Sorry yall, it's been a while. School started last Thursday and I've been trying to get into the swing of things. I have been working out and I have been thinking about the race. I've been running and swimming more than biking unfortunately. It's just a lot easier to put on my running shoes and head out the door than it is to put on my uniform, get on my cycling shoes, find my helmet, warm up and then finally get on the road. But that's OK. That's what Wednesday night time trial practice and weekends are for. I'm looking forward to getting in a good long ride this weekend. It won't be intense, but it'll be long and easy. I'd give you a recap of all the workouts from the past week or 2 but I honestly don't remember all of them. I know my running has been good. I've been keeping my heart rate up and pushing a 7 minute mile at times. My swim workouts have been awesome. I started using fins again and it's doing tons for my kicking. Along with the fins I've gone back to my swim workouts from last semester with a few ladders, drills and a long set. It's always a good workout. I can usually tell the next morning.
I had my running VO2 max tested this past Tuesday. Apparently for MOST people their running VO2 max is higher than their biking VO2 max. That is, except for me. haha. I'm an anomaly it looks like. I honestly haven't looked at the results yet but I do know it was higher than 60 (which is good) but still lower than 65.7 (which is strange). Here's where it gets interesting. I met with the head trainer at Endorphins (the local tri training facility) about setting up a workout plan for the off season. We sat down and looked at my race results, test results, talked about my goals and what kind of schedule I had. He seems to think that I have a lot of potential for improvement, especially on the swim and run. After talking about my workout plan he said I'm doing a lot of good stuff but I need more structure and technique work. Which I agree with. Structure and technique work is not something you do on your own, at least at first. Basically it comes down to becoming more efficient on the bike (which I am not), having better running form (which I defineatly do not have) and being more comfortable in the water. To do these things, you need someone to give you feed back and help you see your problems. Since his suggestions were reasonable and he was speaking from experience I'm willing to go a long with it. Most of their athlete's are usually in the top 10 at races and I figure that's enough for me. I don't know, maybe the power cranks and endless pool they have persuaded me a little bit too. haha. I'm really looking forward to getting in there and getting some good training in this winter. I'll probably be starting sometime in November after my last race.
Time to get ready for class. Golf tonight, bike tomorrow. We'll see.
Listening to: Not hardcore.
Feeling: Like it's Friday.
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