Having trouble with early mornings

This week, more than once, I planned to get up early and head to the pool and then couldn't do it. I think you go in cycles: there are times when my internal clock has me waking up easily at 5:30. This week it has been more like 7 am. Since Christmas, or before, when I started doing hot yoga, I added 3 hot yoga classes per week and now one extra spinning class, to an already full schedule and something has got to give a bit. I am enjoying the change to my routine but like any Type A triathlete, I am always paranoid that I won't be as good at swimming, biking and running because, at this moment, I am not doing as much of that. (despite the fact that everything you read says you need a rest from those things periodically)

Since I have started doing hot yoga, I have lost a bit of weight and gained some flexibility. I am about the same weight right now in the dead of winter as when I was training 18 hours per week for an Ironman last summer (152 pounds) - that is because of yoga. I would normally be closer to 160 right now.

In terms of training this week, I ran on the treadmill last sunday and did some weights and core exercises. Monday, I did a hot yoga class; Tuesday I swam 2300 metres and did a spin class; Wednesday, I did hot yoga and went to the gym and did some weights; Thursday, I did an intense 1 hour spin class and Friday I am doing hot yoga; Saturday, I am doing spin class and I will do some weights and swim. (there is not much running in that week).

week ending Jan. 30th, 2010

Since my last post, I did some yoga, ran a bit and swam a bit and did some spin classes. On Monday of this week, I did hot yoga. Tuesday morning I overslept a bit but got in about 35 minutes of swimming. Tuesday night I ran outside about 8 k. Wednesday night I did hot yoga. Thursday night I taught a spin class. Friday night went to the gym and ran on the treadmill and then did weights for about a half hour. Saturday morning I did a tough spin class for about an hour and then did hot yoga for 90 minutes. It was the toughest yoga class to date and I sweat an unbelievable amount. Saturday evening I had a fun swim with the triathlon gang. ( we did about 1800 metres with fairly high intensity) That was about 3.5 hours of exercise yesterday but it was fun. In total, I did about 10 hours of exercise this week. Today (sunday) i plan to go to the gym and run on the treadmill and do some weights and exercises.