2013 - "The Year Of The Run"

August 4

Swim
  • 1h 00m
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60min continuous, using wetsuit if you will be doing in race. Also do swim in morning if possible. Note nutrition habits/needs as well as details like morning toliet routines anticipated.

August 5

Run
  • 1h 30m
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90 minutes. Remember when 90 minutes was the hard long run?! Optional race.

August 6

Run
  • 1h 00m
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60minutes, 45minutes at RPE 3, 15minutes at RPE 7

Welcome to tapering! We'll slowly reduce hours over the next 3 weeks, while keeping the sword sharp for race day. This is a good week to begin making your specific race day plans. The whole day goes on 1 piece of paper. Schedule, pacing, equipment, race food, pre-race food, and other logistics are all part of your execution plan.

August 7

Bike
  • 2h 00m
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120 minutes with hills. Solid effort ranging from RPE 3 to RPE 7.

Swim
  • 1h 00m
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Race-specific
wu: 2 x 250, free, back
main: 3 x 750, 1 is RPE 3, 2 is RPE9 for first 100 then RPE5, 3 is RPE 5
cd: 2 x 125 easy

August 8

Bike
  • 1h 30m
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90 minutes in full aero position. RPE 3

Swim
  • 30m
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Speed day
wu: 3 x 200 - swim, kick, pull
main: 16 x 50 odds RPE 4, evens RPE 8-9
cd: 150 easy

August 9

Bike
  • 1h 00m
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60 minutes at RPE 4-5

Run
  • 2h 00m
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2 hours at RPE 3 using race nutrition/hydration plan.

Brick: short bike and long run. Use race uniform if possible. The high intensity bike spinning will twist up your stomach a bit and provide further testing for nutrition and hydration in the run.

August 10

OFF!

CKinsey's Training Plan


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