Saturday, April 12, 2014

Workouts from 2/3/2014 - 2/23/2014

Ever year, I try to post some of the workouts that I do.  Usually, I do it early in the year.  When I have long strings of  workouts and they are a little more interesting.  During the season, when I race almost every weekend, the works are shorter and there are less of them.
Anyway, here are workouts I did over a 3 week period.  Total workout time was a close to 18 hours.

Monday - 2/3/14
Morning Swim = 2420 yards (55min) - 350 fr, 150k fins, 350 pull, 150k fins, 5x200(1.pull, 2.pull and paddle, 3.paddle and fins, 4.fr fast, 5.slow pull), 4x~50 (30yards with bands), 2x25(1/2 arms at side (a.a.s) rotate and 1/2 single arm, all with fins), 50 a.a.s single arm, 50 slow swim, 6x25 distance per stroke (dps, try to drop stroke count each 25)

Afternoon Strength = 20 min  - 4x15 of each = leg press, hip adduction, hip abduction, seated dip, ab machine, leg extension, leg curl

Tuesday - 2/4/14
Afternoon Run = 45min - On treadmill.  10 min warm-up, then 6x5min (3min @ 7:30/mi and 2min @ 8;06/mi) then 3x60sec (30sec @ 6:58/mi and 30 sec @ 8:00/mi), and then cool down.

Evening Bike = 65min - On trainer at home, cyclecross bike, first 20 minutes steady EZ to moderate.  Then slightly harder resistance rest of time at a steady pace.

Wednesday - 2/5/14
Morning Swim = 2300 yards (55min) - 300fr, 3x100 (back no fins, kick no board, kick fins with board), 300 pull, 2x50(a.a.s kick and single arm), 2x50 (fingertip\catchup), 4x25(bn, bd, f, ez), 2x25fr, 50ez, 5x100 @ 5:00 each AFAP and then rest remaining time, did 100 pull after fast 100 fr (1:16, 1:19, 1:15 (off the blocks), 1:19, 1:20)

Thursday - 2/6/14
Morning Bike = 54 min - LA Fitness spin class.  Not a great class.  Mix of "hills", "sprints", a lot of up and down on the bike.  First 12 minutes was warm-up.

Friday - 2/7/14
Morning Swim = 2750 yards (60 min) - 300fr, 200 pull, 150K fins, 200 pull\paddle, 50kob, 2x[(100(50kandr, 25overkick,25fast)), 4x50 (1.swim ez, 2.kick, 3.kick, 4.fast), 250pull], 6min swim (400 yards), 5 deckouts with 50 flutter on deck, 4 min swim (250 yards), 5 deckouts with 40 flutter on deck, 2min swim ez (100 yards), and 5 deckouts with 30 flutter on deck

Afternoon Strength = 20min - 3x15 of each = leg press, seated dip, bicep curls, tricep, ab machine, chest press, and seated ab

Afternoon Run = 20min - 6min at 9:30/mi and 1%, then 8:27/mi and increase 0.5% incline every minute to 3%.  Then 1 min a 1%, then 2 min at 3.5%, then 1 min at 1%, then 1 min at 4%, then 1min at 1%, then 1 min at 4.5%, then 2 min at 1% at 8:00/mi, then warm down.

Saturday - 2/8/14
Morning Run = 40min - At LA Fitness on treadmill.  All at 1%.  10 minute warm-up.  Then 20 minutes at about 7:30/mi, then ~2 min at 7:19/mi, then ~5min at ~7:30/mi, then about 1min at ~7:19/mi, then cool down.  About 5 miles in 39 minutes.

Sunday - 2/9/14
Morning Bike = 84.5 minutes - LA Fitness spin class.  ~ 30min warm-up.  Mostly "hills", then combinations of hills and sprints.

Total for week of 2/3/14 - 2/9/14 = 2.83 hours of swim (7470 yards), 3.39 hours of bike, 1.75 hours of run, and 0.67 hours of strength = 8.64 total hours.


Monday - 2/10/14
Afternoon Run = 35min - At LA Fitness, on treadmill.  Start at about 9:40/mi and increase speed ever 5 minutes until 30 minute mark, 8:19/mi.  Then 2 min at 8:00/mi.  Warm down.

Tuesday - 2/11/14
Evening Bike = 70min - At home on trainer.  Start EZish, switch to harder gear every 15 minutes for an hour.  Cool down last 10 minutes

Wednesday - 2/12/14
Morning Swim = 2550 yards (60min)-300fr, 200k, 2x50 kick-n-roll, 300 pull, 100 a.a.s single arm, 6x25kob, 50-100-50, 150 long and smooth, 25-50-25, 200 long and smooth, 25-50-25, 6x25kob, 2x250(pull, paddle, swim)

Thursday - 2/13/14
Morning Bike = 54min - LA Fitness spin class, not great spin class.  Up and down on bike, "Hills", sprints.  15 minute warm-up and the rest was class.

