Hey guys, I decided to sign up for Ironman Lake Placid cold back in October. When I say cold I cant claim I was a couch potato, but I can say that I never had swam in a lap pool in my life. I got a road bike in Spring of 2016 and did a decent amount of biking on some tough terrain in Maine, Upstate NY and my home area. I wasn't really a "runner" per-se either, my first 5k race that I completed after about 3 months of running, came in a 20:34. Now I'm six months into Ironman Training and after wading through countless articles, books by Joe Friel, and talking to randos at the bike shop or gym I still am puzzled concerning volume and TSS. I just want to make sure my progression is adequate. It would be great to just finish the Ironman, that was my initial goal and now I'm putting in an average of 17 hours a week with what seems like a decently high TSS per week. If I could share my Training Peaks calendar I would love to do that but let me just provide a couple stats since February and someone can let me know if they think I'm overcooking, any advice would be great. I usually tack on an hour or two of bodyweight training each week which is not added to the weekly total.
February
Week 1
Volume Hourly: 9.1 hours
Swim : 4600 yds
Bike : 52 miles
Run : 5.5 miles
TSS : 527
Week 2
Volume Hourly: 11 hours
Swim : 8025 yds
Bike : 78 miles
Run : 22.5 miles
TSS : 572
Week 3
Volume Hourly: 14 hours
Swim : 10223 yds
Bike : 107 miles
Run : 21.2 miles
TSS : 975
Week 4
Volume Hourly: 17 hours
Swim : 6210 yds
Bike : 168 miles
Run : 21.7 miles
TSS : 640
March
Week 1
Volume Hourly: 14 hours
Swim : 8850 yds
Bike : 146 mi
Run : 16 mi
TSS : 948
Week 2
Volume Hourly: 16.5 hours
Swim : 6500 yds
Bike : 192 miles
Run : 19.4
TSS : 813
Week 3
Volume Hourly: 16 hours
Swim : 11000 yds
Bike : 150 miles
Run : 25.3 miles
TSS : 1054
Week 4
Volume Hourly: 13 Hours
Swim : 4675 yds
Bike : 145 mi
Run : 25 mi
TSS : 857
Let me know what you guys think and I'm very open to advice. This goal of finishing in Lake Placid has an extreme sentimetal attachment tied to me as I have been going there since I was a kid. Thanks in advance.
February
Week 1
Volume Hourly: 9.1 hours
Swim : 4600 yds
Bike : 52 miles
Run : 5.5 miles
TSS : 527
Week 2
Volume Hourly: 11 hours
Swim : 8025 yds
Bike : 78 miles
Run : 22.5 miles
TSS : 572
Week 3
Volume Hourly: 14 hours
Swim : 10223 yds
Bike : 107 miles
Run : 21.2 miles
TSS : 975
Week 4
Volume Hourly: 17 hours
Swim : 6210 yds
Bike : 168 miles
Run : 21.7 miles
TSS : 640
March
Week 1
Volume Hourly: 14 hours
Swim : 8850 yds
Bike : 146 mi
Run : 16 mi
TSS : 948
Week 2
Volume Hourly: 16.5 hours
Swim : 6500 yds
Bike : 192 miles
Run : 19.4
TSS : 813
Week 3
Volume Hourly: 16 hours
Swim : 11000 yds
Bike : 150 miles
Run : 25.3 miles
TSS : 1054
Week 4
Volume Hourly: 13 Hours
Swim : 4675 yds
Bike : 145 mi
Run : 25 mi
TSS : 857
Let me know what you guys think and I'm very open to advice. This goal of finishing in Lake Placid has an extreme sentimetal attachment tied to me as I have been going there since I was a kid. Thanks in advance.