Taper week.

This is it, two more days until "Go Time".. All the hardwork is about to pay off. I have been taking it easy this week and have not been doing much. I did a simulation TRI on Wed and it went well. Yesterday I did absolutely nothing and today I may swim or stretch. Tomorrow I will be hydrating myself as much as possible and will be definitely stretching out.
Sunday will be here in no time and I am ready to go. I am shooting for a goal of about 1:20 to complete the TRI. After Sunday I am taking Monday off and then on Tuesday the training begins again for Jack's Generic Tri on August 1st.
Onward

5 days and counting..

All the hardwork is out of the way and it is time to do my simulation run tomorrow and then relax the rest of the week or simply not work as hard. This am I got me a good half mile swim, easy weights and will be running tonight. Tonight, heading out for a run or an easy jog. Tomorrow I am running a simulation TRI and will be doing all the disciplines at P-Ville lake. I am really excited but nervous, only really nervous about not beating my time from last year. Regardless if I do or dont, I will give it all I have and hopefully will do better than last year. After tomorrow, I am plan on doing a lot of stretching and easy swimming and one last light jog at Pville lake.

I can see the Finsish line and am looking forward to it.

And it continues..

Counting the days until TRI time and the workouts have really picked up. My body is feeling it and I am in need of a rest day, but not just yet. I am taking probably Sunday off and then will go strong for 2 days, easy one and then rest until the TRI.
Today is weight day, and I continue with my weights, but will be adding a 3 mile jog to the mix, which should be a lot of fun. Following my weight workout and run, I am heading to the pool for a swim and hopefully if the weather holds up today, a bike ride at night.
Tomorrow thursday I am hoping to get out and ride, swim and run depending on the weather. This Saturday is my simulation Tri, and next Wed which will be my last hard workout before taking a few days off to rest and recover.
My body feels good, however I feel run over and bruised, but this is the time when I need to fine tune my conditioning. I have also been eating a huge amount of food to make sure I have plenty in the tank.

Less than two weeks out, am I ready?

So far so good on the TRI Training, less than two weeks to go and I feel pretty ready, but not 100%. I could use some more running as I have not been running much, and instead have been concentrating on riding and swimming. I hope that all the running in the past will help me once I get off the bike and start running.
This week has been pretty intense and I will be spent after this week, but the good thing is that next week is taper off week and i will only be doing one of the disciplines per day so that will take a lot of stress and effort away.
This morning, went on the trail and rode it in a good time with my training buddy. Meant to swim prior but did not get a chance so tonight I will be swimming roughly 800meters indoor. tomorrow, I have weights in the AM along with a 2-3 mile run (Indoor), and in the PM will ride and possibly swim again outside.
I plan on taking a break probably on Sunday but will make sure that i stretch a lot. I also am planning on doing some YOGA either hot or standard Hatha. Got very important training and days ahead of me before I taper off.
Onward.

The Ride Continues

What a weekend of training, it was a well needed weekend that allowed me to get in some serious training. This past weekend I was able to concentrate on my weaker points, biking and swimming. Swimming is somethign that you tend to lose really quickly along with everything else. Two weeks ago, i was gased after 200M, and now I am back up to 800M swims. last year before the Tri I was getting up to 1200M at a good pace. Since I had not swam much, I really felt the pain of not swimming.
The biking I have been impressed with, my endurance, strenght and speed has gradually increased. I am knocking out hills a lot easier than last year. Hopefully I can get some good runs in this week.
This week I also begin a new weight routine for the next month. I am planning on getting out for a ride 2-3X per week with at least one long ride per week. Swimming will continue at 4-5 days per week. Most workouts are around 400-600M, with one long swim per week, probably going to be Fridays. The running I plan on running 3-4X per week and having speed work in between, 4-10 400X runs.
The weights, a key part of my training will continue to 3X per week.
Today, I have decided to take the day off, my body is aching and I have to listen to my body before I see a decrease in performance. So, today the keyword is REST REST REST!!!
Onward.

Congratulations Spartans/ettes

I wanted to congratulate you all once again on your remarkable accomplishments over the last month. Every single one of you smashed your previous times and have greatly improved your conditioning. Keep up the good work and continue working hard at whatever your goals may be. Your goals may be gaining weight, losing weight, running a 5K, marathon or half, and so whatever it may be, keep at it. As you can see based on your times yesterday, all you have to do is practice and believe in yourself.
I would also encourage you to join Laura and Donnie on Mondays and Wednesdays as they will continue working out. Maybe after Momma feels better we can pick it up again. For those of you who may want to workout more often, you can always reach out to Justin Gerrard, who came out Day one of the workout-a-ton as he has a 3X per week camp he runs. If you are at Gold’s Gym anytime around 7:00 AM, you can always join me for some weight or cardio training, always glad to have someone to workout with.
Lastly, thank you so much for the card and the awesome gift card. I will put the GC to use and buy some more gear for our next camp, and pick up some Tri equipment. More than anything, your words meant so much to me.. I am glad I was able to make a small difference in your fitness.

The Final Workout

Today is the final workout of the season and we will be doing our last test. I expect a lot of times to have decreased from the first test. For those folks who were not at the first test, I will pair you up with people at your fitness level, their previous times and your final time today. I believe Mr Donnie Phelps will continue driving the bootcamps so for those of you who want to stay active, you can reach out to Donnie.
At my end, I am 3 weeks out from my Triathalon and I am going to be hitting the pavement really hard the next few weeks and will be working heavily on my cycling and swimming. My weight conditioning begins and most of the weight workouts I am doing consist of heavy weights and cardio.
i will be posting my workouts as frequently as possible, so again feel free to use the workouts and tailor them to your needs.
Onward