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    Tag: EPIC Dartmouth

    Why I Decided to Take On the ITU Worlds in China for 2014

    What made me decide to take on the 2014 Weihai ITU Long Distance World Championships?  I can speak of a few obvious reasons, like the…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite September 29, 2013
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    Is It Time to Learn Something New? Learn it, live it, love it!

    The new year brings excitement in setting your health and fitness goals.  We start off on our wellness journey with vigor and determination.  After about a month…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite March 1, 2013
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    Running Ups & Downs

    So here I am, in my final week of competitive training…my week that leads into my taper. Wow!  In 15 days I’ll be entering Lake…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite June 15, 2012
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    A Busy Bee in Ironman Triathlon Training

    So much going on! I have been collecting pictures and moments but getting the time to put it together to blog about my training has…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite May 26, 2012
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    Ironman Race Day Simulation #2 – Much Better. Much!

    Hard to believe I only have 61 days left.  Check it out if you don’t believe me: http://epicdartmouth.com/ In the past several weeks, the length…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite April 30, 2012
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    A New Plan for Ironman

    No doubt about it, taking on an ultra distance challenge definitely tests many aspects your life – mind, body and soul.  This past week I…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite April 9, 2012
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    Ironman Race Day Simulation Training

    Have you ever used a race day simulation (sim) training strategy to prepare yourself for race day? Here is a story about a strategy I…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite April 5, 2012
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    No Foolin’ Fundraiser for PROKids in Riverport

    WOW! Simply blown away by the support of community members and friends for the No Foolin’ Fun-draiser 5k fun run or walk on April Fool’s…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite April 4, 2012
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    Riding the “Tam-Wagon”

    I like the hot weather we had last week and the warm days of the week before.  Yes I do! Wow, what a boost of…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite March 31, 2012
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    Energy Bursts & Slow Motions in My EPIC Dartmouth Journey

    I’m sitting here, by the warm fire, barely able to keep my eyes open and it’s just after 9pm.  These days I have to be…

    Coach Tammy Lee Slauenwhite March 12, 2012
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    I'm sitting here, by the warm fire, barely able to keep my eyes open and it's just after 9pm.  These days I have to be sure to get 8-9 hours a sleep a night or I'm zonked but I think the real culprit right now is the time change.  No worries, in a week or two I'll be reset and back to normal.
     Well...week 21 was interesting. My body had huge bursts of energy followed with sluggish slow motions.  I think the ratio was 1:1 too.  Early in the week I was still riding the "high" from last week but come Wednesday I was a water slug.  Then on Thursday I got my second wind from that crazy breezy warm weather but I think I finally emptied my gas tank that day as on Friday I was in slo mo fo sho!  Saturday's long run, which I was so pumped to run with my "training crew" (been missing them), was difficult.  As soon as I hit the pavement I felt the lactic acid just fill my body and every step required a mental push.  I literally shoved myself through a sloppy 17km run.  Thank God for my training buds Liane, Karen and Rachelle.  They were running well, nice form and strides, big smiles under the sunny skies, and so I tried to breathe in their energy to get me through the run.  It worked!  Liane and I finished up with a quick spin and then - I was ZONKED!  Flat out!  WOW, was I ever freakin glad that was done. [caption id="attachment_1002" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Training Buddies March 10 2012
    Left to Right: Me, Karen, Liane, Rachelle
    Riverport, Nova Scotia[/caption]
     For the rest of the weekend, I kicked up my feet. I pushed my long ride and run for Sunday into Monday (today...and the weather was AMAZING...and Karen rode with me...and I sucked her into riding with me while training, I didn't really have to twist her arm that much, ha!).  I think two factors played a key role this week in how I was feeling.  1) The prior training week was the biggest load yet, 18+ hours, and I kept going on right through into week 21 without a full day of rest.  2) I had a huge work week this week in addition to training (3 days of the 5 days were 12+ hour work days) and found that juggling that stress increased my fatigue.   Lessons learned:  take more recovery after bigger weeks and on busy weeks, skip a workout or two if need be so performance doesn't suffer.  Now...to practice those lessons...that's the hard part.
     Anyway, I'm still fatigued but definitely coming back.  Another good night's sleep and I should be just about back to my usual hyper self.  Now I shall mention that this week...well...it's week 22.  Week 22 is a notable week as it's the last one in my pre-season training plan.  Next week I move into the 12-week competitive season training schedule.  With that said...if I feel I need extra rest this week, I'm gonna take it, yes I am!  I will sleep in, I will be lazy, I may even eat some cake and have a bit of social time too.   But if anything, I can guarantee this - I'm entering the next training phase rested and roaring to go!
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