It's that time of week again! Well....one day late, but I plead chocolate bunnies and wacky families as an excuse....sound good? Good.
4 weeks down, holy crap. Does it still feel like the off season to anyone else? I suppose I need to get my a$$ in gear....in 3 short months....14 weeks...I'll be dipping a toe (and then much more) into Seneca Lake. Yikes. Truth be told, I know I could finish this race tomorrow if I needed to. Not overly fast, but I could complete it.
But.
Hardee Har har.
Let's talk numbers, shall we?
Week #4:
Swim yardage: 5100(2 swims)
Bike Miles: 110 miles ( 4 rides)
Run miles: 21( 3 runs)
Strength: 1 full body workout, 2 stand alone abs.
Week Low: Tempo run turned easy run. Why am I so afraid of tempo runs? Cause they're hard? Nah. Probably because I'm afraid I cant hold an 8:10 pace for 6 miles anymore :-(
Week High: 45 mile ride-longest so far this year, held steady 18.5-19.0 mph pace on a rolling course. This is my bike year. I know it!
Some thoughts for week #4:
Do not skip thy tempo run. Speed play is fine, but how else are you gonna try for that sub 1:50 if you don;t get used to running fast (er)? NOTE TO SELF.
Getting much better on the bike-feeling better in aero in general, which will help for musselman.
I'm feeling stronger from my strength workouts (wow, such a deep concept, lol) but it's time to stop phoning it in with the abs. I'm feeling a bit "fluffy" and I don't like it.
Week #5 goals:
3 15 minute ab sessions. No bullsnot. I'll be kickin my OWN .....abs.
Legit tempo run. 4 miles. No excuses.
10 minutes of stretching, at least 3 times (seeing as I'm writing this on Tuesday and have not stretched yet :-P) I know this will help me feel better.
Today's session:
warm up half mile @ 9:00
3 x 1 mile repeats @ 7:25 pace (2' recovery)
1 mile easy jog
Time: 45 minutes
Distance: 5.18 miles
Rawr. Maybe I should go make good on my goal and stretch now :-D
Got any fun goals for the week? Ready, set, go!
4 weeks down, holy crap. Does it still feel like the off season to anyone else? I suppose I need to get my a$$ in gear....in 3 short months....14 weeks...I'll be dipping a toe (and then much more) into Seneca Lake. Yikes. Truth be told, I know I could finish this race tomorrow if I needed to. Not overly fast, but I could complete it.
But.
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I want to compete. And my training really has been a bit "blah" lately. One speed runs, one speed bike, and one speed (slow as F%$) swims.
Kinda feel...trapped in a box.Hardee Har har.
Let's talk numbers, shall we?
Week #4:
Swim yardage: 5100(2 swims)
Bike Miles: 110 miles ( 4 rides)
Run miles: 21( 3 runs)
Strength: 1 full body workout, 2 stand alone abs.
Week Low: Tempo run turned easy run. Why am I so afraid of tempo runs? Cause they're hard? Nah. Probably because I'm afraid I cant hold an 8:10 pace for 6 miles anymore :-(
Week High: 45 mile ride-longest so far this year, held steady 18.5-19.0 mph pace on a rolling course. This is my bike year. I know it!
Some thoughts for week #4:
Do not skip thy tempo run. Speed play is fine, but how else are you gonna try for that sub 1:50 if you don;t get used to running fast (er)? NOTE TO SELF.
Getting much better on the bike-feeling better in aero in general, which will help for musselman.
I'm feeling stronger from my strength workouts (wow, such a deep concept, lol) but it's time to stop phoning it in with the abs. I'm feeling a bit "fluffy" and I don't like it.
Week #5 goals:
3 15 minute ab sessions. No bullsnot. I'll be kickin my OWN .....abs.
Legit tempo run. 4 miles. No excuses.
10 minutes of stretching, at least 3 times (seeing as I'm writing this on Tuesday and have not stretched yet :-P) I know this will help me feel better.
Today's session:
warm up half mile @ 9:00
3 x 1 mile repeats @ 7:25 pace (2' recovery)
1 mile easy jog
Time: 45 minutes
Distance: 5.18 miles
Rawr. Maybe I should go make good on my goal and stretch now :-D
Got any fun goals for the week? Ready, set, go!
what half ironman are you training for I don't see it on your list?
ReplyDeletewoah, needed to update, thanks! I'm doing Musselman...love that race :-)
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