an average week...

So... Ironman training has its peaks and valleys, but I'm not sure any of my family or friends that haven't done one really understands just how much there is.... and I definitely miss workouts, shorten them or take them easier. Here is what I'm supposed to be doing next week:
(swim is measured in meters)

Monday:
Run- 45 minutes easy
Swim - warm up: 200 swim, 200 kick, 200 pull, 200 swim
main set: 1500, medium inensity
cool down: 4x50

Tuesday:
Run - 45 minutes easy pace
Bike- 60 minutes road or trainer

Wednesday:
Swim - warm up: 4x75, last 25 in each is backstroke
main set: 3x400
cool down: 150

Thursday:
Run- 90 minutes easy

Friday:
Swim - wu: 400, last 50 in each 100 is kick
ms: 8x100 builds
cd: 6x25

Bike - 45 minutes (with full instruction on how to spend that time)

Saturday:
what's this? a REST day!!!

Sunday:
Bike: 90 minutes

Now, this may not seem like a lot, but it's a repeat of the FIRST of 20 weeks, and the last week in the 'build' phase. It gets tougher after that. Plus, Monday I'm going to a concert and Friday is Philip's birthday. And I do work full time. Let me do some quick math... (I'm a slow swimmer so I average about a minute for each 50 meter...)

Monday: 1:35
Tuesday: 1:45
Wednesday: 00:35
Thursday: 1:30
Friday: 1:15
Sat: REST
Sun: 1:30

So... about 8 hours of actual work out time.. plus travel to and from gym and prep and shower... ugh. That's a lot of time! And this isn't even a peak week!