Tri Training - Week 7, May 25-31

Monday
Planned - OFF
Actual - 25 min swim

Tuesday
Planned - Strength - 60, Run - 30
Actual - Strength 60

Wednesday
Planned - Swim - 60
Actual - Swim - 70 (2,100 meters)

Thursday
Planned - OFF
Actual - OFF

Friday
Planned - Swim 30
Actual - Swim 27

Saturday
Planned - Strength - 60
Actual - Strength - 60

Sunday
Planned - 50 Bike, 30 Run (BRICK)
Actual - Bike - 57, Run 31

Total
Planned - 320
Actual - 330

Tri Training - Week 6, May 18-24

This should be a busy training week for me. I'll be happy if I can get in all of the planned activities; it will be a first. I did a brick on Sunday and was pleased I made it through...even though my legs felt like lead the entire run. I know that, at the very least, I can go the distance.

Next Sunday's Test Tri should be good prep for the July real deal. Sunday's race is legit, but I'm not thinking of it as the first, but instead as a warm-up or test. The swim takes place in a pool and is 1/3 the distance of some of the other tris I'm considering. But, it gives me the opportunity to get my feet wet (pardon the pun) and to work out some of the kinks associated with triathlon (e.g., transitions, fueling, attire, etc.)

Monday
Planned: OFF
Actual: OFF

Tuesday
Planned: Strength - 60, Run - 30
Actual: Strength - 60, Run 30

Wednesday
Planned: Swim - 60
Actual: Swim - 70 (2,000 meters)

Thursday
Planned: Spin Class - 45
Actual: Spin Class - 45 min

Friday
Planned: Strength - 60
Actual: OFF

Saturday
Planned: OFF
Actual: OFF

Sunday
Planned: Test Tri - 6.5 min/50 min/35 min (250 meters/10 mi/3 mi)
Actual: Completed Tri 6:40/43:29/26:02

TOTAL
Planned: 346.50
Actual: 281 and change

UPDATE: Sunday's field was quite small - 68 competitors in total...and yes, I finished in the bottom third at #58. My swim was horrendous, but I made a breakthrough on Monday, so we'll see if I can improve there. And my ride was slow. But my bike is slow, so improvements can (and will) be made. BUT I KICKED IT IN THE RUN. People, I ran a 3 miler in 26 minutes AFTER swimming and AFTER biking (through what felt like mud). And remember, tris are not won by swimmers. There is much hope for me yet.

Tri Training - Week 5, May 11-17

So, this week started off with a bang: Raya was in the ER Sunday night into Monday...so I'm starting the week with a serious sleep deficit. The good news is the child is much better; the bad news: I'm really, really tired.

Monday
Planned - OFF
Actual - OFF

Tuesday
Planned - Strength - 60, Run 30
Actual - Strength 60, Run 20

Wednesday
Planned - Swim - 60
Actual - Swim - 75

Thursday
Planned - OFF
Actual - OFF

Friday
Planned - Strength - 60
Actual - OFF

Saturday
Planned - Bootcamp Class - 60
Actual - OFF (Petra's Camporee)

Sunday
Planned - 45 Bike, 25 Run (BRICK)
Actual - 50 Bike, 35 Run

Total
Planned - 340
Actual - 240

Tri Training - Week 4, May 4-10

I realize I skipped a week, but I had to head out of town unexpectedly. I did end up running and swimming a bit, but the circumstances were unusual and, well, I didn't get to as much as I'd planned. That said, I did the Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 3rd and clocked 20 miles in 4 hrs 35 min (4 hrs 20 min if you exclude the 15 min break at the midway point).

Monday
Planned - OFF
Actual - OFF

Tuesday
Planned - Strength - 60, Running 30
Actual - Strength 60 (legs are still *way* too sore from Walk)

Wednesday
Planned - Swim - 60
Actual - Swim - 70 minutes - 1850 meters. I thought I did more than that, but we had quite a few breaks between drills. Good news is that I can go 100 meters without stopping...something I couldn't do two weeks ago. I need to get more pool time in.

Thursday
Planned - TBD pending legs
Actual - OFF - my legs are still sore and I'm doing a 6k on Sun.

Friday
Planned - Strength (back) - 60, Run - TBD (30)
Actual - Strength (chest) - 60, no run...again with the legs. That 20-mile walk did my training no favors.

Saturday
Planned - Bootcamp Class - 60
Actual - Bootcamp Class - 60 (much harder this week; think it has something to do with sprinting with sandbags)

Sunday
Planned - 6k Road Race (3.7 miles approx) - sub-40 hopefully
Actual - 6k Road Race - 36:08 (not too bad)! For full race results, go here.

Total
Planned - 340
Actual - 286:08