Week 3 accountability:
Mon – 75 minutes FTP intervals on trainer, 4.85 mi/40 min brick
Tue – Bike commute 22 mi/96 min
Wed – Weights, Long run in noon sun 130 min/15.7 mi
Thur – Swim 1 hour 2700 meters, 60 min per week 3 plan
Fri – Trainer 60/60s, brick of 4.7/40 min. Afternoon, hiked @ altitude in Olympic Mtns for 2-3 hours
Sat – Got bummed out by the weather, failed to go to group ride, and only did treadmill intervals 200/400/600/800/1200/>>/200 @ paces of 6:00 >> 6:27 >> 6:00
Sun – Swim 2700 m ladder 100 > 400 > 100 @ T Pace; Attempted long bike, but flatted on wet roads after 40 min, and spare leaked as well, so I gave up! Returned to weight session and running to and from gym (3.7 mi/31 minutes)
Today, I COULD “make up” the long rides, but I’m driving my youngest daughter to college 5 hours away in Walla Walla, returning tomorrow mid-day (She is going early to lead a school sponsored backpacking trip for incoming freshmen in the Wallowa mtns of E. Washington)
And looking at this week’s schedule, except for doing today’s swim next Sunday, I will be following week 4 as wrtitten on the days planned. Hope to work hard on the rides on the weekend after my 3-4 week mini power clinic. And continuing the Shoe Test on Thurs and Sat.
Rumor has it at my LBS that my Zipp wheel with my new PowerTap will be ready Sat. PM, so Sunday might be a shakedown cruise for training with a real power meter.