FFigawi
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Yes! I find shampooing my hair to be a huge challenge after a tough swim.
Swim-Bike-Run ... Why Not? Let's TRI It! A 2017 Training Journal (Updated: 3/29: FIRST RELAY!)
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Yes! I find shampooing my hair to be a huge challenge after a tough swim.
Keels
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Pro Tip: Don't go grocery shopping the day after a heavy swim day unless you have someone to help you get the groceries out of the car.
Keels
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#YeahButDidYouDie: She's (Not) A Brick House
(Or what most people call "Breakthrough Workout of the Week")
Each week, I'm going to highlight what I view as my "Breakthrough Workout of the Week" - or, as my friends say to me when I say it was the hardest workout yet ... "Yeah, but did you die?".
Today's workout was a completely new concept to me - but it's something that experienced triathletes do all the time.
It's a workout called a Brick.
What's a Brick?
You can read more about Brick Workouts on Breaking Muscle.
What Was Your Workout?
My workout today was what my coach deemed as my "Easy Brick Workout".
How she outlined it:
OK, let's do this ...
How Did You Do?
It was (in my opinion) a beautiful day for a midday workout. Remember, I like sunshiney weather and have no problem with heat. So, when I began my workout, it was mostly sunny and 76 degrees with a slight breeze. I spent most of my ride in low gears on the middle ring - at one point, I even got my max speed up to 19.1/mph (I was cruising!). Over the course of the 60 minutes, I ended up cycling for 15.2 miles. I'll take it!
On the cool-down, I practiced pulling my water bottles from their cages - this is a skill that I've not YET completed mastered, but I'm getting better! So that qualifies as my "One New Thing Every Workout" - I'm trying to get better at one granular item during each workout - be it a drill or something as rudimentary as drinking while in movement on the bike.
My ride finished at my truck, where I racked my bike and traded in my helmet and cycling headphone for a visor and Bluetooth headphones. I did NOT swap out shoes because I currently am riding in my running shoes (I don't have cycling pedals on my bike yet - they're up next once I become more comfortable with handling the bike at higher speeds and avoiding obstacles at higher speeds) and then I set into my run.
10 minutes fast? Easy peasy! Just a little 5 minute out-and-back from my truck. Took a HUGE drink of water, headphones in, playlist fired up, watch started and here we go!
I start running and run STRAIGHT of the path and nearly in to a retaining wall. My legs wanted to keep riding the bike and I needed them to run! It was the WEIRDEST sensation I'd ever felt during any training - the best I can say is my legs felt "drunk". I slowed down to walk a bit until my legs felt like they were almost normal - and then I finished out my run.
Easily my worst run ever. The feeling was so weird - have you ever seen the movie "Best in Show" where the guy has two left feet and walks in loops? Literally, that's how I felt.
So - What Did You Learn?
Well, one, I think my hydration was definitely off. I went through two bottles of Nuun on my bike during my hour-long ride, but unfortunately, most of that hydration came during the cool-down portion. I made a point to take a pause before my 20-minute speed session to drink, but that also means I spent 20 minutes pedaling as fast as I could possibly go, consistently with no hydration on a warm and sunny day.
And once I settled in to my run, the back of my throat most DEFINITELY felt dry. Which meant I was definitely dehydrated by that point. Once my run finished, I took down 64 ounces of water pretty much immediately. So, yeah, not hydrated effectively - which is one of the things I pride myself on when I run.
I most definitely "spun out my legs" as the last portion of my ride was downhill on a bridge directly to my truck. So, I probably need to practice gearing a little bit differently.
But mostly? I guess my body just needs to adjust to what I'm asking of it. I made sure to keep my "transition" time between workouts minimal - according to my Garmin, it took me roughly 2:30 minutes to rack and lock up my bike, swap head gear, drink some water and head out for the run. When I started running, it definitely felt like I didn't have feet - and I certainly noticed that my running strides were shorter and more "staccato" compared to how my stride normal feels - a little more smooth and elongated, kinda like ice skating/roller-blading.
#YeahButDidYouDie?
Nope! I mean, I probably looked like a drunk when I started running (with the weather so pretty, it was a very busy day on the trail this afternoon).
I was certainly happy to see that Brick box turn green on my Training Peaks. And I was certainly happy that I was done with it - I guess it's a good thing that I say to myself "Well, THAT's the hardest thing I've ever done!" after each workout.
