

I am not going to stress about it.  It’s been suggested that I need to back down the workouts a bit anyway, and I don’t want to push myself into an injury this close to the finish line.

With IMFL just a few weeks away, I do feel like I am ready.

Super great run tonight.  A strong 5 miles and I did it faster than ever before.  The weather was perfect.  Overcast and very misty to rainy.

I need to get in some swim time in the next week or so, but I am not sure how that’s going to happen.  Our weather here hasn’t been the greatest.

Another day of rest…then it’s back to running outside.

Feeling a bit sore from the long wrong outside, so I’ll probably take a couple days for rest.  It’s amazing how I can tell that my leg muscles get such a deeper workout from running outside.  The calves are screaming!