I have to admit, I dogged it a bit after last weekend...I spent the winter preparing for the first race, and once it was over, I took a little longer to get back into the training than I wanted. Beer was consumed, diet was neglected, and sleep was paramount.
Since the next race is a run/bike/run, I won't be doing much in terms of swimming workouts until the end of April. This provides more time to work on interval and tempo training for the run, and to begin building more bike distance workouts into the plan. The goal is to continue increasing aerobic strength, while beginning to specifically target some anaerobic sessions. With any luck, the "no puking" streak will remain intact...but the chances of this happening are about the same as me making it through a workday without saying "that's what she said" after an otherwise harmless comment by a co-worker. Very slim.
Knock on wood, but no knee or IT band pain for the first time in 3 years. I've purposefully kept the mileage low, and avoided run/ride workouts on more than 3 consecutive days without a rest day in between. Lots of core strength training, stretching, and ice/massage. Many times, the warm up, warm down, and stretch/ice routine take as long (or longer) than the workout itself. But it seems to be working, so there must be a benefit to it all.
4/7-4/13 training block:
Monday - rest day
Tuesday - 4 mile easy run
Wednesday - strength training and 40 mins. easy on bike
Thursday - 4 mile run w/ half-mile intervals at race pace
Friday - 20 mins easy run, 20 mins on bike
Saturday - 30 mile ride
Sunday - Strength training
About Me
- JC
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all,we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. So stop. Try something you've never tried. Risk it. Enter a triathlon. Write a letter to the editor. Demand a raise. Call winners at the toughest court. Throw away your television. Bicycle across the United States. Try bobsledding. Try anything. Speak out against the designated hitter. Travel to a country where you don't speak the language. Patent something. You have nothing to lose and everything everything everything to gain
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