My Training Philosophy
Ok, here goes...So my brain knows what needs to get done in order to be prepared for the big day. My body knows what it is capable of doing each and every day. So they have a little meeting everyday (of course, I am completely left out), they put in their input and then come up with some sort of compromise. I just listen to what they tell me to do. Really!
My Training Log (yeah, I really do this)
I started training in the beginning of June. I have been increasing the amount of exercise slowly. It is now the beginning of August and I am up to 2 hours of exercise a day, 6 days a week. After every four weeks or so, I usually take about a 4 day break to rest and recover. I will keep updating this as I go.
AND...The distances in my log are all very accurately estimated estimates. Please enjoy the tunes while reading over my blood, sweat and tears.
TRAINING LOG
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 6/1-6/7
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x 10km x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 1000 meters x x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 1000 meters 40km 35km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 6/8 - 6/14
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x 10km x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 1000 meters x x x
Day 6 x 40km x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 1000 meters 40km 25km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 6/15 - 6/21
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x 10km x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 x x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 0 meters 40km 25km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 6/22 - 6/28
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x x x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 1000 meters x x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 1000 meters 40km 25km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 6/29 - 7/5
Day 1 1000 meters x x x
Day 2 x x 10km x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 1000 meters x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 2000 meters 40km 25km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 7/6 - 7/12
Day 1 x 65km x x
Day 2 x x x x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 1000 meters x x x
Day 7 1000 meters x x x
TOTALS 2000 meters 105km 15km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 7/13 - 7/19
Day 1 x 65km x x
Day 2 x x x x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x x 5km 1 hour
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 x x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 0 meters 105km 15km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 7/20 - 7/26
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x x x
Day 3 x x 10km 1 hour
Day 4 750 meters 35km x x
Day 5 x x 15km x
Day 6 750 meters 35km x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 1500 meters 70km 35km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 7/27 - 8/2
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x 10km 1 hour
Day 3 x 55km x x
Day 4 x x 15km x
Day 5 750 meters 35km x x
Day 6 1500 meters x x x
Day 7 x 90km x x
TOTALS 2250 meters 180km 35km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 8/3 - 8/9
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 850 meters x 10km x
Day 3 x 40km 10km x
Day 4 x x 10km x
Day 5 1500 meters x x x
Day 6 x x 10km x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 2250 meters 40km 40km x
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 8/10 - 8/16
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x x 10km 1 hour
Day 3 x 55km x x
Day 4 x x 15km x
Day 5 750 meters 35km x x
Day 6 1500 meters x x x
Day 7 x 90km x x
TOTALS 2350 meters 180km 35km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 8/17 - 8/23
Day 1 1600 meters 40km x x
Day 2 x 40km 10km x
Day 3 1200 meters x 10km x
Day 4 x x 10km x
Day 5 x x x x
Day 6 x x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 2800 meters 80km 30km x
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 8/24 - 8/30
Day 1 x x 11km x
Day 2 x x 13km x
Day 3 x x 11km x
Day 4 x x 13km x
Day 5 x x 11km x
Day 6 1000 meters x x x
Day 7 x 16km 12km x
TOTALS 2250 meters 180km 35km 1 hour
The sudden change from my normal routine is because I went back to America for a visit and, unfortunately, couldn't take my bicycle or the beautiful ocean back with me.
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 8/31 - 9/6
Day 1 1500 meters 16km x x
Day 2 1500 meters 16km x x
Day 3 x x x x
Day 4 x x x x
Day 5 x 20km x 1 hour
Day 6 x x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 3000 meters 52km 0km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 9/7 - 9/13
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x 40km x x
Day 3 x x x x
Day 4 x x x x
Day 5 x x x x
Day 6 x x x x
Day 7 x x x x
TOTALS 0 meters 40km x x
Well I am back in Ishigaki, but I hurt my foot running while I was in New York so I am trying to give myself a rest. Aren't my totals depressing. I can't even look.
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 9/14 - 9/20
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 x 40km x 1 hour
Day 3 2500m x x x
Day 4 x 55km x x
Day 5 x x 10km x
Day 6 2500m x x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 5000 meters 95km 20km 1 hour
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 9/21 - 9/27
Day 1 x x 10km x
Day 2 2500m x x x
Day 3 x 40km x x
Day 4 x x x x
Day 5 x 40km x x
Day 6 2500m x x x
Day 7 x x 10km x
TOTALS 5000 meters 80km 20km x
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 9/28 - 10/04
Day 1 1000m x x x
Day 2 x 40km 10km x
Day 3 x 40km 10km x
Day 4 x x 10km x
Day 5 1200m x 10km x
Day 6 1200m x x x
Day 7 1st MINI SOLO TRI 1200m 40km 10km 35min 1 hour 15min 45 min
TOTALS 4600m 120km 50km
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN WEIGHTS 10/05 - 10/11
Day 1 x x x x
Day 2 1500m x 10km x
Day 3 x x 10km x
Day 4 x 40km 10km x
Day 5 x x x x
Day 6 1500m x 10km x
Day 7 x 40km x x
TOTALS 3000 meters 80km 40km x
WEEK SWIM BIKE RUN 10/12 - 2nd MINI SOLO TRIATHLON 1500m 45km 12km AND FINAL BIG WORKOUT 45min 105min 60min