Remember “This week in training”? I’m bringing it back this week on Tuesdays, so I can review a full normal training week. I don’t know about you, but it was confusing me to review the previous week’s weekend workouts (typically my long workouts) with the current weeks’ weekday workouts. Hopefully a full week recap on Tuesdays will make a little more sense for everyone.
And now that I’m training fairly normally again, it’s a great time to start up my recaps! I’m not “normal” quite yet, but at this point it’s hard to tell if it’s sickness or lost endurance. I feel like I’m getting back in a groove, which is nice!
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Edited: You should also check out my interview on Addicted to Running today!
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Monday 3/4: Rest Day!
A day of rest to start the week is always fun. No workouts today!
Tuesday 3/5: 4M Easy Run + Back and Bicep Strength
After work I hopped on the treadmill for an easy run, which almost felt easy. It’s going to take some time to get back to normal, so I’m trying to be patient.
I finished my run and used the small free weights section at work to do my back & bicep strength workout. nothing fancy, which isn’t a bad thing.
Wednesday 3/6: 45min Hill Simulation Bike + Full Body Functional Strength
We started the day on the bike, with a tough hill simulation workout on the trainer. My brakes were rubbing at the end and they decided to be difficult to fix, so I ate up a bit of time, so I ran out of time for my cool-down.
After work, we headed to the gym for a functional strength workout. I’m working in 3 days of strength now that I’ve dropped back to the half ironman, so this is really sport-specific day.
Thursday 3/7: 2200 Endurance Swim
Ah, swimming…how I didn’t miss you. It’s no secret I don’t like to swim, but today’s swim was actually okay! I know it would be better if I found a local masters group, but haven’t seen one I’m ready to jump into yet.
Friday 3/8: Chest and Triceps Strength
A solo day at the gym for my third strength workout of the week. I worked hard and then had a hard time holding myself up for a plank at the end. Heheh…good workout I guess! ;)
Saturday 3/9: 7 mile Run
Had planned to run before Training Peaks University today, but it was cold and actually raining (before it turned to snow), so I was a pansy and crawled back in bed. Slacker. **Note: I did make this up Monday night!
Sunday 3/10: 2:00 AeT Bike + 2 mile T-Run
After a fantastic & informative morning at Training Peaks University, we dug our heart rate straps out of storage and hopped on the bike. My Garmin decided it didn’t want to work when I went to head out on the run and I decided to eat instead of run. More on the heart rate monitor to come!
Weekly Totals:
- Swim: 2200 yards
- Bike: 33.8
- Run: 4 miles (+7 makeup on Monday!)
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Questions for you:
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How was your training last week?
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Did you complete any hard-core runs in the rain or snow last week?
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No running for me last week so definitely no battling of the elements. My last super cold run was the half marathon. I spent a good deal of time on my bike trainer and trying out more of Cathe Friedrich’s Xtrain workouts.
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..More XTrain Workouts
It looks like you’re loving your bike trainer as much as I do too – such a great training tool!
Last week’s training was pretty good for me! I’m still concentrating on lifting heavier and functional body training. So far, so good!
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Hey me too! Great minds think alike. :)
I can’t wait to get back on the back. We haven’t broken ours out since fall because we haven’t invested in cold weather gear yet. I’m ready!
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I don’t really own much cold-weather gear either, you just need a trainer so you can get on the bike indoors. :)
Glad the swim wasn’t too bad. And hooray for strength days. I don’t think youre a pansy at all. I wouldn’t last a week on your schedule!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..Work It Out: Chest & Biceps
I always think that looking at your strength workouts- you are hard-core!
Great week of training! That endurance will continue to come back. I’m not a fan of the pool either, but I do like to add it in when I’m not training for a big race. I should get back to it…
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted..Just for fun- Talent Show Tricks for Treats
I’m trying to be patient with my endurance, patience is never my strong point. I’m impressed that you get in the pool when you don’t have to. ;)
training last week as great!!
no hard core runs lately ;)
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Thanks ladies! :)
Nice job, Heather! My workouts were pretty low-key. I did a 3 mile run, 10K race on Saturday and went to the gym twice for full-body workouts. I slept in on the mornings it was raining… :)
Haha – I’m glad I’m not the only one who sleeps in when it’s raining sometimes. :)
I am SO not hardcore. It gets cold, and I get wimpy. OK, not WIMPY but I definitely don’t want to leave my house to run. The mental blocks are so much more difficult to overcome than the physical ones. Despite the weather, I’ve managed to keep my mileage up fairly well, although I’ve been having some really tough runs. I don’t know if I’m suffering from the need for new shoes, overuse of my legs, or what!
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I’m much wimpier when I think I have time to spare. If I feel the pressure of “run or the race will suck”, I’m much more likely to be tough. Maybe you need a little break from running? Or a race? ;)
Your training is so varied… great job. Mine looks like this: Run, Run, Run, probably run, maybe rest, run, then run, and Rest.
Lots of variety there. :)
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I think that’s pretty common – just lots of miles. Coaching gives me a different perspective on runs, to make sure there’s a goal for each to help me reach my target. :)
I am so excited for you!!!
Best of luck!!!
-Stephanie
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Thanks Stephanie – getting better every day. :)
My training last week: steady figure skating, not too hard (no more than an hour or an hour and fifteen minutes on each day) lots of stretching but no strength exercises off-ice. I was getting ready for a big competition Saturday so I wanted my routine to be there for me but I didn’t want to be too tired on competition day. This week I took a couple of days off and am starting back up with skating (2 hours yesterday and today) and some easy-ish off ice strength (one-legged bridges, squats, and spirals).
Mary@FitandFed recently posted..Ready for Sectionals!
Sounds like taper! Do you use that term in figure skating? How many hours a week do you typically skate? It’s such a beautiful sport, but I’ve never known anyone who does it!
I haven’t heard that term in skating, though yeah, that’s basically what I did, I wouldn’t be surprised if they talk about it at the higher levels. I’ve just gotten general advice from coaches to not skate too hard the week of a competition. Well, now you do know someone who skates! There’s only a very little blogging out there by adult figure skaters and I may be the only one who also blogs about healthy eating, so for camaraderie online I have to hang with the runners!
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Oh, and you asked how much I typically skate: between 6 and 10 hours a week in 5 or 6 sessions. I try to also stretch for half an hour a day and do some minor strength training two or three times a week, sometimes I get that in and sometimes not. The young competitive skaters do much more, more like 3 or 4 hours a day of skating plus strength, stretching and ballet off-ice.
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