{"id":5194,"date":"2015-08-17T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=5194"},"modified":"2015-08-19T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T17:34:02","slug":"week-3-road-to-kerrville-hump-week-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/17\/week-3-road-to-kerrville-hump-week-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: Road to Kerrville – Hump Week and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 2: Hump Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Aug17-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hot running is my favorite.\u00a0 Just look what a smile it puts on my face!<\/em><\/p>\n

The second week of a three week block is always a toss up.\u00a0 Sometimes it’s just AWFUL, you’re fatigued but a rest week isn’t yet really in sight.\u00a0 Sometimes, it’s great because you’re handling the work well.<\/p>\n

Happily, last week was more the latter than the former.\u00a0 Here’s how that went…<\/p>\n

Moar carbs (\/overall calories).\u00a0 My gut is still adjusting and I’m still terrified to get on a scale, and my pants are definitely tight, but it’s really amazing to feel the way I do during and after workouts.\u00a0 I probably should devote more blog space to this, but I’m definitely still transitioning so I’ll give it a couple weeks.\u00a0 Suffice to say, I feel like I’m eating like a 10-year-old version of me most of the time and it’s kind of weird and kind of wonderful even if it’s a *little* temporary (again, more on that later).<\/p>\n

Becoming a morning person.\u00a0 This is REALLY hard for me, but I’ve been able to get up before work on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and up early on Saturdays to get runs (or Saturday bricks) in.\u00a0 When I have a little more freedom to train after work every day, I will probably revert to my old ways but for now, I’m doing ok with it (especially because I’ve convinced myself this is temporary).<\/p>\n

Continuing the Dozen.\u00a0 I think it was instrumental to work on making this EASIER to do during offseason and then just continue, rather than introducing something challenging to do week 1.\u00a0 I feel stronger overall.<\/p>\n

Quality cycling.\u00a0 More on that below.<\/p>\n

Run volume.\u00a0 Kind of the opposite of above, and also more like that below.<\/p>\n

Swimming at lunch.\u00a0 I had to cut out the post-work training most days this month due to schedules, and mornings have been about running, so I’ve been swimming at lunch.\u00a0 I don’t have enough time to get to the lake, so I’ve been doing pool sets.\u00a0 It’s all about the most efficient use of my time right now, and that’s it.\u00a0 I’ll return to the lake more next month!<\/p>\n

Made it to the wah pah for 1 hour Thursday for the lazy river and the lake for an hour snorkeling.\u00a0 Maybe not training related (though flippering around the entire half mile+ lake definitely loosened up the legs), but happy soul related.<\/p>\n

Week 2 Summary: 10 hours of training (9 if you don’t count the snorkeling)<\/p>\n