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What training have you done today?
loonytoon
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Hi guys...
Thought it would be inspiring/depressing to post the training we have done each day...
So here goes (dont laugh)
40 mins run in Zones 2(~150bpm) and 3(~160bpm) - 15mins Zone 2 / 10mins Zone 3 / 15mins Zone 2 - avg speed 7.5Km/h (slow I know)
{Zones calculated from Triathlete's Training Bible, book by Joe Friel}
Thought it would be inspiring/depressing to post the training we have done each day...
So here goes (dont laugh)
40 mins run in Zones 2(~150bpm) and 3(~160bpm) - 15mins Zone 2 / 10mins Zone 3 / 15mins Zone 2 - avg speed 7.5Km/h (slow I know)
{Zones calculated from Triathlete's Training Bible, book by Joe Friel}
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swam 2 x 500m with warm-up before start and rest lengths in between.
First 500 pretty hard, second 500 bit easier, concentrating on technique.
Been doing Total Immersion since just before Christmas and been pretty pleased with results. Best length has only taken 13 strokes (can achieve this consistently at relatively slow speeds)- but would definitely recommend the TI way.
Have heard of the Alexander Popov method- anyone else got some insider knowledge on this?
For me my base has started to bear fruit as I am comfortably getting my 1km swims in under 20 mins. Up to on average 180 miles per week on the steed and very comfortable with my running. Running was always my weak point but it is coming on leaps and bounds and the only reason that I can think of is SPRINTS. I joined a Running Club and they put manners on you with Sprint sessions. Touch wood it stays that way.
Joe
Training for 14/02/06:
a.m. 1500m in pool. 4 x 50m warm-up 2 x 400m (1st one fast - my fast!!), 400m concentrating on stroke technique - 100m warm-down.
a.m. Out of pool and straight in to a steady 4 mile run.
p.m. 25 miles on bike - riding mountain bike on the road at the minute because the roads are full of grit and slime and I dont relish coming off on my road bike- the mountain bike with its fatter tyres just give me that bit more contact between rubber and road! This ride was on a hilly route at a steady pace but with efforts on the hills - making a point of getting out of the saddle on each hill to condition myself to improved strength on hills.
Completely cream crackered by the end of the day!
Chis - What a day!!! I am tired just thinking about that...
Setanat - Nice going... swimming (rather than running) is my limiter but is getting there...
Andrew - How long did it take to you crack the TI drills?
My prep phase end next week...cant wait to do the tests
The row was
2k in zone 3
4 mins rest
then I tried 300m with 5min rest sprints only managed 1 and a half...left me mentally and physically fooked .. I went way to fast on the first one...
Tried a faster 2k on rower...stopped after a bit
12mins interval training on the treadmill to "recover" from the rowing debarcle....
Though the physical side cocked up big style.. I have learn abit mentally about not going to hard to soon
Training 15/02/06:
Nice easy 4 mile run today to get some lactic acid out of my legs after the heavy day on Tuesday 14th.
Training scheduled for 16/02/06
60 min run with my running club (Barnsley AC) this will include:
10 min warm-up - easy running
20 min tempo run at 85% of max HR
30 min eay running to finish
chis
50m repeats with 1min rest - Trying to concentrate on breathing..it was okay I guess
Did this for half an hour lost count of the distance but that wasnt my goal.
Has anyone got any tips on breathing...timing, how to do it etc...
Tomorrow (17/2/2006) is scheduled for TI drills
AM. 1000m steady swim followed by 4x50m pool buoy, 2x50 leg kick finishing off with 200m recovery.
PM. 4 mile medium run on the roads. 29.29 mins, averaging about the 7 min mile which for me is good as I am woeful at it.
Easy day today, going to the gym for an hour or so followed with 1/2 an hour in the steam room.
Friday 17.02.06 - Rest day
Saturday 18.02.06 - Easy 7m run at 7.5min/mile pace
Sunday 19.02.06 - Duathlon Brick session 4m run/13m bike ride/4 mile run - usually done as a two part session i.e. bike then run but wanted to remind myself of how each element of a duathlon is going to feel when the season starts!!
A dead legged runnerbean.
Hee hee!
I have bottled it today! Got up before work and did an unstructured 40 lengths in my local pool - lets call it a recovery swim...can we...please? Too tired for anything else today so I will read about the benefits of rest!!
Yawn!
8 miles of muddy hell
Bottling 40 lengths of the local pool
Bricks...
We need to look up the meaning of pathetic I think...well done all..
TRAINING for 20/02/06
20min easy run (zone 1/2)
Slow day recovering from the weekend
1.5 mile warm-up at a very easy pace
2 mile time trial with myr unning club Barnsley AC
4 miles incl warm down at easy pace
chis
Couldn't face a run in 2.5 degrees of drizzle so went to the gym
2K rowing as cross training
2minutes rest
300m rowing sprint for the Cross Team Challenge an awful lot harder than it looks.
crawled (metaphorically) to the treadmill for
30mins Fartlek
Runnerbean
Should have been swimming but like runnerbean I too have a rash not contagious as this was brought on by us changing fabric conditioner.
I can punish my body physically dip myself in chlorine 3 time but change to wrong fabric conditioner (and this is the eco friendly stuff) and woosh {fully description omitted to protect the fragile}
- Cant answer you there I am afraid
some of the Musular endurance work outs in the back had me sweating just reading them... especially in the combined appendix
10 minutes warm up on the cross trainer
25mins Run in Zone 3 - hr approx 160
10minutes cool down
Hilly run with running club. Felt really heavy legged on the longer hills but performed satisfactorily on the short ones! Mileage - about 7.5 in all. Good session for building strength.
chis
I'm a Newbie and got Joe Friel's book, I nearly took it back because it was so complicated on first read. Stick with it though, I did and i've now got a structured training plan! I'd recommend it to other Newbies if you can take the time to read it through again and again until it sinks in!
All the best
Toby
Ps - Only managed 800m in the pool today, upper arms are totally killing me but I managed a 400m PB so i'm chuffed! Have a good weekend all
Sunday 26.02.06
Long easy paced run - off road for most of the 13 miles.
chis
Today was 35miles steady in zone 2/3 on the bike in the afternoon, and 3 mile easy recovery/zone2 run tonight.
Supposed to have an interval session with the local running club tomorrow evening, but i'm gonna bail cos i've got a bit of shit pain after the 10k race. So just a weights session tomorrow!
3 * 50m
1 * 100m
2 * 50m
1* 100m
1* 50m
1* 100m - supposed to be 3 * 50m but did the last 2 as 100m
found motivation really hard this am but once there all the drill and tips on here have started to come together it was the easiest I have found it and could have done a whole lot more.