You may remember that last week I mentioned that I would be starting my sprint triathlon training and the training would take 9 weeks. As I was traveling home last Monday from our mini vacation, I started thinking about my training and realized that I totally miscalcualted. I had planned on starting my training on Memorial Day when I was planning to use a longer training plan. When I switched training plans, I did not change my start date which left me with a lot more time to train. I decided not to change my start date but to modify my training plan to start with. I will continue following the plan but will go from moderate to minimum training until July 1st. This will get me a lot more time practicing and will allow me to switch from the beginner plan to the intermediate plan. So this week, I followed the plan with a few modifications.
Monday:
I was supposed to swim and do strength training Monday. However, I was completely exhausted from our trip to Table Rock Lake and since I knew I had more time to train I took Monday off from training.
Tuesday:
AM: 30 minute bike ride
I was supposed to only bike for 30 minutes instead I biked a little longer and got in an 11.57 mile ride. I felt pretty good and my legs felt great. I went for 53 minutes instead of 30.
PM: 30 minute run
My run Tuesday evening didn't go very well. The weather was kind of nasty - super hot and humid and my legs actually felt a little tired by evening. So I ran on the elliptical instead of outside for 30 minutes and went 2.3 miles.
Wednesday:
AM: Strength Training
I plan on getting in strength training twice a week but I just didn't feel up to it in the morning. I had hoped to squeeze it in after my swim.
PM: 1,000 yard Swim
Wednesday's swim was the best I have felt in the pool since starting in February. I still went slow but I didn't feel as uncomfortable as I sometimes do. I think having a more structured workout helped as well.
Thursday:
AM: 30 minute run
One day a week will likely be limited to the elliptical for running. I have to leave my house by 6:15 am to make it to work on time so sometimes I need to hit the snooze button from time to time. Thursday was definitely one of those mornings. I decided to sleep a little longer which made it impossible to run outside. So I opted for the elliptical again (this must change for future training weeks). I ran 2.37 miles in 30 minutes.
PM: 30 minute bike ride
I have been riding my bike at the Oak Point Nature Preserve. I absolutely love riding there however it sometimes causes issues with maintaining a fast speed. Thursday night I definitely had to go slower than normal because of people on my path. I have a feeling I will be switching to road rides sooner than I had planned. I road 7.5 miles in 30:21 minutes.
Friday:
AM: Strength Training
Friday is supposed to be only dedicated to swimming but since I had skipped strength training Wednesday and skipped my workout in general on Monday I decided to do a little strength training on Friday. My strength training is going to be 30 Day Shred. I love the workout and still can work my arms, abs, and get some cardio in.
PM: 1000 yard swim
I wasn't sure if my legs/arms were going to be able to do 1000 yards on Friday, but I made myself do it. I went a little slower than Wednesday's swim, but I focused on using only my arms for the laps. My arms felt sore but held up the entire time which was shocking.
Satruday:
30 Minute Run
The weather was gorgeous for my Saturday morning run unfortunately I could tell from the beginning that my legs didn't have much energy. I had hoped to go for 45 minutes since I will be out of town next weekend but could tell immediately I could only do a 3 mile loop. I ran 3.05 miles in 33 minutes so a nice slow pace.
Saturday we spent the day walking around so I got a little more exercise in.
Sunday:
60 minute bike ride followed by 5 minute run
The training schedule called for a 60 minute ride, but since I am going to be out of town next weekend and will likely not get any rides in I decided to increase my time and distance. I had planned on going 90 minutes but the path turned out to be 89 minutes. I biked 20.24 miles. There were parts of the path that had pedestrians that would not get out of the way which definitely caused a slower pace. But the slower pace was definitely nice on my legs.
After the ride, I laced up my running shoes and attempted to run. The first time I ran after the bike I wanted to die. I only made it .53 miles and my legs felt absolutely terrible. I wasn't sure how far I would make it or how fast I would go. My goal was to run around the lake where I ride and to run no matter what. I did it! I ran 1.10 miles in 10:48 minutes. I felt like I was moving really slow but my pace was actually better than Saturday's run.
Total:
Swim: 2000 yards
Bike: 39.31 miles
Run/Elliptical: 8.82 miles
Time: 6:05
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