Week #10 Training Review

Date Day Workout Type mode Planned Workout Actual
9/12/16 Mon Rest  Rest
0′ HIT
0′ LIT
5.5K hard
25′ HIT
40′ LIT
9/13/16 Tue Long Intervals otw 4 x 2500 / 5′ rest r24
45′ HIT
30′ LIT
4×2900 / 1′ rest
r20
0′ HIT
75′ LIT
9/14/16 Wed Steady State otw 4 x 2900 / 1′ rest r20 (HR limit 150)
0′ HIT
75′ LIT
 15×3′ / 1′ rest
45′ HIT
30′ LIT
9/15/16 Thu Short Rest Intervals otw 4 x (3 x 3′ on / 1′ paddle) / 2′ rest

36′ HIT
40′ LIT

 4 x 20′ @ 185
0′ HIT
80′ LIT
9/16/16 Fri warmup only erg warm up only
20′ LIT
 warmup + 2 500s plus cool down
5′ HIT
45′ LIT
9/17/16 Sat CRI Fall Classic race Race
40′ LIT
25′ HIT
Race
40′ LIT
25′ HIT
9/18/16 Sun long and easy erg 4 x 30′ / 1.5′ rest (lactate)
0′ HIT
120′ LIT
 4 x 20′ @ 185
0′ HIT
80′ LIT
Total 106′ HIT
325′ LIT
100′ HIT
390′ LIT

Well, this is something new!  I actually had higher LIT minutes than plan.

  • HIT / LIT split:
    • Planned: 25% HIT, 75% LIT
    • Actual: 20% HIT, 80% LIT
  • LIT: 325′ plan, 390′ Actual (120%)
  • HIT: 106′ plan, 100′ Actual (94%)

Other than the fact that the race could have gone better, a pretty good training week.

Tuesday: 75′ steady state OTW

Weather:  warm, humid.  A bit misty.  A light, shifty wind always seemed to be a headwind.

Plan:

  • 4 x ~3K + 1K wu and 1k cd
  • 1′ rest
  • first 2 segments at r18
  • last 2 segments at r20
  • HR cap at 155

Another session where things just didn’t seem to go very well.  I tried to ignore  pace and focus on my posture and technique, but the pace that I was ignoring just seemed to get slower and slower.

Tomorrow:  Threshold session in a 2x with Joe out at Lake Quinsigamond.  The goal will be to practice turns under pressure and get our technique more together at r26.

My idea is a few sets of figure eights.  If we start at the beach and finish at the beach, they will be 2.5km long.  If we start at the island, they will be 2k long.  I’m thinking a 4x2k might be a good choice.

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Monday: 40′ steady state

Only had 40 minutes for a quick erg session this morning before my doctor’s appointment this morning.  It was humid as hell and this session was pure misery.  Interestingly, a lactate measurement at the end yielded 1.2mmol/l.