Start of March

Not the greatest way to kick off the month. I had three days of no training. Something is going to have to give eventually. The days until race day are ticking on by. Here is what I did manage to do this week…

Monday 3/1
WO#1 Masters Swim
75mins; 3250m
Took a while to get warmed up today.
WU 2x350
Pulls 3x300
MS 3x450 100 easy/50build 60 sec rest
Kicks 8x50
WD 1x250
WO#2 Strength and Core

Tuesday 3/2
WO#1 Base 2 S2 on Treadmill (Speedwork)
25mins 2.10 miles Worked in 6 sprints
WO#2 Base 2 E2 Ride on trainer w/ Run OTB
55mins 17.2mi & 18min 1.60mi
Little brick workout. Didn’t take too long to find my legs. Need to remember to just push through the first 5 minutes.

Wednesday 3/3
WO#1 Masters Swim
75mins 3100m
I ran a little late this AM so I stayed late to catch up
WU 1x400 swim
drills 1x200
Pulls 1x50 on 1:00
1x100 on 2:00
1x150 on 3:00
1x150 on 3:00
1x100 on 2:00
1x50 on 1:00
MS 1x400
3x100
1x300
2x100
1x200
Kicks 8x50 choice
Cd 1x100
WO#2 Strength & Core

Thursday 3/4
Thursdays suck for some reason. I never seem able to get my training done.

Friday 3/5
WO#1 Masters Swim
John broke out the camera today and recorded us swimming under water. He’s going to get us all a copy. I’ll be sure to post it so everyone can see what shark bait looks like.
WU 1x600
Drills 4x100 (FTD, OR, SF, Swim) 25 ea.
MS 4x100 @ 50% w/ :20 rest
1:00 rest
3x200 @ 60% w/ :20 rest
1:00 rest
2x300 @ 80% w/ :20 rest
1:00 rest
1x400 @ 90%
Kicks 1x300 (every 3rd length hard)
WD 1x200

Saturday & Sunday
No training this weekend. It has been very easy for me to find an excuse to not train on the weekend.

I met with my swim coach (who also coaches triathletes) on Sunday afternoon. I really liked everything he had to say. We are going to split my season up into two parts…the first ends with Chatty and the second ends with IM FL. He is also going to be helping with my nutrition. We are going to “change my metabolic efficiency.” For these first two weeks I can’t have any breads, pastas, or multigrains. All I can have are lean meats, fruits and veggies. The idea is to train your body to use the fat stored in your body as fuel and not depend on the glucose you take in with all the GU’s, sports drinks, and bars. They will have their place in the grand scheme of things, but they will not be the primary source of fuel come race day. I’m really pumped about having a coach. John is an awesome dude with a family so he knows what the priorities need to be. It will be nice to have a bit more direction and someone there to constantly guide and motivate me.

Eric’s Quote of the Day: “I feel like I have aphids crawling on me” ~MO, my sister