Hello ST knowledge base,
First "major" post. Just looking for some help on my proposed training schedule. So this summer I'm contemplating the idea of focusing mostly on the swim and run aspects of my triathlon race, as I feel I am farthest away from where I want to be in those two elements of triathlon compared to the bike. Obviously the plan is for the bike workouts to be cut back in favor of more training time in the other sports. The club I'm with swims Mon/Web/Fri/Sat mornings and I have the option of evening practices with the same club from Mon-Fri. Mornings are 1hr (~2200-2500 SCM) and evenings are 1.5hr. I currently run with my University track team and summer practices for this are scheduled Mon - Fri evenings (typically 1hr-1.5hr), and I believe the option of morning practices on Tues and Thurs will be available (shorter, ~45min). I'd like to keep the Mon, Tues, and Thurs night track practices as there are the quality days, so this eliminates those as swim options. Saturday and Sundays are kind of open days with regards to training with exception of the Saturday morning club swim. The "ideal plan" is to get 4-5 swims and 4-5 runs in and maintain bike fitness. Over the fall I managed to do doubles between track and swimming 4 days/week and did not get injured/sick and continued to show improvement over the fall/winter in both sports. I've outlined a rough idea a typical week below for the season, brackets indicate optional workouts:
Buck
First "major" post. Just looking for some help on my proposed training schedule. So this summer I'm contemplating the idea of focusing mostly on the swim and run aspects of my triathlon race, as I feel I am farthest away from where I want to be in those two elements of triathlon compared to the bike. Obviously the plan is for the bike workouts to be cut back in favor of more training time in the other sports. The club I'm with swims Mon/Web/Fri/Sat mornings and I have the option of evening practices with the same club from Mon-Fri. Mornings are 1hr (~2200-2500 SCM) and evenings are 1.5hr. I currently run with my University track team and summer practices for this are scheduled Mon - Fri evenings (typically 1hr-1.5hr), and I believe the option of morning practices on Tues and Thurs will be available (shorter, ~45min). I'd like to keep the Mon, Tues, and Thurs night track practices as there are the quality days, so this eliminates those as swim options. Saturday and Sundays are kind of open days with regards to training with exception of the Saturday morning club swim. The "ideal plan" is to get 4-5 swims and 4-5 runs in and maintain bike fitness. Over the fall I managed to do doubles between track and swimming 4 days/week and did not get injured/sick and continued to show improvement over the fall/winter in both sports. I've outlined a rough idea a typical week below for the season, brackets indicate optional workouts:
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Day AM PM
- Mon Swim Run
- Tues (Run) Run
- Wed Swim (Swim)
- Thurs (Run) Run
- Fri Swim (Swim/Run/open)
- Sat Swim (open)
- Sun Open (was long ride day last year when scheduled)
Buck