Because it's something new, and it's something I'm not used to trying and there's always going to be a level of difficulty.
I just have to remind myself of things - just like I did with running:
If a marathon was easy, everyone would run them.
If a triathlon was easy, everyone would be doing them.
39 days until my first Triathlon.
1 month and 11 days from today.
Gotta keep pushing!
(Or what most people call "Breakthrough Workout of the Week")
Each week, I'm going to highlight what I view as my "Breakthrough Workout of the Week" - or, as my friends say to me when I say it was the hardest workout yet ... "Yeah, but did you die?".
Today's workout was a completely new concept to me - but it's something that experienced triathletes do all the time.
It's a workout called a Brick.
What's a Brick?
You can read more about Brick Workouts on Breaking Muscle.
What Was Your Workout?
My workout today was what my coach deemed as my "Easy Brick Workout".
How she outlined it:
OK, let's do this ...
How Did You Do?
It was (in my opinion) a beautiful day for a midday workout. Remember, I like sunshiney weather and have no problem with heat. So, when I began my workout, it was mostly sunny and 76 degrees with a slight breeze. I spent most of my ride in low gears on the middle ring - at one point, I even got my max speed up to 19.1/mph (I was cruising!). Over the course of the 60 minutes, I ended up cycling for 15.2 miles. I'll take it!
On the cool-down, I practiced pulling my water bottles from their cages - this is a skill that I've not YET completed mastered, but I'm getting better! So that qualifies as my "One New Thing Every Workout" - I'm trying to get better at one granular item during each workout - be it a drill or something as rudimentary as drinking while in movement on the bike.
My ride finished at my truck, where I racked my bike and traded in my helmet and cycling headphone for a visor and Bluetooth headphones. I did NOT swap out shoes because I currently am riding in my running shoes (I don't have cycling pedals on my bike yet - they're up next once I become more comfortable with handling the bike at higher speeds and avoiding obstacles at higher speeds) and then I set into my run.
10 minutes fast? Easy peasy! Just a little 5 minute out-and-back from my truck. Took a HUGE drink of water, headphones in, playlist fired up, watch started and here we go!
I start running and run STRAIGHT of the path and nearly in to a retaining wall. My legs wanted to keep riding the bike and I needed them to run! It was the WEIRDEST sensation I'd ever felt during any training - the best I can say is my legs felt "drunk". I slowed down to walk a bit until my legs felt like they were almost normal - and then I finished out my run.
Easily my worst run ever. The feeling was so weird - have you ever seen the movie "Best in Show" where the guy has two left feet and walks in loops? Literally, that's how I felt.
So - What Did You Learn?
Well, one, I think my hydration was definitely off. I went through two bottles of Nuun on my bike during my hour-long ride, but unfortunately, most of that hydration came during the cool-down portion. I made a point to take a pause before my 20-minute speed session to drink, but that also means I spent 20 minutes pedaling as fast as I could possibly go, consistently with no hydration on a warm and sunny day.
And once I settled in to my run, the back of my throat most DEFINITELY felt dry. Which meant I was definitely dehydrated by that point. Once my run finished, I took down 64 ounces of water pretty much immediately. So, yeah, not hydrated effectively - which is one of the things I pride myself on when I run.
I most definitely "spun out my legs" as the last portion of my ride was downhill on a bridge directly to my truck. So, I probably need to practice gearing a little bit differently.
But mostly? I guess my body just needs to adjust to what I'm asking of it. I made sure to keep my "transition" time between workouts minimal - according to my Garmin, it took me roughly 2:30 minutes to rack and lock up my bike, swap head gear, drink some water and head out for the run. When I started running, it definitely felt like I didn't have feet - and I certainly noticed that my running strides were shorter and more "staccato" compared to how my stride normal feels - a little more smooth and elongated, kinda like ice skating/roller-blading.
#YeahButDidYouDie?
Nope! I mean, I probably looked like a drunk when I started running (with the weather so pretty, it was a very busy day on the trail this afternoon).
I was certainly happy to see that Brick box turn green on my Training Peaks. And I was certainly happy that I was done with it - I guess it's a good thing that I say to myself "Well, THAT's the hardest thing I've ever done!" after each workout.
