Triathlon Training 2010: Week 4

DAY	SCHEDULED	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	OFF	OFF	Did a few strength training exercises.
Tuesday	Run: 20 min	Walk: 20 min	It is painful to wear closed toe shoes because I tore my toenail while swimming the other day. I decided walking in flip flops was better than doing nothing until my nail grows back out.
Wednesday	Swim: 300 yards	Swim: 300 yards (11 min, 3.67 min/100 yds)	Slow and steady wins the race…probably more like finishes the race. I think I’m slowly figuring out better technique but somehow have lost the ability to breathe from either side.
Thursday	Brick… Bike: 30 min Run: 10 min Walk: 20 min	OFF	Received unexpected company this evening so did not get out to do my first brick (back to back exercises instead of doing them at different times during the day).
Friday	Swim: 400 yards	Bike: 28 min (5.2 miles, 5.38 min/mile)	Only had time to do half of the brick but something is better than nothing. I wasn’t feeling too well when I started but there’s something to be said for endorphins because I felt better afterwards!
Saturday	Run: 40 min	Swim: 400 yards (13 min, 3.25 min/100 yds)	I’m feeling more relaxed in the water and starting to realize if I keep a slow steady pace then I don’t really need to stop and rest every time I get to the wall.
Sunday	Bike: 12 miles	Bike: 12.3 miles (1 hour 2 min, 5.04 min/mile)	I wanted to go explore the other end of the American Tobacco Trail but even though it’s only 10 miles away it takes about 25 minutes to get there. Instead I just drove several circles around our neighborhood.

Overall Thoughts:

• This is about the time I started slacking off last year. I have a busy weekend coming up but hoping to do what I can to work around it. Beyond that I don’t think I have as many plans as last year so I’m hopeful.
• I have plugged all my data from last year and this year into a Google Spreadsheet so I can get a better visualization of my progress in each of the three disciplines. If you are interested, my stats are here.
• I think I’m actually starting to believe I can do a triathlon. I don’t have 100% confidence by any means but I have greater than 50% confidence now and that’s a good feeling.

Here is the same week last year.