Swim Distance: 8,5 km Time: 02h 45m Highs 3 sessions per week Even endurance sets like 5*500 are becoming easy to bear and take much mental effort than in previous years Bike Distance: 132 km Time: 04h 02m Highs 3 productive workouts All workouts felt productive, I wasn’t at my limit Fueling a 2 hr ride with self-made beta fuel without any issues Run Distance: 36,85 km Time: 02h 56m Highs First interval run in ages. 3:45 k pace is…
Swim Distance: 9,2 km Time: 03h 10m Highs Biggest week yet Honest 100m in 1:28 LCM Lows Not as much speed work as I was planning to do. Chickened out at 10×100 threshold and did tempo after 3 repeats Bike Distance: 25 km Time: 0h 45m Highs Knocked a Sprint workout TR level 9.2 out of the park on zero sprint training Lows Took the recovery a bit too far and only rode the turbo for less than an hour…
Swim Distance: 5,5 km Time: 02h 05m Highs Began to breathe bilaterally Lows Not reaching goals for weekly yardage, not a single session over 3k Bike Distance: 126 km Time: 04h 10m Highs Continued progress in Tempo and Endurance levels Solid 2 hr endurance ride in aero Lows Adapting to new position not complete yet Run Distance: 39,51 km Time: 03h 36m Highs 4 runs this week Long run pushed beyond 1:30h Continous progression of weekly mileage, nearing 40k Lows…
Swim Distance: 7,3 km Time: 02h 30m Highs Technique improvements after video feedback – improved breathing 10×100 on 2 in 1:33 average Lows Not reaching goals for weekly yardage, not a single session over 3k Bike Distance: 127 km Time: 04h 00m Highs Benchmark workout TR „Shortoff“ (2*(3*2 Min) VO2 max) NP 6 watts over and HR 6 beats average below last time Continued progress in VO2, threshold and Sweet Spot levels Solid 2 hr endurance ride in aero Lows…
Swim Distance: 29,1 km Time: 10h 50m Highs Biggest workout in a pool to date – 4 km 10×100 on 2 in 1:38 Lows Poor consistency and drop in volume near end of year Bike Distance: 414 km Time: 13h 33m Highs New extensions Still progressing through levels at tested FTP Holding aero position up to upper sweet spot / lower threshold Lows Long ride not as long as prescribed in TR Breaking aero during long ride Run Distance: 137,33…
2022 will hopefully be the year I slay the dragon that is long course triathlon. I made an attempt in Hamburg 2018 but it was a hollow victory (hollow slaying?) when Ironman cancelled the swim and replaced it with a 6k warm up run. The dragon was already hurt and limping. Ever since I have to endure the mocking of friends, that technically I have yet to finish a full distance event. Time to get it over with. What are…