Bowling Green,KY 
Today
Light rain shower High 77FLow 60F
  • Temp: 71F
  • Hum: 73%
  • W: 9mph SSW
THURSDAY
Light rain shower
High 73F
Low 48F
FRIDAY
Sunny
High 69F
Low 41F
SATURDAY
Partly Cloudy
High 70F
Low 49F
SUNDAY
Partly Cloudy
High 69F
Low 55F

May 2

Bike
  • 1h 00m
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60 minutes road or trainer, all small chainring work, low effort.

May 3

Run
  • 45m
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45 minutes at easy pace, RPE 2-3.

Swim
  • 45m
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wu: 500
main: 15 x 100, RPE 4-5, concentrate on smooth and efficient rather than all-out speed
cd: 500

May 4

Bike #1
  • 3h 00m
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3 hours long bike. If your breakfast routine last week worked, repeat it again here, if not, experiment with something new.

Bike #2
  • 1h 30m
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90 minute ride. Only go further if you easily completed all the other workouts this week. We're only getting started on a long 20 weeks..

May 5

Bike
  • 45m
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15 warm up, warm down with easy spinning in the small ring. 30 middle minutes in big ring, but still not a hard effort. If on the road, concentrate on constant pedaling with minimal freewheeling.

OFF--rest.

May 6

Run
  • 45m
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45minutes very easy run, RPE 3.

May 7

Bike
  • 1h 30m
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90 minues easy spinning of RPE 3.

Swim
  • 45m
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Speed day
wu: 250 alternating each 50 swim and kick
main: 400, 4 x 100, 300, 3 x 100, 200, 2x100
long intervals are RPE 4, 100s are at RPE 7-8 alternate, remove 1st 400)
cd: 3 x 75, each slower than last

How is your general nutrition and body composition? Think of an extra 20 pounds on your frame as doing your IM race carrying a backpack with 2 bowling balls inside. It's easy to make adjustments this early…just don't wait until a month before racing.

May 8

Bike
  • 1h 00m
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60 minutes road or trainer, all small chainring work, low effort.

Run
  • 1h 30m
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60 minutes with strides every 10 minutes. Finish run then add 5 more 20second strides back to back before stretching. Remember, strides should be easy speed effort. Stop if your legs are feeling exhausted.

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