Since I last posted I've been in the water 4 times a week, on the bike 5 to 6 hours a week and running 40 miles per week.
With a swim meet approaching I've put some time in the swim despite being tired from my biking and running. I feel like quitting often but just adjust my pace and send off times so it's a little easier. By doing that I'm less apt to quit the workout. For instance...if I'm doing a lot of 100's I would normally bring them in around 1:20-1:22 and leave on 1:35-1:40. When I'm tired I'll bring them in near 1:27 and leave on the 1:45.
I've been just going through the workouts in the book "Swim Workouts for Triathletes"
Workouts in a binder
I just started at Endurance 1 and then move to the next one for the next workout. If I don't like the workout I just suck it up and do it anyway.
On the bike I've been getting a solid 5 to 6 hours a week on the trainer but nothing really outside. I rode once outside but that is it. The workouts have varied between threshold, endurance and long SST intervals. Since I need to get some more bike time in before I go to Georgia again I'm going to do one extra day this week on Wednesday and scale back my run for that day. It's more important for me to be ready for biking rather than running right now.
My run training is going pretty well right now. Since I got back from Georgia I've gone straight back to my training plan without missing a beat. The hard runs on Wednesday and Sunday have beaten me up a bit and caused me to swim a bit slower but I know if I keep with it I'll be ready for the runs at Triple T. I'm still capping myself off at 40-45 mpw. I haven't gotten sick during this training session (knock on wood) unlike last year where I got the pneumonia in December and the Flu in March. I've been getting good quality weeks done and am happy with where I'm at. After Triple T I'm going to change the plan a bit to work on faster running since that is where I am weak. I've never done a really fast block of training so I'm going to have to do a bit of research on how to do it correctly. I've got some books, friends and coaches to get info from.
With a swim meet approaching I've put some time in the swim despite being tired from my biking and running. I feel like quitting often but just adjust my pace and send off times so it's a little easier. By doing that I'm less apt to quit the workout. For instance...if I'm doing a lot of 100's I would normally bring them in around 1:20-1:22 and leave on 1:35-1:40. When I'm tired I'll bring them in near 1:27 and leave on the 1:45.
I've been just going through the workouts in the book "Swim Workouts for Triathletes"
Workouts in a binder
I just started at Endurance 1 and then move to the next one for the next workout. If I don't like the workout I just suck it up and do it anyway.
On the bike I've been getting a solid 5 to 6 hours a week on the trainer but nothing really outside. I rode once outside but that is it. The workouts have varied between threshold, endurance and long SST intervals. Since I need to get some more bike time in before I go to Georgia again I'm going to do one extra day this week on Wednesday and scale back my run for that day. It's more important for me to be ready for biking rather than running right now.
My run training is going pretty well right now. Since I got back from Georgia I've gone straight back to my training plan without missing a beat. The hard runs on Wednesday and Sunday have beaten me up a bit and caused me to swim a bit slower but I know if I keep with it I'll be ready for the runs at Triple T. I'm still capping myself off at 40-45 mpw. I haven't gotten sick during this training session (knock on wood) unlike last year where I got the pneumonia in December and the Flu in March. I've been getting good quality weeks done and am happy with where I'm at. After Triple T I'm going to change the plan a bit to work on faster running since that is where I am weak. I've never done a really fast block of training so I'm going to have to do a bit of research on how to do it correctly. I've got some books, friends and coaches to get info from.
