Alright! Week two is complete. I got all my workouts in, but I did have to
cut both swim days a little short. Not
that the second set of swimming drills aren’t important, but if that’s all I’m
short, it’s not too bad. I’ll need to
find a way to squeeze in an extra 10 minutes and then I should be good. I felt pretty good throughout most workouts. My long ride on Saturday started a bit slow, but got better after about 30 minutes in. It took a bit of time to work out the fatigue from Friday's run. All in all, it was a good week of training.
With two weeks down, I’m starting to
feel it. A friend of mine advised me to work in
some mobility training throughout the week, or my body would hate me. Being a guy who’s no stranger to triathlons,
he was right. My body is definitively
reminding me that I’m 40 years old, I weigh over 200lbs, and that I have years 17
years of pounding to my body from the Army. That being said, I’m going to
incorporate yoga, mobility exercises, and some additional stretching throughout
the week. This will obviously add additional
training time per week, but I believe it will be worth it in the long run… no
pun intended. ;)
Monday
Rest Day
Tuesday
Swim:
300m warm up, 8x50m drills, 16x25m @10sec, 1x400m @60sec, 16x25m @10sec, Run: 0:30 HR Zone 2
I had to cut out the second set of
drills due to a work.
WednesdayBike: 0:30 HR Zone 2 (Quick Change to run)
Run: 0:15 HR Zone 2
Thursday
Swim:
300m warm up, 8x50m drill, 1x300m @ 40sec, 3x200m @ 30sec, 1x300m @ 30sec, Bike: 0:45 HR Zone 1 (100+ RPM)
I had to cut out the second set of
drills due to a work.
FridayRun: 0:45 HR Zone 2
Saturday
Bike:
1:30 HR Zone 2
Sunday
Run:
1:00 HR Zone 1-2Total Hrs: 7:00
S: 2:00
B: 2:30
R: 2:30
Week three... bring it on!!!
Go, Scott, go! I have a group of 40-something Ironman athletes...training is definitely a full-time job. I know you can get it done! Looking forward to your progress--Jo
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo. Us "40-somethings" gotta stay young somehow.
ReplyDeleteNice week of training, Scott! I second the call for some yoga/mobility training. I'm not 40 yet, but my soft tissue seizes up if I go too long without loosening it up somehow. Of course, I prefer paying my masseuse to do it, but yoga works, too! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ali. I like were your head is on the massage. I'll have to look in to that myself.
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