I just upgraded my Trainingpeaks account to premium for 7 days. Obviously, the first thing I do is go into my PMC and check out all the data points and graphs. I understand what TSB, ATL, CTL, etc. are theoretically, but I don't know how to interpret them in practice.
Earlier in the season, I was doing Barry P's running plan along with TR's Half Iron Distance plan -- low volume. I had some great races up until June and then the wheels fell off. I was depressed, didn't want to train, and stressed out. I took some time off and started to hit it again. Right now I'm still on Barry P's Plan (my last 5k was 18:58). My three easy runs are ~3.5 miles @ 8:30; my 2 tempos are ~8mi (1mi warm up, 5mi @ 6:30, 2mi cool down); and my long run is normally 90min/~12-13 mi.
I'm also doing TR's 40k TT plan, low volume. It's much more intensity than duration. I haven't gone on a ride longer than 90 mins in quite a while. In April/May, I was doing 2 hour+ rides and subsequently racking up easy TSS points. lol
I swim 3-5x a week, going off the Tarpon plan.
I'm 24 years old and race sprint/oly distance. No interest in half iron/iron distance yet. This is my 2nd season racing.
My concern is that I'm not maximizing my training time. DO you guys see any glaring issues with my data? Should I just keep plodding along or should I switch some stuff up? I have my final race in the first week of December. I know what's done is done and I can't fix anything now, but I want to correct any errors for next season. Thoughts?
@floathammerholdon | @partners_in_tri
Earlier in the season, I was doing Barry P's running plan along with TR's Half Iron Distance plan -- low volume. I had some great races up until June and then the wheels fell off. I was depressed, didn't want to train, and stressed out. I took some time off and started to hit it again. Right now I'm still on Barry P's Plan (my last 5k was 18:58). My three easy runs are ~3.5 miles @ 8:30; my 2 tempos are ~8mi (1mi warm up, 5mi @ 6:30, 2mi cool down); and my long run is normally 90min/~12-13 mi.
I'm also doing TR's 40k TT plan, low volume. It's much more intensity than duration. I haven't gone on a ride longer than 90 mins in quite a while. In April/May, I was doing 2 hour+ rides and subsequently racking up easy TSS points. lol
I swim 3-5x a week, going off the Tarpon plan.
I'm 24 years old and race sprint/oly distance. No interest in half iron/iron distance yet. This is my 2nd season racing.
My concern is that I'm not maximizing my training time. DO you guys see any glaring issues with my data? Should I just keep plodding along or should I switch some stuff up? I have my final race in the first week of December. I know what's done is done and I can't fix anything now, but I want to correct any errors for next season. Thoughts?
@floathammerholdon | @partners_in_tri