The peloton heads out of Torrevieja |
Monday 31 August 2015
Saturday 29 August 2015
Friday 28 August 2015
Thursday 27 August 2015
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Monday 24 August 2015
Sunday 23 August 2015
Day #55, Week #8: BRICK workout
10 MINUTE warm-up ride into the Escape From Torrevieja route. Speed average improving at 28.1 km/hr, without the traffic stops possibly averaging 30 km/hr.
PB for BRICK 5k run @ 29:07.
... plus a little swim to cool down
Saturday 22 August 2015
Day #54, Week #8: Swim - Speed Work + Long Swim
@TORREVIEJA MARINA.. Polo Drill: 10 rounds x 4 strokes polo, 10 strokes normal swim, 300 metres. Swim. 1500 metres. Paddles + fins. Est. time + distance.
Friday 21 August 2015
Thursday 20 August 2015
Day #52, Week #8: BRICK - bike-run workout
EARLY MORNING BRICK session starting on the bike. A little slow at 27.2 km/hr pace average (aiming for 30 km/hr), probably because I didn't warm-up properly.
However, followed the bike ride with a good steady run at 5:56 km/hr pace average (aiming for 5:30 km/hr), which is a PB for a 5k BRICK run.
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Day #51, Week #8: Afternoon swim
OPTED FOR afternoon training today rather than my usual preferred morning time. I felt tired and achy from yesterdays run, so a little more recovery was needed in the pit.
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Day #50, Week #8: HIIT after intermittent fasting
@TORREVIEJA GREENWAY a 5 minute warm up followed by 1 minute intervals. Then off to the beach gym at Playa Naufragos for an abs workout and cool down.
Monday 17 August 2015
Sunday 16 August 2015
Day #48, Week #7: BRICK training begins
THIS MORNING the second phase of the training plan begins, the Building Phase. It's time to step up the intensity with specific training geared towards race day. I started with the first BRICK session of the training plan, bike 20k-run 5k, though I ended the run at 4k because of bad blister... should have worn my ARCh-MAX super running socks.
Saturday 15 August 2015
Friday 14 August 2015
Thursday 13 August 2015
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Tuesday 11 August 2015
Monday 10 August 2015
Sunday 9 August 2015
Saturday 8 August 2015
Day #41, Week #6: Sighting in Open Water
OPEN WATER swim skills this morning, working on sighting.
Friday 7 August 2015
Day #40, Week #6: Run Time Trial
SLOWER 5K runtime trial than expected, I need to step up the intensity.
Thursday 6 August 2015
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Day #38, Week #6: Swim Time Trial
THE SWIM time trial is between two buoys either end of the Torrevieja Marina which I estimate, using Google maps, to be 750 metres.
Swim endurance is ok, but I need to improve my sighting. I was drifting to and fro off course, so I probably swam a lot further than 750 metres. Must work on incorporating proper sighting into my stroke.
Performed a second time trial at the pool in the evening.
Performed a second time trial at the pool in the evening.
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Day #37, Week #6: Run Time Trial
END OF the base phase and now time trials before entering into the building phase for specific intensified training.
Felt strong on the time trial run this morning and the conditioning work over the last 5 weeks appears to be paying dividends. Unfortunately, the GPS went squiffy over the first 2 km, so I'm going to have to do this run again for a time. However, it certainly felt like a PB.
Plenty of gas in the tank afterwards for a strength training workout. Yesterdays recovery was key.
Monday 3 August 2015
Day #36, Week #6: Recovery Day
BASE PHASE of training plan completed. Rest and ready for time trials this week to gauge progress.
Sunday 2 August 2015
Day #35, Week #5: Do you know the way to San Miguel?
MID MORNING bike ride around the Pedrera Reservoir, then through Torrenendo to pick up the Rebate Climbs for hill training. It's a very popular cycle route that brings you out at San Miguel de Salinas.
Started the day with a swim in the Torrevieja Marina. It was unusually a little rough with a steady breeze which proved to be a good test for windy open water conditions.
Saturday 1 August 2015
Day #34, Week #5: Let's hear it for the old guys
ONE YEAR ago today I adopted the live lean life style. Back in 2014 I was 96 kg, 12 months later and I now weigh 70 kg with 11% body fat, a loss of 26 kg (57 lbs). I achieved this with healthy nutrition, weight training and cardio exercise.
For the next 12 months I plan to continue to build my fitness and strength, competing in sprint triathlons before hopefully stepping up to the Olympic distance. Next year I will be 60 years old.
Let's hear it for the old guys.
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