Triathlon Training: Week 2

Monday Schedule: OFF Actual: Walk: 2 miles Comments: Was out of town this day but did walk 2+ miles around a racetrack. Tuesday Schedule: Swim: 200 yards, Run: 15 min Actual: My Fitness Coach (Wii) Core Body Workout: 30 min Comments: Waited too late to swim or run. Something is better than nothing. Wednesday Schedule: Bike: 6 miles Actual: Bike: 6.1 miles (~45 min, ~7.4 min/mile) Comments: Brought a Camelbak with water this time and it made a HUGE difference. Can really feel my quads working hard. Explored a nearby neighborhood using gps once again to track how far I had gone. Thursday Schedule: Swim: 200 yards Actual: Swim: 200 yards (~15 min) Comments: Pool water has warmed a bit so was a little easier getting in this time! I swam a stroke mixture again of: 25 yds breast + 25 yds side + 50 back + 100 free (not in that order). Friday Schedule: OFF Actual: OFF Saturday Schedule: Run: 20 min Actual: Run: 18 min (~1.3 miles, ~13.8 min/mile) Comments: Walking warmup of 5 minutes then alternated run 1 minute, walk 1 minute for the rest. This was a little easier this time so that leaves me hopeful some of this work is starting to pay off a little! Sunday Schedule: Bike: 8 miles Actual: Bike: 7.8 miles (~52 min, 6.7 min/mile) Comments: I pushed myself a little harder than previous times on the first three miles thinking "yeah I'm getting better at this". Big mistake! Got a little nauseous but kept going MUCH slower as the wind felt nice. Body got back in balance by the time I finished but I was pooped. I ended up taking the last two miles through the flattest parts of the neighborhood that I could find. I'm glad I was able to push through without ending up on the side of the road to meet the goal for the day. Overall Thoughts:

• Need to work in a day or two of strength training at some point. The goal is strength for endurance not bulk.
• Kendall was sick this week so did not participate with me. I'm proud of myself for getting out and doing it alone. I seem to have some fear of that but glad I'm overcoming it. I don't think it will be too difficult for Kendall to pick back up with me since he's in better physical shape than I am.
• Breathing while swimming is still an issue but I'm hoping it will get better with practice. I'm also considering a swim lesson or two to help with breathing and any other issues I may have.
• I learned that completing the activity is more important than how quickly you finish it. Trying to push myself just leaves me tired which is not helpful when endurance for the distance is key.