529IronMan

Every month I reflect on the activities of the past month to see what I’ve done and to track progress. Today it’s time for: May.

May was a month dominated by short breaks and big parties a.k.a. bad input for training. Although I’m very much committed on completing the Ironman I’m not planning on living a mormon lifestyle in which I don’t have the opportunity to exploit the wonderful pleasures in life.

Enjoy life and train/party hard. But do it both responsible and create the best of both world. Keep in mind that while you party at night you must be prepared to wake up at 08:00 am to kick some serious ass. That may sound as a bit much but trust me, I’ve been there, it’s all worth it.

Now lets continue with the breakdown.

Body statistics

Lenght: 1,95
Weight: 99,1 kg (-1,8 kg)
BMI: 26,1 (-0,4)
Fat %: unknown
Heartbeat*: 53 BPM (-2)
*measured after 2 minutes of complete rest during a 1 minute time span.

Training distance

Total km* swum - 1,5km / 40 minutes (but did do some serious surfing)
Total km* biked - none (-270km)
Total km* ran - 51,3 (+22,3km)
*in the month of june

The Feedback

The progress wasn’t what I imagined. Looking back on the schedule I saw there were to many periods of 2 or 3 days rest in which I could have done more  (procrastination is a bitch). Still don’t believe that I will be able to run 42,2 km in one day considering what I’ve done this month. I should train harder. I will train harder.

What I should mention that although I only swam once, I did surf 10+ times in may (went on an amazing surf trip for 5 days). So that counts for something and I noticed during my first swim in open water that I’m not a total loser in the water.

Goals for June: time to shift focus bicycling while picking up on swimming and maintaining my running. Aiming for 10/350/30.

Enjoy!