Better late than never! Good thing my coach sends me detailed workouts so that I remember the kind of torture I went through 🙂 Monday: Bike – heart rate test! This was a great workout because my numbers plummeted which is AWESOME. I went back and looked at my HR test from the start of… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 8 Summary
This was definitely a big week! I had a few really crappy workouts and a few really good ones. Monday: Bike 1:35. This was supposed to be a moderate tempo ride. It started off fine and then got really ugly! I had a 10 minute warmup and then 4×15 minute sets. Most of the sets… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 7 Summary
This week was supposed to be my longest training week! The time was between 14:30 – 15 hours. It really didn’t faze me, just needed to get the work done. I am really beginning to see my body transform and I love it. I can see muscles which is awesome. Monday: 1 hour 15 minute… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 6 Summary
This was my “easy” week. I had 4 straight weeks of hard workouts. I was away for a work conference so those workouts were not that hard so he extended the hard weeks out. It will usually be 3 on, 1 off. Monday: EASY 60 min ride at 90 + cadence. Nothing harder than zone… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 5 Summary
Monday: Bike 75 min – tempo ride. Swim 4,000 yards Tuesday: Bike 60 min at 90 + cadence Wednesday: Bike 75 min – high cadence ride. Loved seeing that I could hit 105 + for 15 minutes! Strength 70 minutes Thursday: Bike 90 min – progression ride. I threw in some jump rope and jumping… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 4 Summary
Monday: Bike 60 min at 90 + cadence Tuesday: Bike 60 min at 90 + cadence Wednesday: Bike 10 minutes – why? I was completely exhausted, fell asleep, but knew I needed to get my butt on my bike so that I could get 100 days of riding in. #nodaysoff Thursday: Bike 60 min at… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 3 Summary
Monday: Bike Heart Rate Test Tuesday: Bike 75 min cadence 90 + in HR zones 2-3, Swim 4,400 yards Wednesday: Bike 60 min cadence 90 + in HR zones 1-2, Strength Thursday: Swim 3,150 yards, Bike 75 min 90+ cadence progression ride Friday: 60 min on exercise bike at 90 + cadence and strength Saturday:… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 2 Summary
Monday: 60 minute ride @ 90+ cadence Tuesday: 4,000 yard swim and 60 minute ride @ 90 + cadence Wednesday: 60 minute ride @ 90+ cadence (missed strength — too sick) Thursday: 3,300 yard swim and 90 minute ride @ 90 + cadence Friday: 60 minute ride @ 90+ cadence and 1 hour lifting Swim… Continue reading Ironman Training Week 1 Summary
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