Triathlon Training: Week 3

Monday Schedule: OFF Actual: Tumbling: 45 min Comments: I am continuing our weekly tumbling class. Time will tell if the triathlon training has any effects on my tumbling abilities. I hope so! Tuesday Schedule: Swim: 200 yards, Run: 20 min Actual: OFF Comments: I have decided to start taking my cake decorating course again and that takes up all my time on Tuesday evenings. So, I may change from Monday to Tuesday being my off day. Not sure yet if I'll just flip the Monday/Tuesday activity or push the entire schedule forward a day. Wednesday Schedule: Bike: 6 miles Actual: Swim: 200 yards Comments: Kendall is back participating with me again, yay! I did a stroke mixture but this time I did the breaststroke with my head underwater. Before I was doing it with my head above the surface but I need to get used to less oxygen from breathing only after a few strokes. I did have an improvement in my freestyle breathing so I think I am figuring it out which is exciting! We did not get the 20 minute run part in (see notes at the bottom). Thursday Schedule: Swim: 300 yards, Walk: 30 min Actual: Run: 20 min (~1.5 miles, ~13.3 min/mile) Comments: We have taken 2 days to complete Tuesday's schedule, not sure how to get back on track but I'm sure I'll figure something out. Running is getting easier which is exciting! Also, it was raining but we went anyway, that's dedication right? I think next will try 2 min run/1 min walk rotations. Running or swimming are the easiest in the rain so we don't have to worry about WD40-ing the bike to prevent rust when we finish. Friday Schedule: OFF Actual: OFF Saturday Schedule: Run: 30 min Actual: Volleyball: 2-3 hours Comments: I had great fun playing until my hands and wrists literally could not take anymore abuse and I suppose I'll continue to pay for it for a few days! Sunday Schedule: Bike: 10 miles Actual: Bike: 10 miles (~57 min, ~5.7 min/mile) Comments: Biking is getting easier and my legs feel less like jello when I finish. My quads are definitely where I feel it the most but they're trying hard to get stronger! Overall Thoughts:

• I have not figured out how to do the days with two activities in one day. I do not think they are to be done back to back as you do something later in the program called bricks where the activities are done back to back. The goal is probably to do one in the morning and one in the evening but that is NOT going to happen. I have contemplated doing the walk/run part at lunchtime because I would have time. However, I get so sweaty and I think it would make the rest of my day uncomfortable without having a shower available.
• We need another bike.