I have been a little busy the last couple of weeks, so I haven't been updating the blog like I would like to. Work has really gotten busy, but that is a story for another day. For a recap of the last two weeks:
I rec'd the results from my VO2 Max test. In short, I have a lot of room for improvement (trying to look at it from the good point of view). Comparing the results from this year to last year:
March 5, 2010 -- Run Test, 202 lbs.
Vo2Max -- 50.2, 195 bpm
AT VO2 -- 46.2, 185 bpm
AeT -- 32.6, 154 bpm
3/24/10 -- resting/sleeping hr 58
January 29, 2011 -- Bike Test, 204 lbs
Vo2Max -- 45.8, 184 bpm, 450 watts
AT VO2 -- 31.2, 153 bpm
AeT -- 23.7, 132 bpm
2/15/11 -- resting/sleeping hr 56
I know it is hard to compare apples to oranges, but damn, that is disappointing. Even though I haven't been running since early december, am a couple of pounds heavier, and have been doing slow hr high rpm bike rides, I was hoping that the base I got for Augusta would have put me a little better than last year's test. I expected by VO2Max to be a little diffent, but was really suprised at my how different my AT and AeT was comparing the two years.
I just have to realize that I don't need to fret about comparing this year to last year, and just focus on using this test as a starting poing for this season. In that regard, there are some positives -- my max hr on the bike is in a pretty good spot. My swim times are getting faster/stronger, and I am getting better on the bike. And IMFL is a long way away. Running -- well resting the achilles tendon still.
Week 5
Got in all 4 swim workouts -- 2700, 1600 (lightning ended it early), 2700, and 2000. That brings my swim total up to 39,500. Notable workout was a 1000 TT, splits at 9:11 and 9:26. I was pushing, but not going all out. Much faster than red hills my last two years -- 11:26 and 11:30, and that was with a wetsuit.
Biking -- stationary cycle and spinner during the week, 3 hr bike ride on sat (cx, road and munson hills), followed by a 1 hour ride on sun (blountstown).
Week 6 --
Swim -- off week. slept in monday, freezing wed so Trousdale closed, swam Friday but staff closed the pool after 500 b/c chlorine was too high. So Sunday I did 2800, felt great. I thin kthe rest really let my body recover and get stronger. I was consitently knocking out 100s at 1:36 -- very good for me. Total distance for GC training - 42,800.
Biking -- stationary cycle on Monday, Tue and Wed am. Wed pm, I rode the cx off-road at Munson Hills for an hour. That was a blast. Sat I did a 3 hour ride -- southwood to chaires to Wacissa, firetower hill and then tram road back to southwood. 43 miles. headwind on tram road sucked donkey balls. I was whipped. However, good news in part -- Saturday am I weighed myself and was 199.8. That is the first time I have been under 200 since September 1. And down from a high since then of 209. Training and healthy eating is starting to pay off. Of course to celebrate (and b/c I was famished after the ride), I had 1 fresh for lunch and a tombstone pizza for dinner, so sun am I was above 200 again (but will be below 200 permanently soon enough).
This coming week, I have to go down to Charlotte County for a hearing. Driving down Tuesday PM, hearing Wednesday. Drive back Wed PM, catch up Thursday, and finish the hearing in Tallahassee on Friday. So My training this week may not be that good. Maybe the hotel has a gym and I can ride the stationary cycle some Tuesday night/Wed am. Cross your fingers.
Finally, I have decided that I am not going to race Gulf Coat. I haven't been running, and can't risk injuring my leg further and screwing up IMFL. So, as an alternative, I am hoping to do the following races this year (leg permitting). I am not going to worry about training/tapering for the sprint races; rather, just do them as them come along as part of my training for IMFL. In the meantime, I am going to stick with my Gulf Coast training schedule, which will get me through Madison. After that, I can recover for a couple of weeks and then start working up training for IMFL.:
4/9 -- Red Hills Sprint
4/23 -- Beach Blast Oly
5/14 -- Madison Oly
6/25 -- Jax Sprint 1
7/16 -- Jax Sprint 2
8/6 -- Jax Sprint 3
8/28 -- Hammerhead Olympic
9/25 -- Augusta 70.3
11/5 -- IMFL
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