The goal of this 2nd phase of the training plan is to "increase hours while maintaining consistency". It is also the phase where I can seriously start to work on my nutrition and dropping a little excess weight. Last week was a little overwhelming with work, etc., but I'm feeling good and I'm pumped to dive into this week.
One major bonus of this phase is that I no longer have double days on Fridays. That was brutal and I'm glad it's over!
Plan for the week:
Monday - Swim (speed workout). Finished this morning... details below.
Tuesday - 2 hr. ride (before work), swim (after work)
Wednesday - 45 min. run (before work), long swim (after work)
Thursday - 60 min. run (before work), 1.5 hr. ride (after work)
Friday - 60 min. run (before work)
Saturday - OFF!
Sunday - 2 hr 40 min. long ride (hopefully outside, weather permitting)
My swim this morning was great. It was a tough little workout, 2250m total (warm up: 250, alternating 50 swim/50 kick, main: 400, 4x100, 300, 3x100, 200, 2x100, long sets slow/short sets fast, cool down: 2x75, 1x50). The main set was very challenging. Throwing in the speed sets between the longer sets was fun though and definitely broke up the workout. Happy to not have a double day today : )
I'm not only recommitting to the training, I'm recommitting to blogging. It really makes a difference when I sit down to write about my workouts. As of now, there's no reason I should have to skip a workout this week. Here's to a good training week!
~Ash
Time to kick this bad dog in the butt. 8 weeks until Wildflower and a real sanity test for us.
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