Friday - Sunday - 2/14/14 - 2/16/14 - No workouts.  Out of town visiting family and going to Chicago Auto Show.

Total for week of 2/10/14 - 2/16/14 = 1 hour of swim (2550 yards), 2.07 hours of bike, and 0.58 hours of run = 3.65 total hours.


Monday - 2/17/14
Morning Swim = 2850 yards (60min) - 300 fr, 200k, 300pull, I don't remember all of the workout.  Too many pieces.  There was a 3x25 off the blocks, 25 fast and then back EZ.

Tuesday - 2/18/14
Evening Bike = 70min - At home on trainer. 6x10minutes, harder gear every 10 minutes.  Warm down last 10 minutes.

Wednesday - 2/19/14
Morning Swim = 2800 yards (63min) - 400fr, 2x75(sc,k,sc), 200pull, 4x50k, 3x75(ez, med, fast), 25scull, 5x50, 2x200(k with fins), 3x75(ez, med, fast), 25 scull

Afternoon Run = 40min - 5min mod/ez ~9:30/mi, then 3.1mi (5K) at 7:30/mi pace, mostly 7:24/mi.  Did 5K in 23 minutes.  Then warm down.

Thursday - 2/20/14 - No workout


Friday - 2/21/14
Morning Swim = 2350 yards (55 min) - 300fr, 150K fins, 200 pull\paddle, 3x50k arms at side, 50 scull, 2x (100 (25 dog paddle, 25 swim), 2x100(half and half), 100 (25fast, 25 fr), 200 pull), 3x100

Afternoon Strength = 20min - 4x15 of each = leg press, hip ab, hip ad, leg ext, prone ab, and seated ab

Afternoon Run = 15min - On treadmill at LA Fitness.  1 min warm up at 9:40/mi at 1%, then 4 min at same pace at 3%, 5min at 4%, 4 min at 5%, 30 sec at 1% at 6:58/mi pace.  Warm down.

Saturday - 2/22/14 - No workout

Sunday - 2/23/14
Morning Bike = 84minutes - LA Fitness spin class.  ~ 30min warm-up.  Normal Scott workout, very good.  Spin, flats, hills.

Total for week of 2/17/14 - 2/23/14 = 2.95 hours of swim (8000 yards), 2.57 hours of bike, 0.92 hours of run, and 0.33 hours of strength = 6.77 total hours.
 

Saturday, April 5, 2014

March 2014 Racing and Training Summary

Through March I am still maintaining my goal of getting in 10 or more hours a month on the bike.  I have spent more time on the bike the first quarter of 2014 than I have any previous quarter.  See below.  Overall, I am maintaining a workout load that I am very happy with. I have also put in more training time in the first three months of this year than any previous year.  My run and swim might be a little lower, but I think I am keeping my intensity high for both, so that should be just fine. 
I have pretty good start to 2014. 
I have felt under the weather, cold like symptoms on and off at times, but nothing too bad. 
First race of the year, St. Anthony's Triathlon is about 3 weeks away.  I am feeling pretty good about it.  Two weeks ago I did my annual St. Paul Irish Run 8K.  I use this run to check my fitness.  It was the coldest day I have ever done this run, it was in the 20s and the wind was pretty stiff.  I had my fastest time since coming back from my stress fracture.  Still not as fast as right before my stress fracture, but working on getting there.

Totals for First Three Months of each Year:
2007: Total Time = 18.95 hours - Swim = 9 (8950yards), Bike = 6.1, Run = 3.75
2008: Total Time = 63.5 hours - Swim = 20.5 (15567yards), Bike = 19, Run = 24
2009: Total Time = 74 hours - Swim = 25.1 (63225yards), Bike = 32.45, Run = 16.4
2010: Total Time = 73.86 hours - Swim = 26.8 (74550 yards), Bike = 28.04, Run = 4.83
2011: Total Time = 72.67 hours - Swim = 27.94 (70100 yards), Bike = 30.17, Run = 11.48
2012: Total Time = 67.25 hours - Swim = 29.81 (84700 yards), Bike = 23.03, Run = 13.785
2013: Total Time = 69.78 hours - Swim = 23.47 (66700 yards), Bike = 27.58, Run = 13.59
2014: Total Time = 76.51 hours - Swim = 25.53 (68270 yards), Bike = 33.93, Run = 11.73

Saint Paul Irish Run Results, 8km (5 miles):
Prior to 2009 I had done the 5k run.
2009 - 36:40 (7:20/mi)
2011 - 38:49 (7:49/mi)
2012 - 39:11 (7:53/mi)
2013 - 38:10 (7;41/mi)
2014 - 37:53 (7:38/mi)
Slowly getting faster.....

Finally, through the first three months of 2014 my average weight is the lowest it has ever been.  My average weight through the first three months is about 188.  In 2010 and 2011 my average for those years was about 189.  I have lost about 10 pounds since I weighed myself at the beginning of January.
So far, so good for 2014.

Year-to-Year Comparison of March





Totals Since 2007 and Averages











YTD Total and Totals Since 2007