Because it's something new, and it's something I'm not used to trying and there's always going to be a level of difficulty.
I just have to remind myself of things - just like I did with running:
If a marathon was easy, everyone would run them.
If a triathlon was easy, everyone would be doing them.
39 days until my first Triathlon.
1 month and 11 days from today.
Gotta keep pushing!
FFigawi
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- Dec 28, 2009
It takes practice and more practice to get your body and legs used to running off the bike, and even then, you will still sometimes feel totally disconnected from them. When you get to your race, one way to help alleviate this problem is to walk your bike through transition. Running it to the rack is faster, but the walking will help your legs get adjusted before they have to run out of T2. Better to walk a bit there than once you leave transition and are on the run course.
In addition to playing with your gearing, vary your cadence too until you find what works best for you. I drop to a small gear and spin at 90-95 rpm gently to flush my legs a bit and give them a minute or two with no load before they need to run. Also, don't be surprised if you end up taking off like a rocket once you've mastered the drunk legs syndrome. The high rpm from cycling increases your turnover when running, and your pace is likely to be much quicker than expected at first. It'll drop back closer to normal as your legs realize they're running and not riding anymore.
Anisum
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Wow, I learned a lot from that. I didn't even think about how hard is to go from bike to run. It's encouraging to hear that even as someone who rides bikes regularly you struggle with some of the things I fear (obtaining water from the cage) so I can't wait to hear how you master it! I'm also glad you didn't die.
CheapRunnerMike
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How did I not see this journal until today??? I am so on board, this will be fun! It's funny as I'm reading along I'm nodding my head saying "yup" to so many things...it's just a weird sport with so many quirky things and when we are new a lot of it makes no sense at all.
Brick runs with jello legs, you don't know until you do it...my first brick was during my first race, so you're already better prepared than I was. Just wait until the first swim bike transition you have to do, that's another one you just need to experience.
Are you using the same coach @FFigawi uses? If I remember correctly he has a female coach (so do I). A coach makes a huge difference in triathlon...I trained on my own for a few years and did alright, but she made a big impact. In running a coach is a luxury, but it is so tough to put together swim bike run plans...leave it to an expert.
I still don't do big pool group swims...they are very intimidating. So much pool etiquette I have no concept of.
Finally, this can't be a triathlon journal until you post a picture of your bike...bring on the bike p0rn!
Wishing you all the best on this amazing journey that lies ahead of you...I'll be following the whole way and will be giving you all kinds of unsolicited advice and nudges towards s Fall 70.3
Brick runs with jello legs, you don't know until you do it...my first brick was during my first race, so you're already better prepared than I was. Just wait until the first swim bike transition you have to do, that's another one you just need to experience.
Are you using the same coach @FFigawi uses? If I remember correctly he has a female coach (so do I). A coach makes a huge difference in triathlon...I trained on my own for a few years and did alright, but she made a big impact. In running a coach is a luxury, but it is so tough to put together swim bike run plans...leave it to an expert.
I still don't do big pool group swims...they are very intimidating. So much pool etiquette I have no concept of.
Finally, this can't be a triathlon journal until you post a picture of your bike...bring on the bike p0rn!
Wishing you all the best on this amazing journey that lies ahead of you...I'll be following the whole way and will be giving you all kinds of unsolicited advice and nudges towards s Fall 70.3
Keels
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You know me ... super shy, secretive ... all that!
That's happening on Sunday (weather-permitting!). I also have my first "Transition Workshop" on Thursday night. I've been told to bring everything I *think* I might wear, need, etc., and we'll practice transitions. Kinda excited for that?
Right now, I am not using the same coach as @FFigawi. I'm using a local coach who one of my "sole sisters" has been using to train for her first 70.3 this spring - she came with RAVE reviews, and of course, because all of Texas is basically a teeny-tiny town, she not only used to cover the same beat as one of my best friends ... she went to college with my damn husband and was good friends with him.
It's been a REAL game-changer, and I'm only two weeks in. I love having someone give me my workouts, check in with me and all that. And I LOVE having a coach there to WATCH what I'm doing - be it swim or cycle. Or to talk through theory with. Or give me some tough love in person.
