Triathlon Training Log – Week 14

 

It always feels like the weekdays drag while the weekend flies by.

As seen after my run

This week seemed especially long since I had non-training commitments every night after work. Being busy is good, but I definitely need a few more days to recover, ha.

Training notes: my coach and I met last week for a summit meeting to recap the off-season and discuss my triathlon life. I made a lot of progress on my swim and run throughout the past few months, but I am ready to be a triathlete again and become BFFs with my bike. Because I was logging laps and running miles, I lost a lot of watts, so I have my work cut out for me—but the month of April is all about the bike.

Monday – a.m. CompuTrainer class at Tailwind Endurance

After a busy and high volume weekend, my legs needed this 75-munute spin-out. It took about 40 minutes for everything to loosen up, but I felt much better getting off the bike than I did getting on.

Tuesday – a.m. brick (CompuTrainer class at Tailwind Endurance and run in Central Park)

April is brick month at Tailwind Endurance, and we kicked off the campaign with some #2MileTuesday action: this consisted of a 75-minute threshold ride and—you guessed it—a two-mile run off the bike. This was my first run after the marathon (you know you’re a triathlete when …), and I headed to Central Park with one of my friends for a lower loop. I was pleasantly surprised how comfortable everything felt.

Wednesday – a.m. swim with Bearcat masters

Coming off my first true brick of the season, I wasn’t sure how quickly my body would recover and turn around for a quality swim. Although this was a freestyle-based practice, there was a lot of choice stroke work, but I chose to do freestyle, ha.

Thursday – a.m. CompuTrainer class at Tailwind Endurance

Nothing showy or flashy about this workout: 6×3 minutes at VO2 max with a long warm-up and cool down.

Friday – a.m. swim with Bearcat masters

For whatever reason, this swim felt like a breakthrough workout. I’ve been feeling a bit down on my swimming after last weekend’s meet, but I felt so good in the water during this IM session—and not just during freestyle. Maybe this is a turning point, or maybe it’s mental, but either way, it was a great 3500m swim.

Saturday – a.m. CompuTrainer class at Tailwind Endurance; p.m. swim with Bearcat masters

A most successful sports Saturday: two hours on the bike and 1.5 hours in the water. The ride consisted of a 3×20 minutes at threshold main set, and we tackled 4200m of freestyle work with lots of pulling and kicking in the pool.

Sunday – a.m. run

Since April is all about the bike, my “long run” will decrease: today, for example, I met my run bud for 5.5 miles. That’s it. My legs felt like molasses from the biking this week so I was glad there were not double digits on the schedule.

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