totals this week run/walk 40k, swim 5k, bike 70k. Finally met my goal to do a 60k bike ride on Wednesday. My legs have been sore tired all week. I think I will need to cut back a bit on something...but where?
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From Brent on Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 08:18:14 from 66.7.127.67
Cat on the move - nice week of training, nice bike ride, your ready for the sprint Tri PR right now.
From RAD on Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 13:22:12 from 98.202.23.178
awesome bike ride!! I think my butt would get sore - like it did yesterday :)
It isn't about cutting back, it is about recovering. Take a cut back week. Do 70% of your built up base and then start back increasing again (but from the last high week). I've found it VERY beneficial to take a cut back week every 3. Build 2 recover 1, build 2 recover 1. My body needs that recovery week to incorporate all of the hard work I've put in and to sleep and relax a bit without losing fitness. Took me a long time to learn it, still always want to increase and increase, but recovery is the distance athletes most difficult part of training!
From bye-wing on Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 01:57:30 from 110.168.60.87
Yes, good point. Besides the toll it takes on your body, it takes more and more time as I'm trying to increase distance in swimming and running and biking. I have met my benchmark goals for distance in running (20k) and biking (60k) so I am happy about that. I just need to knock out a 5k swim, but have another 2 months to do it. There is a national holiday here this coming week so that is an ideal time for me to take a break . Thanks for the advice.
From The Quiet Pirate on Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 15:49:12 from 71.49.52.217
Enjoy your recovery week. I agree with RAD on how important it is and how it will help you improve in the long run. I just like to take them more often than I should.
Congrats on meeting your 60k bike ride. That is a long, long time to be in the saddle. I have only done that distance once, and it took me what felt like all day long!
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