I've always wanted to finish an ironman and this year I've finally had the opportunity to train for one. Unfortunately going to an official ironman races is a huge pain in the ass. The timing doesn't work out (I need to do this before restarting clinic rotations in my residency, i.e. July 2016), they would take tons of time in travel (I've got a 14 month old at home) and they are expensive ($1300 registration fee!). So I've decided to set up my own race, the SOLOMAN.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Day 19

Workout:
1. For time:
95 pound Back squat, 50 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 5 ascents
115 pound Back squat, 40 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 4 ascents
135 pound Back squat, 30 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 3 ascents
155 pound Back squat, 20 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 2 ascents
175 pound Back squat, 10 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 1 ascent

3 hours rest

2. 4 x 5 min running intervals w/ 3 minutes rest

Results:
1.  24m30s
2.  .75 mi on each interval

Notes:  The first workout was a beast.  My rope might have been a tad short as it is 18 feet long and there was about 4 feet of it on the floor, but I think that I made up for that by not having a squat rack to use and having to clean and press the bar every time I went to squat.  Needless to say my legs were feeling it for the intervals.  I did these on a treadmill which helped keep a constant pace, but didn't let me push the last 30 seconds as I would normally do.

Other News:
I signed up to run the NYC Marathon today as part of Team TSA (Tourette Syndrome Association)!  I'll post a link to accept donations soon.  Can't wait!
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