With the success of the run last week, it's time to lighten it up a bit this week and go for only 40 miles. It's quite interesting that I actually have to force myself away from running on Monday, because my legs are still in fantastic shape. But a recovery is a recovery, and although I might not feel the fatigue, it still might be needed.
For my swim and bike, I can up the ante a bit this week. Right now these two disciplines are only acting as support for my running during the ultramarathon phase of my season. After the Vermont 100 Ultra is over I do intend to enter into several key triathlons in August and September, so it is important to have a pretty good fitness base on the bike and swim.
Total distances planned are as follows:
10,000 meters of swimming
100 miles of cycling
40 miles of running
The 40 miles of running is much less than the 70 miles last week. And the little reprieve this week serves well in getting ready for a planned 80 miles of running next week.
This week, there will be 4 Key Workouts done. Two are swimming, and two are cycling. The run is all easy pace this week. Here are the 4 Key Workouts:
1) 21 Mile Bike at Intensive Aerobic Pace (Zone 2).
2) 30 Mile Bike at Intensive Aerobic Pace (Zone 2).
3) Swim: 5 x 400 meters of swimming with 1 minute rest in between sets.
4) Swim: 8 x 200 meters on 3:20 (these are going to kick my @$$).
The temperature is going to hit 80F this week, so winter is finally gone. Time to finally enjoy the sunshine. :-)
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