If you're happy and you know it..

Gah!  So much training!  Last I checked my first triathlon doesn't happen until May 19th but for as much training as I'm doing you would think I was closing in on peak week.  Yeesh!  Everything hurts and is tired, it's impressive!  The funny thing is that I haven't even added in strength training yet.  I started to, but when I tried to coordinate schedules with my friends it turns out that we RARELY have time off together.  I do have one friend though who is phenomenal when it comes to running and she has already said, and proven, that she is willing to run no matter what!  I ran 10 miles with her Sunday while she busted out 13 by running a bit before I found her, then yesterday I had a killer speed work out and she gladly hopped up on the treadmill next to me and destroyed the run.  It's quite nice to have a suffer buddy lol.  

I have another suffer buddy who is doing some of the tri's this year with me, but our schedules never really line up, but when they do we try to make things work.  We were able to squeeze in a swim today between meetings and clients, and it was quite enjoyable.  She keeps me accountable by not letting me skip sets, and gives me someone to try and stay in front of the entire swim.  Cathy, the triathlete, is awesome.  She's 57 but kills me in the bike and run, my only prayer is the swim.  We found out that we both did Ironman Florida, but we didn't know it until about a month ago when we both showed up with our tri bags from Ironman.  I found out that I started out with a 26 minute lead on her coming out of the swim, and she decimated that lead on the bike and expanded on it during the run.  She beat me by an hour.  Hmph.

This year I am attempting to be coached by a friend and it works, but it doesn't work.  I'm a very independent and stubborn purpose, emphasis on the stubborn.  So when he says do exercises 1, 2, and 3 I go ok, but how's about I also do exercises A, B, and C in addition to your plan, or instead of your plan.  Yep.  I'm not sure if I'm helping myself or if I'm hurting what he's trying to build.  Only time will tell.  I have decided though that I am STARVING all of the time!  I need to eat a lot more, and find a way to eat cleaner when I'm eating more.  I'm going to have to ask him about that.  Supposedly I've lost 6% body fat in a month, which is just silly, I'm down with losing the fat, but I am so stinking hungry from working out so much already.  So far I've trained about 8 hours this week and I still have a 75 minute ride tonight, another swim tomorrow, 75 minute run, and a 2 hour ride to round things out for the week.  I need to work on my schedule organization and life organization.  Thus far I can either do a great job on cleaning and organizing the house, but lack in tri training, or I do great in tri training and lack in housework.  Since I'm starting my season out with a marathon and half ironman within two weeks of each other, I need to stay on top of my training.  But I don't want to leave the housework to stop or make Red do all of it.  

Hmmmm...we'll see what my suffer buddies have to say about more training and organizing! :D