Yesterday was four-workout Sunday. Or Sunday Funday. Maybe we're talking semantics. The order of the day was:
Ocean swim
10k tempo run (33:00)
2 hour bike
40min run
I was "given" the second run off due to my history of injury with high run mileage. I'm already doing roughly double what I've maintained in the past, and the second run was a perfect example of a session that certainly wouldn't make my season, but could certainly break it in the event of an injury. My tempo run in incredibly windy conditions was within 40 seconds of my track PR in college, and I went into it with very tired legs. I focused on that and seized the opportunity to make a trail running video of my squadmates, Joe and Jason, accompanying them on my mountain bike. This distracted all of us from how tired we were, and it turned out to be a pretty fun evening.
Enjoy!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
"Free days"
The last few days here in California have been great. Triathlon Squad camp ended, so we all had several days to do what our bodies needed, training up to 2 hours a day max, and nothing intense.
This allowed for some free time, which is a rare thing when training is going full tilt, so we all made sure to seize the moment, getting our workouts done early in the day, and catching up on chores, blogging, and anything else we'd been putting off.
Joe and I took the opportunity to see the actual California by hitting the beach. The whole time we've been here we had yet to spend any real time at the beach, let alone get in the water, so we fought our way through true California traffic, and arrived at Ocean Beach in the early afternoon.
We read books, talked to people, listened to music, bodysurfed, and joked about how this must be what "normal" feels like. We stayed for the sunset, took some pictures, and then headed to Pacific Beach, which is about 3 miles North, and experienced some of the nightlife.
A side note: as we drove North, we were on part of the course for the San Diego WTS race that is held at Mission Bay. (This was also the site of the very first triathlon in history)
Today is our final day of unstructured training before we go back to work on Monday. It will likely be the last for a while, as race season is just around the corner. I hope we can still take beach visits from time to time though. Speaking for myself, it is a very centering environment where I can forget about everything that is on my mind and just be. A psychological breath of fresh air before jumping back in.
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| The first day we went was colder, so we had the beach to ourselves. |
This allowed for some free time, which is a rare thing when training is going full tilt, so we all made sure to seize the moment, getting our workouts done early in the day, and catching up on chores, blogging, and anything else we'd been putting off.
Joe and I took the opportunity to see the actual California by hitting the beach. The whole time we've been here we had yet to spend any real time at the beach, let alone get in the water, so we fought our way through true California traffic, and arrived at Ocean Beach in the early afternoon.
We read books, talked to people, listened to music, bodysurfed, and joked about how this must be what "normal" feels like. We stayed for the sunset, took some pictures, and then headed to Pacific Beach, which is about 3 miles North, and experienced some of the nightlife.
A side note: as we drove North, we were on part of the course for the San Diego WTS race that is held at Mission Bay. (This was also the site of the very first triathlon in history)
Today is our final day of unstructured training before we go back to work on Monday. It will likely be the last for a while, as race season is just around the corner. I hope we can still take beach visits from time to time though. Speaking for myself, it is a very centering environment where I can forget about everything that is on my mind and just be. A psychological breath of fresh air before jumping back in.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tempo Run
Each Tuesday The Triathlon Squad has been doing a tempo run. This could be thought of as "comfortably fast" or approaching a half marathon intesity. This week we did a full hour at this speed, preceeded by a 30 minute warmup and followed by a 10 minute cooldown. This means 1:40 of running for a total of 16.5 miles.
I love doing this type of workout, as it allows you to feel fast and work on good running economy, but in reality, it isn't that fast and doesn't push you to the brink of breaking or result in extreme discomfort.
In the video with me are my teammates, Joe Maloy (black jersey), Jason Pedersen (white jersey), and Jen Spieldenner (ponytail). Running with Jason and Joe has been a huge blessing for me and under Paulo's guidance, my run is progressing at an exciting rate!
Here is the evidence:
TuesdayRun from Paulo Sousa on Vimeo.
I love doing this type of workout, as it allows you to feel fast and work on good running economy, but in reality, it isn't that fast and doesn't push you to the brink of breaking or result in extreme discomfort.
In the video with me are my teammates, Joe Maloy (black jersey), Jason Pedersen (white jersey), and Jen Spieldenner (ponytail). Running with Jason and Joe has been a huge blessing for me and under Paulo's guidance, my run is progressing at an exciting rate!
Here is the evidence:
TuesdayRun from Paulo Sousa on Vimeo.
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