Also, in full transparency, it's breaking me a bit out of my "shell". I'm a pretty confident person, but when it comes to all things athletic and new things I'm not experienced at (or GOOD at), I get REALLY nervous - almost to the point of bailing. But this has REALLY helped me, and all the people I've met at the group workouts and the training center have been awesome. My first visit to the training center, two REALLY advanced athletes kept interrupting my session to show me tricks on either the TrainingPeaks App or the Computrainer or just where necessities were hidden. They all were intrigued with Dopey. Even in swim, I've been in the "Learners Lane" so my coach can watch me stroke-for-stroke and the other "Learners" tell me to go first because I'm faster and so they can watch what I'm doing. It's been a HUGE confidence boost.
I'm definitely going to stick with this coach through my first two sprint triathlons - the goal for the March one is to finish, the goal for July will be serious time improvement. After that, if I decide to go for a 70.3, I'm definitely going to have a coach - it will likely be my current one, but you know how things can change!
I did some swimming in high school, but MAN ... there were a couple of times where the "Pro Males" swimming in the lane next to me rushed by and created a wave that I felt like I was at Typhoon Lagoon having to paddle to stay out of the wall!
So ... my bike isn't SUPER porn-y. I'm currently training with my hybrid bike (Giant Alight 2) - it's the one I'm most comfortable with, it has thin tires, is VERY light. The downside? It's got a t-bar for handlebars, so after 10 miles or so, it kinda sucks riding in that position. BUT - since I'm just working towards sprint triathlons at this point, it works!
I use stock pedals, because I haven't needed to do anything different.
Wishing you all the best on this amazing journey that lies ahead of you...I'll be following the whole way and will be giving you all kinds of unsolicited advice and nudges towards s Fall 70.3
Yeah ... I'm pretty sure 70.3 this Fall is like 78% going to happen ... EEK.
Keels
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My #FairyGodfather Strikes!
So, imagine my surprise when I'm checking my email in between my workouts today and see an email from @FFigawi that I have a gift via Amazon headed my way!
And what was it?
It's two sensors for my bike!!!
I'm so excited. John is THE BEST. Kinda still the worst because of the whole "Talked me into Dopey thing and made me want to do a triathlon thing", but probably, most likely, easily, kinda sorta, definitely still the best.
So, imagine my surprise when I'm checking my email in between my workouts today and see an email from @FFigawi that I have a gift via Amazon headed my way!
And what was it?
It's two sensors for my bike!!!
I'm so excited. John is THE BEST. Kinda still the worst because of the whole "Talked me into Dopey thing and made me want to do a triathlon thing", but probably, most likely, easily, kinda sorta, definitely still the best.
CheapRunnerMike
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Nice new sensor! Looks like it is the newer magnet-less version, lucky you. It will be a nice addition to that sexy bike of yours 
( I love bikes)
Sounds like you've got yourself a good coach and just as importantly a good group to train with. That training group will be the people that keep you accountable to your training and if you like them it makes it a hell of a lot easier to get your butt out to the workouts. I love triathlon but lets be honest for a minute...there are a LOT of d-bags in the sport that take themselves way too seriously. Not everyone is cool enough to run Ironmans in Sparkle Skirts and Sparkle Visors Glad it seems like you've found some good people. Ignore any of the d-bags you might...errr...will run into.
Getting washed out by pool wake is good open water training!
Looking forward to hearing about your swim bike transition as well as the transition workshop...curious to see what you *think* you need
( I love bikes)Sounds like you've got yourself a good coach and just as importantly a good group to train with. That training group will be the people that keep you accountable to your training and if you like them it makes it a hell of a lot easier to get your butt out to the workouts. I love triathlon but lets be honest for a minute...there are a LOT of d-bags in the sport that take themselves way too seriously. Not everyone is cool enough to run Ironmans in Sparkle Skirts and Sparkle Visors
Glad it seems like you've found some good people. Ignore any of the d-bags you might...errr...will run into.Getting washed out by pool wake is good open water training!
Looking forward to hearing about your swim bike transition as well as the transition workshop...curious to see what you *think* you need
Keels
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Time Trial!!
Yesterday was my first swim Time Trial - the swim portion of my March triathlon is 300 meters. I swim in a 25-meter pool, so according to #math, that's 12 lengths of the pool.
How did I do?
I'll take it! This was after 17.6 miles on the bike, and almost halfway into my swim workout. I'd like to be closer to 5:00 on race day, but I'm much closer than I thought I'd be!
