Saturday, July 20, 2013

I Am Training To Race - Promise!



 

Third blog in a week but as long as no professional athlete does anything stupid (ie. get caught doping), you won't be subjected to another one of my mundane post until next Saturday!

Starting Monday, life will be returning slowly to normal. Tomorrow marks the last day of vacation where the first 5 days were spent in the Poconos. The 5 days in the Poconos could not have come out at a better time as it was the hottest and most humid stretch thus far this summer on the Grove.While I was not able to swim, I could have not asked for a better 5 workouts (3 bikes/ 2 runs)! Being in the Poconos, any run or bike would mean some hills and it showed in my climbing total. In three rides I totaled 149 miles/ 7800+ feet of climbing and still averaged 19.5 mph. In the two runs I totaled 20.75 miles/ 977 ft of climbing and averaged 7:39 per mile. Coming back to the Grove and taking my new time trial bike out for a ride on Friday showed that I may be at my highest fitness level in years. I went out and covered 38 miles at 23.7 mph including a 30 mile stretch at 24.4 mph. This week it is time to get back in the pool and race two times within the next 3 weekends. It is time to put this high fitness level to work and stop talking about it. I am sure by now you are tired of hearing me say it is time to race........

July 27/28 - Sunset Triathlon
AND/OR
August 3rd - Brigantine Triathlon
And/OR
 August 10/11 - Lumberjack Tri
                          Steelman Sprint

New Training Totals
Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 210 miles/ 10.28 hours/ 20.4 mph/ 7945ft of climbing
Run - 3 runs/ 24.5 miles/ 3.07 miles/ 7:30 per mile/ 1016ft of climbing
Swim - NA
Total - 8 workouts/ 234.5 miles/ 13.35 hours/ 8961ft of climbing

2013
Bike - 148 bikes/ 4811 miles/ 222.97 hours/ 21.6 mph
Run - 97 runs/ 616 miles/ 75.66 hours/ 7:22 per mile
Swim - 89 swims/ 87 miles/ 42.66 hours
Total - 334 workouts/ 5514 miles/ 341.29 hours

Goals This Week
Bike - 4-5 rides/ 155-175 miles
Run - 3-4 runs/ 23-28 miles
Swim - 3 swims/ 3 miles

People will often ask what am I on to complete my training?

What am I am on? 




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