Week 5 Preseason Training

We've jumped ahead quite a bit on the training schedule because I didn't realize that the first few weeks of fluff we're considered training weeks. It's officially week 5 of my Ironman training program! Today I'm really looking forward to the workout prescription! It's an 1:20 bike with the bulk of the biking focusing on keeping my heartrate at 75% and immediately afterwards a 30 minute aerobic paced run. I haven't done a brick workout in so long I'm glad this plan has it in the works so soon! Still working on strength training. I have my bootcamp class tonight where we will be hitting the abs/core muscles very hard.

Day 2

Today swimming was the prescribed workout. I did a 30 minute interval workout on a spin bike and then head to the pool. I did some kick laps and some pull laps and then some sprints and some regular laps. All in all great workouts today. I cut my swim short because I tanned today and ran out of daycare time! I can't slack on the scheduled swim. Only day 2 and already can't wait to get outside for swims!!

DAY 1 of official TRAINING!! HERE WE GO!

I shouldn't really be so excited. I mean after all, I searched out a plan that was 36 weeks just to to get me to the start of my 24 week program that I'm actually going to follow. As it turns out I am wayyyyyyyyyyyy ahead of the game right now which isn't always a good thing. When coming into a long season of tough training you want to be well rested and while I'm injury free right now I have been doing lots and lots of strength training and fair amount of running. I'm going to be running in the Petit 1/2 marathon on January 30th and then we're off for a week of relaxation in Cancun! I won't work out too much that week. So what does day 1 of an intermediate Ironman training plan look like you ask? Well actually Day 1 is of the plan is nothing because the plan starts on Monday oops. Anyway, I'm heading to the Petit for an 11 mile run! I'll definitely be keeping on my blog now this should get exciting somewhere down the road!