Well in case anyone is actually wondering… I did drag my exhausted butt out of bed this morning at 5:30 and got myself to the pool for my swim workout. Today was definitely a hard workout but it was the kind of workout that really gives you confidence that the training is paying off! Todays main set was;
4 x 100 FAST (1:14, 1:14. 1:14, 1:15) with lots of rest
10 x 100 Best avg/Short rest 1:30 pace, avg between 1:23 and 1:25
The good news is that I was able to keep all my 100's under 1:25 even with very little rest (5 sec) - this bodes extremely well as it's by far the fastest I've been able to swim for an extended period of time with relative comfort. It was by no means easy but it makes me feel confident that a sub 30min half swim, and under an hour for my ironman swim is more then realistic. During the fast 100's the bike/run workouts this week had my legs feeling pretty much done. Not sure I kicked much at all since my legs felt pretty tired today. But no complaints it was a solid workout and I'm really pleased with the results especially given the circumstances.
I kept it to one workout today though because after a long day teaching and massaging I just did not have the energy to get out and run on top of it. Will most definitely be running tomorrow and looking forward to getting out on my bike again this weekend. The duration of my long rides will be quickly ramping up… Ironman training is getting real now :)
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