My back
It feels much better. I dropped the lifting and went to core workouts hoping to strengthen my back before I go back to strength exercises.
Swimming
Lots of swimming at Camp and consistent swimming before that. It's going OK.
Bicycling
I said in my last post that I wasn't sure where my skills were at on the bike but after Arizona camp my questions were answered.
Endurance-wise and threshold I'm probably the same as last year or better. I was nearly the same speed on the 2.5 hour climb up Mt Lemmon and was 6 min faster on the 1.5 hour climb up Kitt Peak. I never had a problem responding to accelerations in the group but am probably still near the same short climb power as last year, perhaps 10-15 watts stronger as I knew I could hold 260ish watts up short climbs.
I've had more time on the bike this winter but the run was much lower leading me to think that my overall fitness would be lower. That really wasn't the case on the bike. Because of that I'm not going to do anything drastic to get ready for Georgia Camp. Just normal VO2/Threshold/Endurance training.
Running
It is going OK but I focused on the bike more than the run. The last two weeks have seen 2 and 3 hours of running. This week will be significantly less, but next week I should be back to 30ish miles.
The Plan until Georgia Camp 4/10 to 4/19
Swimming: Be consistent in the pool with 3 to 4 swims a week.
Bike: Do my best to get 8 to 10 hours a week on the bike
Run: Get back to 30 miles per week.
I'm starting to plot out Matt Fitzgerald's 80/20 Olympic plan on Training Peaks to use as I guide for my volume and intensity. I'll write more about that next time.
It feels much better. I dropped the lifting and went to core workouts hoping to strengthen my back before I go back to strength exercises.
Swimming
Lots of swimming at Camp and consistent swimming before that. It's going OK.
Bicycling
I said in my last post that I wasn't sure where my skills were at on the bike but after Arizona camp my questions were answered.
Endurance-wise and threshold I'm probably the same as last year or better. I was nearly the same speed on the 2.5 hour climb up Mt Lemmon and was 6 min faster on the 1.5 hour climb up Kitt Peak. I never had a problem responding to accelerations in the group but am probably still near the same short climb power as last year, perhaps 10-15 watts stronger as I knew I could hold 260ish watts up short climbs.
I've had more time on the bike this winter but the run was much lower leading me to think that my overall fitness would be lower. That really wasn't the case on the bike. Because of that I'm not going to do anything drastic to get ready for Georgia Camp. Just normal VO2/Threshold/Endurance training.
Running
It is going OK but I focused on the bike more than the run. The last two weeks have seen 2 and 3 hours of running. This week will be significantly less, but next week I should be back to 30ish miles.
The Plan until Georgia Camp 4/10 to 4/19
Swimming: Be consistent in the pool with 3 to 4 swims a week.
Bike: Do my best to get 8 to 10 hours a week on the bike
Run: Get back to 30 miles per week.
I'm starting to plot out Matt Fitzgerald's 80/20 Olympic plan on Training Peaks to use as I guide for my volume and intensity. I'll write more about that next time.
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