This weather has not lead to many good biking days this spring and I should be sucking it up and riding in the crappy weather but I haven't.
I've been getting about 5 to 6 hours a week on the bike when I should be nearer 8-10. I figured after HFP camp in Georgia I would be getting my regular miles in but I haven't.
Last week I was sick on Tuesday and wasn't able to make the ride up, this week I'm off work with a big bike weekend coming up in Portsmouth OH. I should be riding some way or another every day this week but Thursday so that will help. I'll have another few days to get some hard workouts in before tapering down for Triple T. I probably won't taper volume as much as intensity and keep my last weekend before the race fairly high on miles.
In contrast my swimming and running are going fairly well. I decided that I was going to be in the pool at least 4 times a week and have done so for the last 4 weeks. Honestly I feel a bit better in the water than I did at the Ontario swim meet and hope to continue this trend right through to Triple T. My main motivation for being a better swimmer is that I want to do a few draft legal races and the swim is a much more important part of that kind of race. There is the Rev3 Rush in Virginia on the weekend of May 24-25 and then Detroit Triathlon on August 16th. I don't want to get lapped out in Detroit so I'll make my swim the best that I can.
Running is going as planned, 35 to 40 miles a week while going through Daniels Marathon A plan has gone quite well. I've diverged a little to be prepared a bit better for the hills at Triple T by doing hill repeats up 5 mile hill. I've also started a group to do them with me, they all seem to like the workout.
Anywho, I'm off work this week to train, I was originally planning to be in Georgia but their weather is just as bad as ours so I decided to stay home and save some money. I'll probably will be picking up a new wetsuit this week. I ordered a HUUB Archimedes and hopefully it will be in before Thursday so I'll have time to swim in it before the season starts. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)
I've been getting about 5 to 6 hours a week on the bike when I should be nearer 8-10. I figured after HFP camp in Georgia I would be getting my regular miles in but I haven't.
Last week I was sick on Tuesday and wasn't able to make the ride up, this week I'm off work with a big bike weekend coming up in Portsmouth OH. I should be riding some way or another every day this week but Thursday so that will help. I'll have another few days to get some hard workouts in before tapering down for Triple T. I probably won't taper volume as much as intensity and keep my last weekend before the race fairly high on miles.
In contrast my swimming and running are going fairly well. I decided that I was going to be in the pool at least 4 times a week and have done so for the last 4 weeks. Honestly I feel a bit better in the water than I did at the Ontario swim meet and hope to continue this trend right through to Triple T. My main motivation for being a better swimmer is that I want to do a few draft legal races and the swim is a much more important part of that kind of race. There is the Rev3 Rush in Virginia on the weekend of May 24-25 and then Detroit Triathlon on August 16th. I don't want to get lapped out in Detroit so I'll make my swim the best that I can.
Running is going as planned, 35 to 40 miles a week while going through Daniels Marathon A plan has gone quite well. I've diverged a little to be prepared a bit better for the hills at Triple T by doing hill repeats up 5 mile hill. I've also started a group to do them with me, they all seem to like the workout.
Anywho, I'm off work this week to train, I was originally planning to be in Georgia but their weather is just as bad as ours so I decided to stay home and save some money. I'll probably will be picking up a new wetsuit this week. I ordered a HUUB Archimedes and hopefully it will be in before Thursday so I'll have time to swim in it before the season starts. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)
