Though I haven’t technically been following the training plan since the beginning, week 8 marks the halfway point.
Sunday: Ride 2 hours 2 minutes (42.2 miles). I really enjoy having a good group to ride with – they really push me in terms of both distance and speed and I’m finding I can go farther and faster than I thought I’d be able to. I kept up with the fast part of the group this ride and even pulled (led) a couple of times at over 20mph. It wasn’t for a long distance, but it does show me I am capable of hanging with the big dogs!
Monday: Run 40 minutes (4.25 miles) on the tread mill. Treadmills are still not my favorite but its been so freaking HOT here that I’d rather run on the hamster wheel lately. I felt like I was fighting a cold and my legs were still a little jello-y from the ride Sunday so I took it easy.
Tuesday: Run 35 minutes (4 miles) on the treadmill. 1 mile warm up, then 3×800 at a little less than goal 5k pace (7:03) with a half mile recovery in between, then cool down.
Wednesday rest day. I had planned to take the twins to the track, but at “feels like” temp of 102 at 6 pm, I decided against it. Plus, I didn’t really need the time anyway. I did, however, get the go ahead to swim at my 2 week post LASIK check! WOO HOO!
Thursday– SWIM (!) 35 minutes (1200 meters) and spin class (it rained). My endurance did go down a bit after not swimming for almost 2 weeks. I was more tired after 35 minutes than I would have liked, but I didn’t forget how to swim, so that was a bonus. Best of all, I COULD SEE THE END OF THE POOL!
Friday: rest day. The nice thing about a long working early in the week and a shorter week hours wise is 2 rest days!
Saturday: Swim 25 minutes (1000 yards). I did one 600 yard run (the sprint distance) and practiced some sighting. The concept of open water still makes me nervous, but I’m ready as I’m ever going to be.
Tomorrow is the first sprint for me this season ( I got a late start). Wish me luck!
Totals:
Planned/(Actual)
Swim: 2 hours 19 minutes/ (55 minutes)
Bike: 1 hour 52 minutes/ (3 hours, 2 minutes)
Run: 56 minutes/ (1 hour 15 minutes)
5 hours 7 minutes (5 hours 13 minutes)
Next Week:
Swim: 2 hours 19 minutes
Bike: 3 hours 7 minutes
Run: 1 hour 33 minutes
Journey To the Finish Line 
July 26, 2015 at 12:28 pm
Great job Theresa :). You had a really good week of training even with the track workout and maybe it was a good thing to skip since you had a race this week. It was crazy hot but we had a breeze for part of it. Still a little hot to bring the kids, though.
Can’t wait to see the results from the sprint tri!
July 27, 2015 at 6:18 am
Hope your race went well!