Wow, that went by quickly. Hard to believe we are already 4 weeks into our training for 2013. Lets hope February goes by just as fast. Overall, this was a pretty successful month of training. I continued to build on the foundation that was built over the holidays. I've settled into the following training schedule:
Monday: Speed work - I warm up for 1.5 to 2 miles then do a series of 6 intervals of 800s. My pace for these intervals are slightly faster than my 5K pace. I rest for 400 in between intervals and then another mile cool down.
Tuesday: Spin class at Psycle Therapy
Wednesday: Swimming
Thursday: Spin class at Psycle Therapy
Friday: Swimming
Saturday: Cycling / Run brick training
Sunday: Swike!! Swim / Cycling brick training
I'm pretty satisfied with the results i've seen in my riding and running this year. We were fortunate to have a couple 60 degree days here. It was a gift from Mother Nature to get outside and see where I was at and I was very satisfied. Swimming was another story. My form this offseason has improved dramatically. Unfortunately, my endurance in the pool hasn't improved. I've narrowed it down to not sitting high enough in the water. Its been a struggle keeping my butt high in the water. To help counteract this, I've been doing more work in the pool with a pull buoy. I really didn't want to do this as I wanted to swim the bulk of my training without it, but in the long run. Its not as big of a deal as i'm making it as I will be racing again this year in a wetsuit. I'm a bigger guy, so its hard for me to stay higher in the water.
Thanks to Bryan @TriDocB for this photo. I was having a swim panic meltdown about my training and this helped a lot.
Here's the totals from this past month:
Miles ran: 53.53
Miles ridden: 484.24
Miles swam: 8.38
Total miles: 526.16
Calories burned: 37,548
Time training: 40:01
I hope everyone's training is going as well as mine. February will be much more of the same for me. I may even sprinkle in some 5k's and Indoor Triathlons!!
BEAL
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