2x HIM in 7 days: done!

Ok below what I did the week in between, both races on sunday:

sunday: HIM, priority A
monday: walking around Vienna, enjoying austrian beers
tuesday: swim at lunch time with 2x800meters as Master Set, total of 2300meters
               run in the evening 1h10' easy
wed: early morning indoor bike workout with VO2max hard efforts (4x2', 3x1', 3x30") for a total of 50' only
         evening strength training in the gym, 1hr with weigtsh following MT phase (Friel book)
thu: lunch track running workout with 6x400meters+4x300meters with 200meters in between active recoveries for a total of 1h03' work
        evening indoor bike workout with 4x6' at Threshold Power workouts with 6' active recovery for a total of 1h10'
friday: early morning swim with main set of 4x300meters+2x200meters+2x100meters for a total of 2100meters
           evening strength training in the gym, 1hr with weigtsh following MT phase (Friel book)
saturday: early morning pre-race brick with 1h00 easy ride with sprints and 30mins run with sprints
           lunchtime short swim workout with 2x(150+100+50) fast for a total of 1500meters
sunday (today): HIM priority B


I took it very easy and short sessions. Total workout time was 16h30' this week, including the today'race.

Now I have to plan next week because next sunday I have an Oly tri

LOL!!!!

Wow, you must recover quickly. Are you for real?

16 plus hours the few days in between two HIMs? What does your normal volume look like?

now I am really impress...

consider all this as prep for Ironman too. Instead of doing big days or big weeks, racing can be a good way to prepare for bigger races...