No Swimming Allowed!

  

Well, given that I was coming off eye surgery, my week still went very well. With 18 weeks till Ironman 70.3 National Harbor, this week was Base 1 - Week 1. The first three months of the year served to build a strong fitness level to begin serious triathlon training. It has been a long time since I have felt this strong with my cardiovascular fitness.The only thing that did not happen and won't happen for another week is swimming. It is the one thing I am not allowed to do post-surgery. Once cleared I will also begin to add some resistance training to the schedule. To be on the safe side, I did all of my biking on the indoor trainer. I hope to be back outside riding the bike sometime this week. The workouts on the bike have been effective, but extremely boring!!!

Training Totals:
Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 157 miles/ 7.25 hours/ 21.7 mph
Run - 3 runs/ 21 miles/ 2.56 hours/ 7:18 per mile
Total - 8 workouts/ 178 miles/ 9.81 hours

Year
Bike - 79 rides/ 2484 miles/ 116.02 hours/ 21.4 mph
Run - 46 runs/ 273.25 miles/ 32.83 hours/ 7:13 per mile
Swim - 28 swims/ 24.75 miles/ 11.32 hours
Totals - 153 workouts/ 2782 miles/ 160.77 hours

Goals This Week
Bike - 5-6 rides/ 170-185 miles/ 8.5-9.5 hours
Run - 3-4 runs/ 21-26 miles/ 2.5-3.0 hours
Swim - NA
(And no medical issues!!!!)

Motivation for training is very high as watching the coverage of Paris-Roubaix can get one amped to ride or workout! The Hell of the North would be a fun route to ride one day. After watching it, you can see why it is considered the one day classic to win!  Not sure if it can compare to the one day classic of the TdO '12!!

Racing season will soon be here!