The numbers:

Monday: 12 miles in 50 minutes commuting to work / 6.5 miles on treadmill in 45 minutes

Tuesday: 4400 yards swimming in the morning! / 25 miles in 1:40:00 commuting to work (lunch)

Wednesday: 25 miles in 1:40:00 commuting to work (lunch) / 3800 yards swimming in an hour / 5 miles running in 40 minutes - beginning of right big toe pain

Thursday:  4000 yards swimming in 1:15:00 / 1:01:11 running 8 miles

Friday & Saturday - rest days

Sunday:  3:30:00 riding the trainer in New Meadows

Phew!  A good training week ended on Thursday with training hours totaling 17:23:36, a new PR for Tri training.  However, it ended on a sour note as I had to walk home a couple miles due to a sore big toe.  It hurts on the top of the big joint.  Which leads me to wonder if cross-country skiing caused the ailment?  I sure hope it’s not a stress fracture, but the increase in running miles and going on hard surfaces more often kind of suggests the possibility.  I’ll just have to play it safe for a few days; lots of ice and no running.

 I ran 44.5 miles for the week, along with 5:15:23 biking and 19,600 yards swimming.  The swimming and running are both highs for a week of Tri training.  For that reason I’m going to tone it down the following week.  Let my toe fully recover and make sure not to over-do-it.  Apart from the toe I’m feeling excellent.

I did have some pent up energy after taking 2 days off from training, so on Sunday I rode the trainer for an insane 3.5 hours!  I was in a cabin in New Meadows and opening the garage door inspired me…the view was fantastic.  At 5000+ ft altitude it should help the red blood cell count too.  Apart from this ‘ironman’ training, the rest of the week promises to be mellow.