How interesting, I didn’t know trouble sleeping was a symptom of over training – I struggled to sleep last week, and had some of the worst runs in a while – maybe they’re linked!?
I bet 12 hours was lovely though either way,espec with breakfast in bed at the end of it 🙂

Girl, you are gonna ROCK the triathalon!!! You are right, you have the skills down. Now you just gotta let your body do it’s thing!!
Your hubbie is so sweet!!!!

I had an amazing sleep too, sometimes you just need it! Good luck with the rest of your training 🙂

I am glad you gave your body the chance to rest and catch up. It definitely needed it. Interesting about sleep troubles being a symptom of overtraining… didn’t know that! You are so ready for the tri – don’t sweat the workouts this week!

How sweet of the husband to make u brekkie in bed! What a thoughtful guy!!! I’m glad you caught up on sleep and I really hope that you arm feels better soon! Has the cupping been feeling like it helps (this might be something I would be interested in if it works) or does it take more time than this to see a difference?

Looks like a great morning! Your husband is so sweet!
Good luck for your last days before the triathlon!

I slept 10.5 hours last night too, it felt great! What a sweet breakfast in bed too 🙂

sounds like the start to a great day, sleepin in and your hubby making you b-fast in bed! I am happy for you that you got the sleep and an amazing guy! 🙂 I hope your arm feels much better tomorrow!

I can’t believe your Tri is so close. I’m really excited to read your re-cap when it comes. I’ve never known anybody do a triathlon before. It’s definitely good that you are listening to your body and taking it easy.

You must have really needed that sleep! It feels so good to catch up on it like that!

last saturday night I passed out from 9:30 pm (what a party animal) to 7:30. Sleep catches up to you at times. Especially with all your training, you’re sure to need some rest. I can’t believe it’s time for your tapering…I feel like your training just started.

Yea, I agree with most people, it’s wonderful to catch up on some sleep when you need it. Sometimes you just need a bit more than what you’re used to and your body needs a nice long recharge. 🙂

Good luck with the triathlon!

Have you tried an “unwind ritual” right before bed? Maybe with low light, stretching, and setting your intentions for a good night’s sleep? Seems to help me 🙂

How sweet that he made you breakfast in bed!

On a random note, I tried your grilled banana sandwich for breakfast today. Fantastic! Although I didn’t have any powdered sugar, it was still great! I can’t wait to try it with strawberries!

I haven’t stayed in bed past 8:30am in over a year! I would if my body would let me, but the internal alarm clock goes off and i’m awake. I think you really must have needed a long sleep!

that is SO cute…breakfast in bed is such a fun thing to do for each other 🙂

Glad to hear that you got some well needed sleep! I find that increased training leaves me needing so much sleep 🙂

glad you got some sleep! I do that every weekend pretty much (not 12 hours but about 10)

Yea, now i’m craving straight carbs. English muffins with nut butttttttta to be exact! That breakfast sounds so amazing. And your husband is too sweet–love that he made breakfast for you!

Hope you’re having a lovelyy night Caitlin!!

I went to bed at 3am Friday night and woke up at 8:30! I was so mad at myself for waking up, but I couldn’t stay in bed for some reason. I guess that explains the two-hour nap I had today. Enjoy your tapering. I remember when I swam competitively in high school and we tapered before a big meet—it was the best. But I also had to grow out my leg hair for a few months and shave it right before the meet. It was kind of gross, but I never had boyfriends in high school, so it didn’t really matter. HA!

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Sleep is awesome 🙂 Funny thing for me though, I never want to go to bed and never want to get up when I have to, lol.

The tea in that adorable mug was a great touch. Do you drink milk in your tea, too? My boyfriend thinks I am weird…

I just tasted Barney Butter today – YUM.

The hubby is sweet 🙂 Sometimes I have sleeps like that. Our bodies know how to take care of themselves!!

You must have really needed the sleep!! Glad you were able to finally get it!!

Hey Caitlin! I’ve been reading your blog for awhile, but this is the first time I’m commenting. I am a runner and swimmer, but more heavy on the swimming side (I’ve swam competitively for 17 years, ran track for 2 seasons, but starting to sign up for more distance running events). I’ve also coached swimming for ages 6-18 and taught private lessons and play club water polo.

Anyways, just wanted to say that despite what people think, swimming can cause injuries! I always tell people that swimming is easy on the legs but hard on the shoulders/arms/back. So remember to do lots of arm and back stretching as you train swimming! Swimming is the only sport where you probably won’t have injuries from IMPACT, but you can still get injured from overuse or not having proper form. This is especially true because there is so much repetitive motion.

When I was on a team where we had to practice everyday, if certain muscles were bothering me I would switch up strokes since all four use different muscles (i.e freestyle does not bother my back as much as butterfly). However, now that I swim mainly for workout/recreation, I just take days off until things feel good again.

Good luck with your triathlon! I know you will be amazing!