Sarah Jo Austin

Triathlon Training: Week 8

July 28th, 2008

Another good week of training. I got caught up in the weekend, so I didn’t get in any workouts Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Oh, yeah, and it’s miserable outside, so who wants to work out outside? I bought a helmet on Friday, so now I can ride both safely and in style, but I haven’t taken it on the road yet. I’ll keep you posted. In the mean time, here’s what I did last week:

Monday, July 21, 2008

• Workout type. Running
• Route. Forest Park subdivision
• Feeling.
• Time. 35 minutes
• Distance. 3 miles
• Pace per mile. 11:40
• Additional notes. Nothing new this week. Just a run-of-the-mill run around the subdivision.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

• Workout type. Brick (Cycling + running)
• Route. Forest Park subdivision
• Feeling.
• Time. 69 minutes (58 cycling; 11 running)
• Distance. 13 miles (12 cycling; 1 running)
• Pace per mile. 5:20 (4:50; 11:00)
• Additional notes. Another ride around the neighborhood. This time I was riding after dark, so I had to be careful with the traffic. I dropped off my bike and took a one-mile loop around the neighborhood. My legs were jello-y until about the half-mile mark, and I didn’t find my groove until I was about 3/4 of the way done.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

• Workout type. Swimming
• Route. YMCA
• Feeling.
• Time. 45 minutes
• Distance. 1000m
• Pace per mile. n/a
• Additional notes. Rough waters today. The pool was really busy because I went after work, but I managed to get in a decent workout. I need to work on my stamina in this department; I think I’ll be OK for the race, but I would like to swim well.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

• Workout type. Cycling class
• Route. YMCA
• Feeling.
• Time. 44 minutes
• Distance. 9 miles
• Pace per mile. 4:50
• Additional notes. Just another cycling class with weight lifting beforehand.

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