Monday 16 January 2012

Heavy work load

Last week I put into perspective how much work was required before the start line of Lanza Ironman which is now 123 days away.  So in this "build phase" the work load gets tough.  Following a busy 3 days, this morning started with 2,600m swim including 18 x 100 m with 10 sec rest between each one.  Then a turbo session and a weights session in the evening.  I actually feel more awake now than I did during the day.
I met with my coach and we went over all the results from my computer and the good news is I'm getting fitter, faster and stronger.  However I was reminded yesterday with the ice on the road how one slip up (literally in that case) could set me back.  So I have to balance the need to get mileage on the road against the risks the conditions present.  At least in March I will have a weeks training in the sun in Lanza.  After this weeks heavy work load, next week my training is reduced to allow me recovery time - that sounds good to me.