Great week last week, 12hrs total, target was 14, but horrendous weather and a tired body on Sunday told me to take a rest day!
Bike - MTB Tue, 2hr Turbo Thurs and 3:40 MTB sat meant for another solid Bike week!
Running - 2 runs, totalling 2hrs,
Swim - Just the 1 swim this week, and 2 gym sessions.
highlight of the week was a great B2R turbo session, Eanna really knows how to keep you interested and awake on the turbo! ended up with 2hrs (longest ever for me), although it really didn't feel like it!
This week i'm on an easier week, i'm dropping the swim and gym sessions, and focussing on 5 spins +2 runs!
In Ballyhoura at the weekend, and have Mon and Tues off so will aim to get consistent week on the bike!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
First big(ish) week
After a very solid block of preparation training, averaging 8-11hrs, last week was my first big week of training! My target was 14hrs!
Swim - 2 Pool sessions on Tue and Wed, clocked 6km! certainly felt it in the arms on the 2nd session, but a great start back to proper pool training!
Bike - target 9hrs, actual 8:48- pretty happy with that, very easy 45mins on the Turbo on Monday, then a 100min B2R turbo session Thursday, followed by over 3.5hrs MTB sat and around 3hrs on the road on Sunday!
Run - target was 3 runs, 2hrs total, only managed 2 runs and just under 90mins total
Strength - target 1hr (2 x30min sessions), managed 1x30mins session.
All in all a very solid week, Weekly TSS of 630 (ideally need to be above 700TSS for these bigger weeks!)
My CTL is now at 73.7, compared to this time last year at 58.5 is a great sign, my CTL then plummeted between Nov and Dec last year to 26.5 due to the back injury.
Also, my Monday morning weigh in came in at 91.7KG, so 1/2 kilo down on last week!
Swim - 2 Pool sessions on Tue and Wed, clocked 6km! certainly felt it in the arms on the 2nd session, but a great start back to proper pool training!
Bike - target 9hrs, actual 8:48- pretty happy with that, very easy 45mins on the Turbo on Monday, then a 100min B2R turbo session Thursday, followed by over 3.5hrs MTB sat and around 3hrs on the road on Sunday!
Run - target was 3 runs, 2hrs total, only managed 2 runs and just under 90mins total
Strength - target 1hr (2 x30min sessions), managed 1x30mins session.
All in all a very solid week, Weekly TSS of 630 (ideally need to be above 700TSS for these bigger weeks!)
My CTL is now at 73.7, compared to this time last year at 58.5 is a great sign, my CTL then plummeted between Nov and Dec last year to 26.5 due to the back injury.
Also, my Monday morning weigh in came in at 91.7KG, so 1/2 kilo down on last week!
Friday, October 12, 2012
back from the dead..... AGAIN
resurrecting the blog for the umpteenth time...
new focus for next season, and a new winter approach!
Now that i'm pretty much over my back injury which put pay to 2011 and the best part of 2012 seasons, i'm now in a good place to re-set the goals for 2013, and get into some serious winter training!
2013 Goals -
IVCA Road Racing - I turn the big 40 next year, which means i can now race IVCA. Been wanting to do this for a good while now, as they have a great setup, structured road races and time trials. So my primary focus is Road Racing and Time Trailing next season.
1/2 Ironman Triathlon - I wont be hanging up my tri shoes yet though, i still plan on doing 2 1/2 ironman events next season, one early (possibly Tri-An-Mhi) and then if it happens, Ironman Galway 70.3.
Open Water Swimming - I'm targeting 2 swims a week from now (october), which will build me to a solid base for the OW swim season in June.
Specific race / training targets
Swim - i clocked a seasons best 400m this year of 5:35. (my PB from a few years ago being 5:23). So i'm setting 2 swim targets for 2013.
Bike - I've been chasing the ever elusive hour for the 25mile for a few years, now i'm focussing on the bike primarily, my goal is to break the hour this year. Also my latest tested FTP is 255 (which is the highest ive ever tested, so a great sign!), target FTP for 2013 is 280.
new focus for next season, and a new winter approach!
Now that i'm pretty much over my back injury which put pay to 2011 and the best part of 2012 seasons, i'm now in a good place to re-set the goals for 2013, and get into some serious winter training!
2013 Goals -
IVCA Road Racing - I turn the big 40 next year, which means i can now race IVCA. Been wanting to do this for a good while now, as they have a great setup, structured road races and time trials. So my primary focus is Road Racing and Time Trailing next season.
1/2 Ironman Triathlon - I wont be hanging up my tri shoes yet though, i still plan on doing 2 1/2 ironman events next season, one early (possibly Tri-An-Mhi) and then if it happens, Ironman Galway 70.3.
Open Water Swimming - I'm targeting 2 swims a week from now (october), which will build me to a solid base for the OW swim season in June.
Specific race / training targets
Swim - i clocked a seasons best 400m this year of 5:35. (my PB from a few years ago being 5:23). So i'm setting 2 swim targets for 2013.
- 400m Pool TT of sub 5:30,
- Complete the 5km Open Water champs in Lough Dan.
Bike - I've been chasing the ever elusive hour for the 25mile for a few years, now i'm focussing on the bike primarily, my goal is to break the hour this year. Also my latest tested FTP is 255 (which is the highest ive ever tested, so a great sign!), target FTP for 2013 is 280.
- Sub 1:00 for 25miles TT
- FTP = 280 Watts
Run - I have to be realistic with my run goals this year, having had almost a year out. Consistency over the winter will be paramount, 3 runs a week, Mon, Wed and Fri, building from aerobic endurance to threshold race pace work nearer to season start. I would love to break 50mins for a 10km.
- Consistency - steady running every week, minimum 2 runs
- sub 50mins for 10km
Triathlon - Nothing too lofty for me, with the above Bike and Swim targets, i'll be happy with 2 solid 1.2 IM races. No time targets, just happy with my performance!
so that's it for this post... setting the goals!
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