Finding Balance

The following equipment is nearing replacement:
Akron,OH 
Today
Light rain shower High 68FLow 41F
  • Temp: 68F
  • Hum: 68%
  • W: 12mph NW
FRIDAY
Sunny
High 56F
Low 38F
SATURDAY
Sunny
High 57F
Low 44F
SUNDAY
Sunny
High 56F
Low 48F
MONDAY
Cloudy
High 56F
Low 58F

May 14

Bike
  • 3h 00m
  • -----
  • -----

Bike Strength
Strength
180
180' ride on a hilly course. Push the uphills and recover on the downhills. HR on the uphills can hit low Z4. Keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise.

May 15

Run
  • 1h 45m
  • -----
  • -----

Run Base
Endurance
105
Run 105' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.

Pretty Running - lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands.

May 16

Swim
  • 1h 00m
  • 3200.00 yards
  • -----

Swim Endurance
Endurance
60
3200
WU: 300 & 3x100IM on 20" rest OR 3x100 free on 20" RI.
MS:
800 easy swim, alt breathe.
10x100 w/paddles on 1:45. These are comfortable, not hard.
Take paddles off and swim 5 x 100 fast on 1:30. These HURT!
CD: 300

IM - Individual Medley - Fly, back, breast, free.

May 17

Bike
  • 1h 00m
  • -----
  • -----

Big Gear
Raise LT
60
Start in big ring, easiest gear. Spend 3' in each gear gradually working your way to hardest gear (total 27'). Leaving it in big ring, hardest gear, do 10' TT. Go small ring, middle gear for 5' spinning smoothly. Go back to big ring, hardest gear, and do another 10' TT. Gradually work your back to your easiest gear by 1' for cool-down.

Strength
  • 1h 15m

  • EXERCISE

    Sets
    Min
    reps
    Max
    reps
    Min
    wt.(lb)
    Max
    wt.(lb)
  • BACK - Bent-Arm Pulldown
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0
  • BACK - Seated row
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0
  • LEGS - 2 Leg Squats
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0
  • LEGS - Hamstring curl
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0
  • LEGS - Leg Extensions
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0
  • LEGS - Leg Press
    3
    20
    25
    0
    0

Sets 2-3
Reps 20-25
Speed Slow
Recovery 1-1.5'
AND Core #3 - 2x
Time 75

May 18

Run
  • 50m
  • -----
  • -----

Speed
Strength
50
WU: 10' includes 4x20" strides.
MS: Then 30' tempo run at LT or 8k could be substituted.
CD: 10'
Stretch when done.

Swim
  • 35m
  • 1400.00 yards
  • -----

Swim TT
Assess Fitness
35
1400
WU: 200 warm up (wu). 8 x 50 on 15 sec rest.
MS: 500 yd TT (time trial) for time.
CD: 300

Pretty Running - lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands.

May 19

Bike
  • 1h 00m
  • -----
  • -----

Recovery
Very Easy
60
Easy spin for 60' in small chain ring.

Run
  • 45m
  • -----
  • -----

Run Base
Endurance
45
Run 45' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.

May 20

Bike
  • 1h 30m
  • -----
  • -----

Outside
High RPM Spin
90
90' at 105+ RPMS average.

Swim
  • 1h 05m
  • 2800.00 yards
  • -----

Speed/Endurance
65
2800
WU: 400
MS:
12x25 on 20" rest - odds are easy (1,3 etc) - the evens (2,4) are fast!
8x100 on 1:30 rest. These are fast and are Best Posible Average*.
200 easy.
Swim 12x75 on 15" rest.
CD: 200

(*) B.P.A. = Best Possible Average, this will be one benchmark set that you can do once every three weeks. The idea is to record the 8, 100's and average them. Keep the record and you should be slightly faster the next time.

Ron's Training Plan


 May 2012 
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
   1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31  
 

Volume

Time
Distance

Actual vs Planned

Time

Upcoming races

Totals

  • May's totals
  • April's totals
  • 2013 totals
  • 2012 totals