Yesterday was my first swim Time Trial - the swim portion of my March triathlon is 300 meters. I swim in a 25-meter pool, so according to #math, that's 12 lengths of the pool.
How did I do?
I'll take it! This was after 17.6 miles on the bike, and almost halfway into my swim workout. I'd like to be closer to 5:00 on race day, but I'm much closer than I thought I'd be!
CheapRunnerMike
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Swimming after a bike/run workout is no joke...tired legs cramp up in the water and can make for a miserable swim. Nice work Keels!
Keels
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Dude - I was REALLY dreading it. Like seriously dreading it.
But, obviously, the water felt good and it helped shake my legs (and still painful quads) out after the long cycle.
I think it also helped that I had two training buddies with me yesterday - E is an experienced triathlete and she's training for her first 70.3 in May. She swam in high school and college, so I was trying to kind of pace with her. It most definitely worked!!
I felt tired after I finished my 1500 swim, but it was a "good" tired. Of course, a hot tub gossip session after we'd finished swimming didn't hurt either.
Keels
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Week 2 Training Recap
I'm back with another recap of my second week of triathlon training!
Let's take a peek at Training Peaks, shall we?
Best Workout: I'm going to go with Sunday. I previously posted that I did a Time Trial - a 300m swim as FAST as I could, timed to give me an idea of how I stand and how I can improve going in to the next week. I really tried my hardest to focus on technique during my midweek swims. And I definitely think it paid off!
The ride wasn't too bad either, other than it was a missed opportunity to get out and enjoy the pretty weather. My friend (and new training pal) Emily joined me at our triathlon gym to use the fancy Computrainer for our ride. It was really awesome to have someone to commiserate with through the ride. We fired up some shows on Netlfix and set out to get our miles in. Of course, the obviously "WHY ARE WE WASTING A SUNDAY DOING THIS?!?" conversation was hard and heavy at the beginning, but by the time we got off the bike, we were super excited to get to swim and meet up with our friend Kami.
It's a new type of Sunday FunDay for me, but I kinda like it!
Worst Workout: My Cowtown Long Run on Tuesday. My legs just aren't in to it. They aren't really in to any of the runs right now. Which ... is understandable, since just coming off Dopey. But it's also a little concerning since I have Cowtown in two weeks and my first triathlon two weeks after that.
What Did You Learn?
So ... a couple of different colors are showing up this week, which I don't really understand why. This just goes to show you that technology can't always be perfect.
For instance - on my "brick", I'm missing part of my cycling ... all of the laps are recorded, and the time is right - but when I open up the data, I'm showing a good couple of miles missing.
Also, that yellow block? That was my long ride from Sunday before swimming. Once again, I'm missing about three miles (my warm-up ride) - and because the ride wasn't the exact time, I guess it's yellow? This ride, I was on the Computrainer at my training gym, and we didn't hook-up to the ride map until after our 15-minute warmup ride, so that explains the missing three miles. Oh well.
And then the red block - I have no idea what happened there (though, in fairness, I haven't really mastered recording laps on my Garmin watch when I swim and instead tend to record and upload it all as one big block of swim that matches up to the assigned distance.
Up Next:
I feel pretty confident after Week 2 ... but what does my Coach think?
I'm back with another recap of my second week of triathlon training!
Let's take a peek at Training Peaks, shall we?
Best Workout: I'm going to go with Sunday. I previously posted that I did a Time Trial - a 300m swim as FAST as I could, timed to give me an idea of how I stand and how I can improve going in to the next week. I really tried my hardest to focus on technique during my midweek swims. And I definitely think it paid off!
The ride wasn't too bad either, other than it was a missed opportunity to get out and enjoy the pretty weather. My friend (and new training pal) Emily joined me at our triathlon gym to use the fancy Computrainer for our ride. It was really awesome to have someone to commiserate with through the ride. We fired up some shows on Netlfix and set out to get our miles in. Of course, the obviously "WHY ARE WE WASTING A SUNDAY DOING THIS?!?" conversation was hard and heavy at the beginning, but by the time we got off the bike, we were super excited to get to swim and meet up with our friend Kami.
It's a new type of Sunday FunDay for me, but I kinda like it!
