Ok, the wedding is over (what a party!!!), we are home from our honeymoon (super bummer but so much FUN!!), and I am getting back into the swing of things just in time….for the triathlon season to start. :p What a bummer!!!
I have been so busy planning a wedding, getting my flight stuff done, and getting married that I haven’t put any (zilch, zero, nadda) thought into what races I am going to do this year let alone started any specific training. Not to say I am out of shape, I have been doing my P90X3 and saw some pretty good results but I’m nowhere near to being on track for a 4-hour half ironman.
So what am I to do with a triathlon season quickly approaching upon me with little to no base?!?! (it’s all about that BASTE…mo’ butter; sorry going ADD over here) I know exactly what to do with a short season and that is do short races. Yea, I’m talking back to basics, less than one hour, push as hard as you can races that make your lungs want to explode.
That goes the same for my workouts too. No long runs or rides. No more long swim sets that lull you to sleep. My motto for 2015 is gonna be: Short and Sweet.
I don’t want to make it sound like it will be easy. On the contrary, the shortest workouts are usually the hardest; that’s why they’re short. My year is going to be full of short explosive bike intervals, laps around the track that will make my lungs want to explode, and swim intervals that will make my arms feel like jelly.
So here’s my schedule for the week:
Monday: swim (mid distance); strength with Tony (p90x3)
Tuesday: swim (test set Tuesday); hill repeats or crit ride
Wednesday: solo trainer ride; group track workout
Thursday: group trainer ride; solo track workout
Friday: swim (fast Fridays); strength with Tony
Saturday: swim
Sunday: ride/run combo on track or similar
With the liberty of adding in x yoga or dynamix as I wish to balance things out.
I’ll try and post some of my workouts so you can all get some ideas for speed workouts if you want. It’s important to incorporate them into your routine even if you’re doing longer distances but that’s a whole nother post.
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