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Last week was the 2nd week of my Ironman 70.3 training plan. I didn't exactly do a great job following it. To see just how far behind I am in training, I decided to do a comparison of what was on the plan to what I actually did that day.
Below is the comparison of the actual training plan and what I actually did...
The 70.3 Plan What I actually did that day
Monday 1000 yd swim 8 miles on spin bike = 30 minutes
20 mile bike Treadmill brick run .5 miles = 5 min.
Tuesday 1250 yd swim Nothing
45 min run
Wednesday 25 mile bike 2 mile run aprox 20 minutes
Thursday 1000 yd swim 6 miles on spin bike aprox 20 min
35 min run 4 mile = 40 min run
Friday .5 mile run on treadmill = 5 min
Saturday 55 min run Run 1 hr
Sunday 30 mile bike Bike on spin bike 1 hour = aprox. 17 miles
I did core and weights on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday which is not included on the plan.
Total workout hours on plan = Swim aprox 1 hr 15 min to 1hr 30 min
Bike aprox 4 /12 to 5 hrs
Run aprox 2hrs 10 min
Total aprox 7:30 to 8 hrs
Total I actually did last week = Swim aprox 0 hrs
Bike aprox 1 hr 50 min (all on spin bike)
Run aprox 2hr 10 min
Total aprox 4 hrs
With weights, core workouts and elliptical added in I did aprox 7 1/2 hours last week so I got the number of training hours in, but not in the areas I was suppose to be working on. (which is very important when you are in the middle of a half ironman.)
It's clear I've got a lot of work to do especially swimming and biking. Not surprising that I have the run hours down plus some (since I ran 13 miles a couple of weeks ago already), but 0 swim hours.
That's so me!
Actually I don't feel so bad now that I've done the above comparison because I'm not as behind as I thought I was. The training plan doesn't include weights, which I do four times a week and core too. The plan also doesn't include brick (bike then run) workouts which I do every Thursday and sometimes after I do a long bike on Saturday or Sunday as well.
The 70.3 Ironman isn't until the end of October so I still have plenty of time. It was tough for me to focus last week because I was so worried about my cat, Phantom. He is doing great this week and seems to be handling the chemo drugs well. I've actually gotten some sleep the past three days. And when I sleep, everybody around here sleeps, husband and cats. (well maybe not the cats at 5 am).
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Sleep helps me train better too. Maybe I should add it to the training plan!
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Your training schedule seems pretty intense. I'm sure things will get back on track, and I know you'll be ready for the ironman. I think taking time off to give your body rest is good for you anyway.
ReplyDeleteThat's true! Last week was just a tough wek. I probably needed to back off traiing. I have plenty of time.
Deleteweek not wek and training not traiing! I can't see what I'm typing on here!
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