Monday:
Swim 3,000
400 warm up, 400 kick with fins, 200 IM drill
4×100 on 1:25, 100 IM on 2:00
3×100 on 1:25, 100 IM on 2:00
2×100 on 1:25, 100 IM on 2:00
1×100 on 1:25, 100 IM on 2:00
6×200 free pull

Tuesday:
Trainer ride
10 min warm up
2x(6 min 200+ watts, 4 min 175+ watts), 5 min easy
2x(5 min 200+ watts, 3.5 min 175+ watts), 5 min easy
2x(4 min 200+ watts, 2 min 175+ watts), 5 min easy
20 min tempo run outside

Wednesday:
40 min Open Water swim
45 min outdoor run (2 loops of Greenwich Tri course)
1.5 hour break
50 min on trainer (12 min 170+ watts, 5 min easy, 10 mins at 170+ watts, 5 min easy, 8 min at 170+ watts, 5 min easy) last min of harder efforts standing.  All on 4-8% grade.
20 min easy run outdoors (HOT!!!)

Thursday:
25 run with the triple stroller around the hood

Friday:
Treadmill run – main set – 5×4 min @ 9.0, 5×2 min at 8.7-9 mph (all at 1% grade)

Saturday:
Run – 1 hr – seeking out and working hills
Swim – 45 min (2,500 m) main set: 3×400 (swim/pull/swim)

Sunday:
Bike – 3.5 hours (100K).  First time in about two years I’ve done that distance.  Felt great too!

So when I found out I was having triplets a friend of mine (without kids) exclaimed “you are going to be so fast…don’t you know you get faster after you have a baby?  And you’re having three!”

“Really?” I replied – I’ve never heard of that.  But now I’m starting to wonder.  I don’t train as hard or as much as I used to and based on my last two race results I’m as fast if not faster than I used to be (at least running and biking).  Swimming’s another story…it’s harder to get to the pool with three little ones.

Maybe it’s pushing the triple jogger, but to be honest I don’t run with it that much since it’s sooo hilly around my house.  Maybe merely having babies physiologically changes you?  I have no idea…I’m not a doctor.  Maybe it’s the carrying around 20-25 lb weights (babies) constantly and running around after them.  This is my best guess as to why I’m stronger now versus my pre-baby era.

Regardless, I’m enjoying feeling strong and fast.  I had a great race at the Mossman Sprint Tri this past weekend.  I had a solid swim, strong bike (including a mechanical issue)  and I had my best run split ever and ended up winning the women’s race by over 3.5 minutes!

Mossman Sprint Tri Awards Ceremony 2012

I’ve been horrible at keeping up to date on this blog lately.  Sorry!

I do want to share some things we’ve been doing to keep busy with three little ones.

The beach – taking the munchkins to the beach is actually a ton of fun and they really love playing in the sand and surf…perhaps a little too much as they act like little turtle hatchlings and crawl (or scoot in Cam’s case) to the water’s edge without hesitation.  Having at least one helper is a definite must, also the choo choo seems to work best (verus stroller) when traveling through deep sand (you can just drag it through).

The pool – my kids are water babies!!! (Surprise, surprise).  They love hanging out in the baby pool but seem to like the big pool even more.  Splashing, jumping off the side, kicking and paddling…you name it they love it!

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center – Just round the corner from our house this living farm is great.  The kids love the animals and the choo choo works well on the handicap access trail. They also have a farmer’s market on Fridays during the summer/fall months.

Bridgeport Bluefish Game – I’m pretty sure my kids didn’t get what was going on but it was a nice way to spend the afternoon.

Monday:
Bike – 2 hours
Swim – 30 min

Tuesday:
Swim – 1 hr (3K yards)

Wednesday:
Swim – 1 hr
Bike/Run Brick 1.5 hrs

Thursday:
Bike – 2 hrs
Run – Treadmill ( 10×3 min w/ :30 rest (8.7-9 mph)

Friday:
Swim – Open water 45 min
Run – 45 min

Saturday:
Run – 1 hr (with triple jogger and hills)

Sunday:
Bike – 2 hrs