Training Schedule Advice....
You'll certainly be able to cover the distance on those...I would recommend dropping a lift and replacing with a run...maybe with some intervals to mix your run intensity up a bit. If you're just going for fitness and the accomplishment...you're doing fine IMO
I've been toying with just dropping wednesday altogether and resting on that day
lol
It is better to hurt from doing something than from doing nothing...
First Triathlon (400m/20k/2.75mile) 1:39.15 including 33 minutes in the water
Could you clarify something for me?
Monday: 30 min. weights and running - Are you running for :30 AND doing weights for :30? What is your running pace?
Tuesday: cycling 32 endurance pace miles - What is your cycling pace on this ride?
Thursday: cycling 25 miles chasing a B+ group ride - What is your cycling pace on this ride?
Saturday: Lake swim 1000m (luckyslakeswim.com) - What is your swim pace?
I'd like to be able to better determine your weekly mileage and time spent on each discipline.
I'm sure trisooner will be able to provide you with a complete breakdown of what you should be doing if you provide him with the numbers he's asked for. IMO, just from glancing at your program, you are strong on the bike and very weak on the run, yet you spend most of your time on the bike. Nothing wrong with resting on Wednesday, but one of those bikes needs to be converted to a run until you are consistently able to run 3-6 miles at a time.
That which does not kill me makes me faster...
Could you clarify something for me?Monday: 30 min. weights and running - Are you running for :30 AND doing weights for :30? What is your running pace? weights for 30 and then running at about a 12min/mile pace for 2 miles.....when I am in shape I do about 6miles at 9-10min/mile(cross country background) I am intentionally building running milage/speed slowly to avoid injury
Tuesday: cycling 32 endurance pace miles - What is your cycling pace on this ride? 14-16mph
Thursday: cycling 25 miles chasing a B+ group ride - What is your cycling pace on this ride? 18-22mph
Saturday: Lake swim 1000m (luckyslakeswim.com) - What is your swim pace? I suuuuuuck......it took an hour the first week I went out including rest on the other side(forgot my nose clip and was sucking water like a fool).....I use a pull bouy when I'm in the lake because my legs sink like crazy.....I've only been swimming again for the last 3 weeks and have been trying to get better form.....I've even solicited a local swim coach to find out if I can scratch the money together for some lessons
It is better to hurt from doing something than from doing nothing...
First Triathlon (400m/20k/2.75mile) 1:39.15 including 33 minutes in the water
You are way out of whack :) Plugging in the numbers you provided, you spend about 6.5 hours on swim/bike/run (not counting weights):
Swim: 1 hour (1000 meters in an hour) - 15% of your time
Bike: 4.5 hours (~90 miles at a ~17.15 avg pace) - 70% of your time
Run: Less than 1 hour (4 miles X 12:00 per mile) - 15% of your time
If you plug in your weights too:
Swim: 12.5%
Bike: 56%
Run: 12.5%
Weights: 19%
You can see that your bike under either scenario is fine, but your swim and run are getting way too little attention. And the weights take up way too much time. According to the numbers you provided, you are putting in ~8 hours a week. You should see much better finish times that what you have experienced. It just takes re-focussing your efforts and determining where to best spend your time.
First, your bike is fine. And if keeping your weight routine is important, cut that back to one hour weekly and get in 7 hours of tri training with a better balance. I would reduce the bike to 45% of your week time allocation. I would get up to 35% on the run and 20% in the pool.
20% Swim (2:30 per 100m): 1.4 hours per week, 3,360 total meters in two to three sessions
45% Bike (17.15 mph avg): 3.15 hours per week, 54.02 total miles in two rides
35%: Run (12 min mile): 2.45 hours per week, 12.25 total miles in three runs
The fractions work out to funny distances (who ride .02 miles?), but you get the idea. To get in these times/distances, cut out one of the weekday rides and you'll get 54. Work up to increasing your weekday runs to four miles and replace one of the cycling days with another four miler. Eliminate a weekday weight session and replace it with a swim. You'll still get in seven hours of tri training with a better 20% swim/45% bike/35% run blend; you'll still get in your group ride and endurance ride; and you'll still get in your weights.
I think this is a better schedule according to your guidelines....
Monday: 30min weights, 25min run/2mil(working to hour run/6miles)
Tuesday: 1hr swim in the pool (tethered, focusing on form)
Wednesday: 30min weights, 25min run/2mil(working to hour run/6miles)
Thursday: <2hr ride 25mil(group B+ hard for me)
Friday: 25min run/2mil(working to hour run/6miles)
Saturday: 40min lake swim/1k (working to 1hr/2k)
Sunday: 2-2.5 hr ride (solo endurance pace)
Thanks for the help putting that together trisooner, I really appreciate it (ps the form work in the pool has paid off well, cut 20 minutes of my 1k lake swim....need a better noseclip though)
It is better to hurt from doing something than from doing nothing...
First Triathlon (400m/20k/2.75mile) 1:39.15 including 33 minutes in the water










I'm training for health and sprint distance with future hopes of olympic distance...I am not willing to train more than this so if you think I need more of something please tell me something to drop.....thanks for your help
Monday: 30 min. weights and running (2miles working my way slowly to a 10k)
Tuesday: cycling 32 endurance pace miles
Wednesday: 30 min. weights
Thursday: cycling 25 miles chasing a B+ group ride
Friday: 30 min. weights and running (2miles working my way slowly to a 10k)
Saturday: Lake swim 1000m (luckyslakeswim.com)
Sunday: cycling 32 endurance pace miles
*I also go out every night at 10 and do form work in the pool (tethered to the ladder) for about 30 min if there's no drunks out there....so 4 nights a week
I'm pretty religious about protein after weights, and recovery drinks after my other stuff....dropped about 14lbs in the last month but I can feel I am already a lot stronger and have lost a notch on my belt....
I did one triathlon before with a much less structured training plan
It is better to hurt from doing something than from doing nothing...
First Triathlon (400m/20k/2.75mile) 1:39.15 including 33 minutes in the water