Date |
Day |
Workout Type |
mode |
Planned Workout |
Actual Workout |
10/10/16 |
Mon |
rest |
rest |
rest |
Treadmill
40′ LIT
Strength Training |
10/11/16 |
Tue |
Long Intervals |
otw |
4 x 2500 / 5′ rest r24
48′ HIT
30′ LIT |
2 x 30′ treadmill/crosstrainer
60′ LIT |
10/12/16 |
Wed |
Steady State |
otw |
4 x 3000 / 1′ rest r20 (HR limit at 80% HRR)
75′ LIT |
4 x 10′ Threshold on treadmill
40′ HIT
40′ LIT |
10/13/16 |
Thu |
Short Rest Intervals |
otw |
4 x (3 x 3′ on / 1′ paddle) / 2′ rest
36′ HIT
30′ LIT |
Travel day back to US
“rest” |
10/14/16 |
Fri |
Steady State |
otw |
Square Blades / Slow Roll Up / r20 2 minutes each, repeated
75′ LIT |
Head Race Piece in 2x
30′ HIT
32′ LIT |
10/15/16 |
Sat |
Hard Distance |
otw |
5.5K r30
30′ HIT
30′ LIT |
16km Open Water
95′ LIT |
10/16/16 |
Sun |
long and easy |
erg |
4 x 30′ / 1.5′ rest (lactate)
120′ LIT |
3×20′ L4
60′ LIT |
10/17/16 |
Mon |
Rest |
rest |
rest |
4x(5×2’/30″)/5′
40′ HIT
50′ LIT |
10/18/16 |
Tue |
taper |
otw |
4 x 500
8′ HIT
40′ LIT |
4×500 in 1x
8′ HIT
40′ LIT |
10/19/16 |
Wed |
taper |
otw |
3 x 500
6′ HIT
40′ LIT |
3×500 in 2x
6′ HIT
62′ LIT |
10/20/16 |
Thu |
taper |
otw |
2 x 500
4′ HIT
40′ LIT |
2×500 in 1x
4′ HIT
46′ LIT |
10/21/16 |
Fri |
taper |
otw |
row the course
60′ LIT |
practice run
15′ HIT
60′ LIT |
10/22/16 |
Sat |
HOCR |
otw |
race
25′ HIT
60′ LIT |
race
25′ HIT
80′ LIT |
Pre Race Totals |
|
|
|
157′ HIT
600′ LIT |
168′ HIT
665′ LIT |
10/23/16 |
Sun |
HOCR |
otw |
rest |
rest |
10/24/16 |
Mon |
Rest |
rest |
Rest |
Rate Ladders in 1x
65′ LIT |
10/25/16 |
Tue |
Long Intervals |
otw |
5 x 1500 / 5′ rest r26
35′ HIT
40′ LIT |
5 x 1500 in 1x
33′ HIT
47′ LIT |
10/26/16 |
Wed |
Steady State |
otw |
4 x 2900 / 1′ rest r20 (HR limit 150)
75′ LIT |
steady state 1x
90′ LIT |
10/27/16 |
Thu |
Short Rest Intervals |
otw |
4 x (5 x 2′ on / 30″ paddle) / 2′ rest
40′ HIT
35′ LIT |
4x(5×2’/30″)/5′
40′ HIT
36′ LIT |
10/28/16 |
Fri |
Steady State |
otw |
4 x 2900 / 1′ rest r20 (HR limit 150) |
rest |
10/29/16 |
Sat |
Hard Distance |
otw |
5.5K r30
30′ HIT
45′ LIT |
75km bike ride
180′ LIT |
10/30/16 |
Sun |
long and easy |
erg |
4 x 30′ / 1.5′ rest (lactate)
120′ LIT |
rest |
Total |
|
|
|
105′ HIT
390′ LIT |
73′ HIT
418′ LIT |
So this picks up at the very end of my trip to Asia. I managed to keep my training minutes just about on track over the trip, and I picked up the schedule as soon as I got back. I ended up with a bit more training load than planned. The higher total of HIT minutes was caused by pushing too hard during the practice run. (That was a bad idea!) Otherwise, I can’t complain about the way it went.
Last week was another good training week. I got in lots of LIT training time thanks to the mammoth bike ride, but I was under a bit on the HIT because I missed the head race piece.
As it turns out that is inconsequential. I will not be able to do the Merrimack Chase this year due to work conflicts this week and next. That leaves an unsatifying feel to the end of this season, which on the whole was an unsatisfying season. Between having a big new job and a crushed boat, it was a lot less successful than last year’s OTW season.
But, frankly, that leaves me hungry to do better next year. I’m cooking up a training plan for that soon!