Week Recap 3/2

I had some pretty solid workouts this past week, well, not 8 gold medals solid, but not too bad by my standards. I’m still playing catch-up in the sleep department, but the weather is starting to get a bit warmer!! I had some good sessions in the pool this week with my biggest volume, 11000 weekly yards, so far this year. I had a bit of a break through in the pool. I had a workout that I did last year, a type of pyramid workout. Like this:

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100 all with rest intervals between 10-40 seconds @ Threshold pace

Last season, I could hold my threshold pace through the first three reps, but then I would fall apart. Last week, I held my threshold pace, which was 1:23/100, the entire set. I ended up swimming about 4000 yards in 1 hour 15 minutes. Biggest volume swim yet this year.

My second mini-swim breakthrough was at the end of the week on Friday. After warm-up, I swam a steady 1000 yds, then 10 x 100 all descending pace. I felt great and worked down to swim the last three 100s in 1:20!!! Not fast to all you fish, but for me, it was moving!

So training is coming along. I’m in the third block of base training, and the volume is really increasing…..18:25 hours this week!! I am keeping myself organized and using my time efficiently, two important characteristics of being in Ironman training mode!! Adios!!

SJI