So the time has come to get ready for that Olympic triathlon. I thought I would never try a longer distance but the 10K’s I did last year and the 32 mile ride left me wanting more and I think the best way to do it is by training for a triathlon. I have 3 weeks of base training and on the 23rd of January I start my 20 week training program for the Olympic triathlon. I’m going to be doing the Capital View Tri this year. From now till then I have the Frosty 5k on February 19th and the Madison Marathon 1/4 Marathon on May 29th. Then it’s the Capital View Triathlon on June 12th, the Madison Mini Marathon (1/2) on Aug 20th, Figure 8 the lakes on Aug 27th, Warrior Dash on Sept 17th, and the Haunted hustle marathon (1/2) on October 29th.
Week 1 went well. Got a couple days off. Had a nice 30 min swim, a 5 mile run, a couple days of strength training and a nice 50 min bike workout. All of them indoors at the gym. Right now the focus is to get in the habit of working out at least 6 days a week again, running, biking, and swimming consistently and lifting weights. Last year I did not find a balance between cardio and weights so this year’s goal is to make sure I’m getting some weight training in along with everything else.
Diet is not strict at this point, just making healthier choices and avoiding eating out and fatty snacks.
No comments:
Post a Comment