This past week was my last full week of training and it was a tough one to get through mainly because I didn't take my usual recovery day off during the previous weekend. I did my last open water swim (photo below) at Towne Lake. It was 180 degree difference from last weekend, my breathing was under control which is the most important aspect for me. Swimming the speed that I do is not physically challenging for me, it's simply getting over the mental aspect of open water! But this weekend, I feel like I did and have zero doubts on making it. This was quite a milestone for me because when I get on my bike and put on my running shoes, that is where the fun (and competitiveness) is for me.
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| Red circle in back of photo is the swim distance (there and back) for about 0.7 miles - this was my swim route on Sunday. I will add another 0.5 miles to that for next Saturday. |
This week, I will go somewhat light Monday through Wednesday but will continue to do spin and then swim one last time on Wednesday before heading to airport and flying off to San Diego!
Even though I am sure everyone is sick of seeing my forecast screenshots, I can't help it. This training has turned me into a weather hound. You can imagine my face when I pulled this up...amazing! I will be in a somewhat tortured state all of Saturday but certainly can't complain about the weather!
Workout the week of March 16th:
Monday: Spin class + 1.0 swim (40 min)
Tuesday: Spin class
Wednesday: Spin class + 0.50 swim (21 min)
Thursday: Spin class + 0.50 swim (20 min)
Friday: Spin class + 0.5 mile swim (20 min)
Saturday: OFF
Sunday: 0.7 open water swim (23 min) + 6 mile run (8:50 min/mi) + 27 mile bike (18mph avg)
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