2013 - "The Year Of The Run"

May 1

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

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

May 2

Swim
  • 30m
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Race-specific
wu: 4 x 75, last 25 in each is backstroke.
main: 3 x 400, 1 is RPE 3, 2 is RPE 4, 3 is RPE 5
cd: 150 easy

May 3

Run
  • 1h 30m
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90 minutes long run, easy pace. RPE 3.

May 4

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.

Swim
  • 30m
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Speed day
wu: 400 continuous. last 50 in each 100 is kick
main: 8 x 100 EBEH (each 100 = 25Easy, 25Build, 25Easy, 25 Hard)
cd: 6 x 25, each slower than last

May 5

OFF--rest.

May 6

Bike
  • 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 7

Run
  • 1h 00m
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60 minute recovery…RPE 3-5.

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.

CKinsey's Training Plan


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