Gettin' in Shape

Week 8 of training, this week is a recovery week so the distances are a little lighter.  7:41 min/mi average for the run.  This is a little quicker than usual.  I think from missing yesterday and a couple of training days last week I was feeling better and getting after it a little more.  Drill sets, a base interval, and sprints for the swim.

Just a short recovery ride.

A short easy pace recovery run.  In the pool I had drill sets, fartlek intervals, and speed intervals.  I'm not sure why but the training guide seems to be using more swimming speed intervals in this training than in the 70.3 training.  

2.5 hour ride for today.  I rode one of the courses on the computrainer, a few hills but mostly flat.  Average watts: 173

Every other week we have a long ride on the weekend.  Starting next week, my brother that's also training for the STG Ironman and I are going to try and run down to St George so we can get these long rides in by riding the actual course.  It will get us off the trainers and on the road as well as get us familar with the course.

1800 meter base interval for the swim with a warm up and cool down.  Also for today was a bike/run brick consisting of an hour bike immediately followed by a 30 minute run.  For some reason the transition to the run felt better than past bike/run bricks and I got up to speed quicker than usual.