Back in the pool baby!!!
All green, ready for takeoff
Every 4th week is meant to be a break from pushing hard. The emphasis is on recovery both physically and mentally. You can’t push yourself day in and out without getting injured or burned out.
There are still sessions where you will kick it up a notch but the point is for these workouts to be short and punchy. This keeps your blood flowing but doesn’t tax the body that much since you have a lot of easy workouts sprinkled in between.
Now that the prep phase is over we are getting into the meat and potatoes part of the training block.
I got into a rhythm of training now and will keep pushing this for the next 30-ish weeks when I hope to get fresh for the race.
Let’s have a look at the numbers and get ready for a new week.
My weight and body composition has stayed pretty much the same this week but I think the biggest culprit for this was a BBQ/picknick with friends on Saturday. The weather was just too good to pass up on a nice get together :)
Let’s now check out my training load for the week.
| Swim | Bike | Run | Strenght | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | 4.1 (5.6) | 56.2 (234.1) | 14.1 (75.4) | - |
| Time | 1:20 (1:49) | 2:20 (13:44) | 1:15 (6:32) | 1:20 (5:20) |
| Skipped | 5/8 | 0/11 | 0/11 | 0/8 |
Values in brackets show totals
Week 5 will kick of with a nice speed bike session above my threshold. Those are always nice once they are done. You’ll hear about it if I survive the week :)
Until then,
Stay healthy