Worst Workout: My Cowtown Long Run on Tuesday. My legs just aren't in to it. They aren't really in to any of the runs right now. Which ... is understandable, since just coming off Dopey. But it's also a little concerning since I have Cowtown in two weeks and my first triathlon two weeks after that.
What Did You Learn?
So ... a couple of different colors are showing up this week, which I don't really understand why. This just goes to show you that technology can't always be perfect.
For instance - on my "brick", I'm missing part of my cycling ... all of the laps are recorded, and the time is right - but when I open up the data, I'm showing a good couple of miles missing.
Also, that yellow block? That was my long ride from Sunday before swimming. Once again, I'm missing about three miles (my warm-up ride) - and because the ride wasn't the exact time, I guess it's yellow? This ride, I was on the Computrainer at my training gym, and we didn't hook-up to the ride map until after our 15-minute warmup ride, so that explains the missing three miles. Oh well.
And then the red block - I have no idea what happened there (though, in fairness, I haven't really mastered recording laps on my Garmin watch when I swim and instead tend to record and upload it all as one big block of swim that matches up to the assigned distance.
Up Next:
I feel pretty confident after Week 2 ... but what does my Coach think?
Keels
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Week 3 Training Plan
From Training Peaks - this is more of an overview, but if anyone is interested in the specific workout breakdown, let me know and I can add those in to this post!
Some quick thoughts:
1. I forgot to pre-populate my week with arms, legs and core strength workouts ... so, my schedule will grow by at least 3 hours of workouts.
2. Once I add in those workouts, on days I double-up workouts I'm easily at over two hours of sustained workout time. Daily. YIKES.
3. Everything is most definitely getting harder and more intense - especially the biking portion. The Wednesday and Friday biking portions will most definitely be done at the spin studio versus on my bike, outside on the trail.
4. Check out Sunday ... swim for an hour and then a 90 MINUTE BRICK. OMG.
5. My coach is definitely trying to kill me.
From Training Peaks - this is more of an overview, but if anyone is interested in the specific workout breakdown, let me know and I can add those in to this post!
Some quick thoughts:
1. I forgot to pre-populate my week with arms, legs and core strength workouts ... so, my schedule will grow by at least 3 hours of workouts.
2. Once I add in those workouts, on days I double-up workouts I'm easily at over two hours of sustained workout time. Daily. YIKES.
3. Everything is most definitely getting harder and more intense - especially the biking portion. The Wednesday and Friday biking portions will most definitely be done at the spin studio versus on my bike, outside on the trail.
4. Check out Sunday ... swim for an hour and then a 90 MINUTE BRICK. OMG.
5. My coach is definitely trying to kill me.
FFigawi
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Yes, she is.
P.S. Swim for an hour and then get on the bike is pretty much what you'll be doing at your 70.3 this fall. She's started getting you ready for it now so the race will be easy then.
CheapRunnerMike
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Don't worry about all those TP colours from last week, it just makes your plan look pretty.
This is a pretty serious plan you've got laid out Keels...if you can stick with this you're going to do great at your race. For comparison, here is my week...not a whole lot more than you are doing and I am training for a 70.3. So yes, I am basically saying that you will have no trouble doing your fall 70.3
This is a pretty serious plan you've got laid out Keels...if you can stick with this you're going to do great at your race. For comparison, here is my week...not a whole lot more than you are doing and I am training for a 70.3. So yes, I am basically saying that you will have no trouble doing your fall 70.3
cavepig
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Been following along and curious about a few things as I'm not a triathlon person at all, I know nothing except you swim, bike, run. This seems like a crazy amount of stuff for someone just starting out, is this for a beginner or were you already an intermediate or advanced biker & swimmer coming in? Then on your 300 swim is getting to 5 minutes considered middle of the pack swim time or top, I get running times but swim times I don't get at all so wondering why 5 minutes as a goal? Sorry for the questions, just trying to understand triathlon training as I follow along. Reading it all makes me hurt just thinking about it, I'm pretty sure I would die in the swimming! Good Luck, I'm sure you will do great come race time!
FFigawi
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This is a pretty serious plan you've got laid out Keels...if you can stick with this you're going to do great at your race. For comparison, here is my week...not a whole lot more than you are doing and I am training for a 70.3. So yes, I am basically saying that you will have no trouble doing your fall 70.3
Mine looks pretty similar too.
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