IRONMAN LOUISVILLE 2020 TRAINING

WEEK 8 – May 4 > May 10, 2020

IRONMAN TRAINING IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC – PART VIII

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there!  I certainly miss my late mother and think of her often.  If you are fortunate to have your mother and father around, cherish the time you have together.

My mom never knew me as a triathlete.  She would tell me to be careful when I was just a runner, worried about the marathons in particular.  I wonder what she would think about the Ironmans I have trained and raced.  I’m guessing she wouldn’t have been too happy about it.  That’s what mothers do, they mother.

Week 8 was a drawback week as far as training goes.  The training plan sneaks these in occasionally and it is always a welcome surprise.  It always seems to come just when you need it.  So this week ended with a reduced ride and run, and I reduced the run even more by eliminating it because it’s Mother’s Day and it’s a rainy Mother’s Day.  Maybe I will do it tomorrow on my normal rest day in Week 9.  It’s an easy hour run that I can do without much effort.

While training for my ultramarathon this past winter I had developed some nagging little injuries, but when the pandemic hit and the event got postponed, I was happy to slide into the Ironman training which heavily reduced my running workload.  I realized in Week 5 or 6 that I no longer had those injuries and was feeling pretty good.  But I’m starting to feel the little behind the knee thing starting to come back.  Maybe taking off from running on Mother’s Day is a good thing to give it an extra day of rest.  I’m guessing Mom would approve.

TOTALS FOR WEEK 8:

• Swim:  0 / 0 yards
• Bike:  3 rides  /  66 miles
• Run:  3 runs  /  14 miles