Biggest Week of 2012 - Of Course Till Next Week!

After two 4 week cycles of getting used to triathlon training and balancing my coaching/recruiting schedule, I stepped up the training this week. The first 8 weeks went very well but I know it is time to start adding more running miles and yards in the pool. With no outdoor track & field meets until March 24th, this next cycle of increasing volume falls at the perfect time. Getting the volume this week will be made easier by the fact that it is our spring break and the teams are not traveling this year. Motivation is also higher as the major triathlon and bike racing circuits are getting underway. Everyone is starting to tweet about their upcoming races or results. Unfortunately for me racing season is at least a month or two away.

This week of training was my highest volume week (till next week) since my return to triathlon training. I was able to add a fourth day of running this week and also get a solid track workout done. On the track I did 4 x (1200 tempo + 400 mile pace). While not explosively fast, I was able to average 4:38 for the 1200's and 84's for the 400 with a 200 jog after all. I also got my long ride up to 40 miles and had my longest swim of 1900 yards.

Training totals:
Week
Bike - 6 rides/ 192 miles/8.58 hours/ 22.4 mph
Run - 4 runs/ 21 miles/ 2.49 miles/ 7:07 per mile
Swim - 2 swims/ 2 miles/ .89 hours
Total - 12 workouts/ 215 miles/ 11.96 hours

Year
Bike - 52 rides/ 1633 miles/ 74.38 hours/ 22.0 mph
Run - 28 runs/ 170.5 miles/ 20.27 hours/ 7:08 per mile
Swim - 19 swims/ 16 miles/ 7.53 hours
Total - 99 workouts/ 1819.5 miles/ 102.18 hours

This week's goals
Bike - 6 rides/ 195-205 miles
Run - 4 runs/ 23-26 miles
Swim - 2-3 swims/2-2.5 miles

Tomorrow marks the start of the Paris-Nice stage race and there is coverage everyday on the new NBC Sports. Not a bad week for spring break!

TdO '12 !! 22 weeks till Ironman 70.3 National Harbor!