Before I go into the second build mesocycle, I want to apologize for not placing my training on this blog for the past 2 weeks. Sometimes I am called away on business which consumes me and the blog suffers for it. I'm still in the experimental stage with this blog, so there will be "glitches" or "gaps" here from time to time. I've recently connected my blog over to my mobile phone in case I get called away again; this way I can "text" over a brief message about my training. The texting will be very brief and basic as compared to the more detailed posts but at least I will have at least public record of it on the blog instead of nothing. Lastly, regarding the 2 weeks I had training, I had done very well on the run, but suffered a little on the bike and on the swim. I couldn't bring my bike on my travels and the only pool that was available was very small and very crowded.
I did very well on the last mesocycle. My running is doing very well, and the bike and swim are supporting it nicely. But now it's time to start focusing on the 100 mile ultramarathon in July.
The next 4 week mesocycle will be the Second Build, and it's designed to hone in on the running. Again, there will be 3 very active weeks and 1 week of recovery at the end. Unlike the First Build, where the each of the 3 active weeks was focused on one discipline of triathlon (1 week for swim, 1 week for bike, 1 week for run), the Second Build will focus two weeks on running, 1 week on both the swim and bike, and 1 week of recovery. In essence, I'm bringing the run to the forefront of my training. The swim and bike will be supporters of the run. In several months I'll focus more on the swim and bike when my 100 mile ultramarathon is done.
The charts take advantage of 70 miles of running on the first week and 80 miles of running in the third week. It's an ambitious challenge and I'll be happy if I can get 90% of the mileage done. If I feel that my body is breaking down too much I will lower the volume to accommodate. I'm hoping that the 2nd week will give me adequate rest to gird for the 80 miles in the 3rd week. Again, I need to state that these are ambitious figures and that there's a good chance that I might not reach my target. It is my philosophy to try to push the envelope in your training to see how much your body can tolerate. And this means either by speed, if you're a sprinter, or volume, if you're an endurance athlete. Yes, there is a chance of a breakdown, but there are always warning signs before that happens.
The 4th week, as always, is a recovery week with mileage in all disciplines down.
So here we go!
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