Well, really I'm the one that's confusing!! In Ironman training plans, week 1 is usually race week and then they count BACK from there. So, for example, I have a 20 week plan that I'm going to be following the 5 or so months leading up to the race. So that'll be weeks 20 to 1. And then my Coach is having me do a mini replicate of those 20 weeks prior to that. So that'll be weeks 40 to 21. Yet, we'll take a week break Continue Reading
Making Ironman training a family affair
I've been looking for ways to make Ironman training a family affair. It's not easy. No one wants to do 1.5 hour brick workouts with me! Yet, I'm trying to get creative... It started with the idea of going swimming with McKenzie on Sundays. She's a strong swimmer. I figured we could go to the lap pool (our gym has a 4th floor family pool and a 1st floor lap pool - the serious folks are on floor 1). I was hoping we could Continue Reading
Week 5… less than 11 months to go!!
Week 5! Had a 2-day all-day certification training this week. So I practiced having a couple of longer days with a day off on the second day of the training. It might have "bunched" too much stuff up at the beginning of the week. I was ti-red by Thursday. Sunday – Didn't do the half hour swim. Rescheduled to Monday. Monday – 1 hour strength. Went to Below the Belt. Did a 1/2 hour swim with the kids. = 1.5 Continue Reading
I’m itching to increase volume…, but my coach and swim instructor have other ideas!
I see 16 and 18 hour training weeks out there in the training plan, and I itch to ramp up my volume. I did an initial increase in month 1 and I thought I'd continue to move this up aggressively over the coming weeks. My coach and swim instructor have other ideas! My coach wants me to get into a good routine with stretching and foam rolling. She knows that - although I haven't had any significant injuries - I Continue Reading
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