Playing catch up

The week after the TriGirl Duathlon was not a good week. Base 2 week 1 was supposed to start off with a swim, but when I went to 24Hr, the pool was closed!  Boo!  Then the next two days as work were insane.  I ended up working about 29 hours in those two days alone.  So needless to say, no workouts on those two days.

Thursday 8/18

Swim -
wu: 200 free 200 kick
main: 1 x 1750 - medium effort
cd: 4 x 50

Total: 2350 yards

Run -  30 minutes on treadmill

Saturday 8/20 - reverse tri workout

Run - 30 min easy
Bike - 60 min spin class
Swim - 30 min

This week was focused on swimming, which lately has been going very well for me, so missing a few of those swim workouts I don't think was too detrimental.

Base 2 Week 2

This week is focused on running, which we all know is my weakest sport right now.  So this week is more important than ever to get in all my workouts.  And for that reason, I decided not to do the Clear Lake International Triathlon this upcoming weekend.  That was a sad decision, since I love doing that race, but I think getting in my run workouts this week is more important.  My next race will be the Houston Olympic Triathlon in September.

Monday 8/22

Bike - 75 min on trainer

Tuesday 8/23

Run - 60 min solid endurance

For this run, I decided to start wearing my heart rate monitor again.  I used my HR monitor during my marathon training in 2009.  Using it was a great way to judge how my much my body is exerting itself based on how fast my heart rate is.  During my marathon training, my average HR was in the mid 160s.  When I started this run yesterday at my normal slow pace, my HR was in mid 140s.  Being cautious for the hour that layed ahead, I thought I'd try to get my HR back in the zone I had for my previous training.  So, I increased my speed slightly and got my HR in the 150s.  Towards the end of the hour run, my HR was in the 160s.  This was a great motivator for me, since my average HR for the run was 158, and my pace was 10:33!  This is definitely an improvement! 

Wednesday 8/24

Swim - 2 x 1200 medium effort

Run - 30 min treadmill run