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2009-09-09 2:44 PM

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Subject: Help/Advice on racing an OLY During Week 16 of 20 of my HIM Plan

On September 27th I have an OLY. I am training for a HIM which I'll race on October 25th. The HIM is my A race of the season and my first HIM at that. I would love to improve on my OLY performance as this will be the first race I've ever gone into with adaquate and consistent training. At the same time, my focus in on my HIM and I don't want this OLY to adversly effect my final 5 weeks of training leading up to my A race.

I'm not sure how to approach my training leading up to the OLY. I invision a slight taper and slight recovery period following this race. Basically this is what my plan calls for the week of the OLY and I'd like some advice on how to handle what is required for the HIM but also adjust it so I can perform well in the OLY.

Here is what the plan calls for:

Mon: Rest day

Tue:Run:Raise LT. Race Specific. 60 minutes. WU: 10' MS: 5x5' at LT w/3' recovery. CD: 10'. Swim: Speed. 60min.
2000M. WU: 300 & 6x50 on 10" rest. MS: 12x100 w/ 20" rest. CD: 200.

Wed: Bike: Bike Strength. 90' ride on a hilly course. Push the uphills and recover on the downhills. HR on the uphills can hit low Z4. Keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise.

Thu: Run: Run Base, Endurance. Run 45' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3. Swim: Endurance,70minutes. 2900M. WU: 300. MS: 4x200 pull with 30" rest. 8x100 with 15" rest. 200 kick. 6x100 on 10" rest. CD: 200.

Fri: Bike: Recovery, Easy spin for 60' in small chain ring. Do this after a long run or race if one is scheduled.

Sat: Bike:Raise Bike LT - KEY WORKOUT, 210minutes.Long easy ride. During the ride - 3x30' at Zone 3. Recovery is 10' easy spinning. I want you to simulate race effort during the 30' blocks. You must end with a hard 30' effort and go right into the BRICK. Run: Run 20' on a flat course or treadmill after bike workout. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Stretch when done.

Sun: Run:Run 80' on a hilly course or treadmill. Let the HR get up to high Z3/low Z4 on the uphill and keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3. Swim:65 minutes.  3600M. 
WU: 500. 3x100 on 20" rest - build each 25 to go faster. 3x100 on 25" rest. MS: 5x300 on 30" rest. Try to make each one faster from 1-3, then 4-5. 200 easy 6x100 w/paddles on 20" rest. Make each one faster again with #6 being faster then #3. CD: 200.

I'm thinking I can move Sunday's swim to another day in the week that doesn't already have a swim. I can do Friday's recovery ride on Saturday before bike drop off and packet pick up. I could push the long ride back to Friday. I'm not sure what to do with Sunday's long run, move it to Wednesday maybe?

I really have no idea how to approach this. I know I can't do it all but I'm unsure of what is necessary and what shouldn't be skipped. My logs are current and I've been doing a pretty good job at hitting my volume with the exception of the last two weeks where I was sidelined due to some tendinitis in my knee. Things are back to normal now.

Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post!!!

 

 



2009-09-10 9:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Help/Advice on racing an OLY During Week 16 of 20 of my HIM Plan
I wouldn't overthink this too much.  I'd keep with your current schedule, but maybe lighten things up slightly on Thursday, maybe Friday also (it's alreadly kind of light, maybe add an easy run and swim), and mainly rest on Saturday.  All you're giving up, really, is a long ride on Saturday.  I'd also take it easy on the running the day or two after the race and maybe beef up the swim and bike then.

I know it can feel like racing can get in the way of training, but I also like to get in an Oly a few weeks before an HIM to get a better idea of the shape I'm really in, to practice transitions at race pace, to practice nutrition, and to shoot for a PR!

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2009-09-10 9:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Help/Advice on racing an OLY During Week 16 of 20 of my HIM Plan
This is my first thought:

Mon - Rest

Tues - Run 80' on a hilly course or treadmill. Let the HR get up to high Z3/low Z4 on the uphill and keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.  Swim:65 minutes.  3600M. 
WU: 500. 3x100 on 20" rest - build each 25 to go faster. 3x100 on 25" rest. MS: 5x300 on 30" rest. Try to make each one faster from 1-3, then 4-5. 200 easy 6x100 w/paddles on 20" rest. Make each one faster again with #6 being faster then #3. CD: 200. 

Wed - Bike: Bike Strength. 90' ride on a hilly course. Push the uphills and recover on the downhills. HR on the uphills can hit low Z4. Keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise.

Thurs - Run: Run Base, Endurance. Run 45' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3. Swim: Speed. 60min.
2000M. WU: 300 & 6x50 on 10" rest. MS: 12x100 w/ 20" rest. CD: 200.

Fri  - Bike: Recovery, Easy spin for 60' in small chain ring.

Sat - Rest

Sun - Race


Basically, drop Tues which includes LT intervals.  These will be replaced with your race.  Move Sun to Tues to keep a longer run & swim.  On Thurs, drop the endurance swim for the speed one from Tues to give yourself some faster work before the race.  Drop Saturday altogether.  Yes, you lose the "KEY WORKOUT" but will get plenty of hard riding in the next day.  If you want, do another 60' easy spin following the race.

Back onto the plan on Monday (which is only 45' of easy spinning anyway and should be plenty of recovery from the oly).
2009-09-10 10:54 AM
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Subject: RE: Help/Advice on racing an OLY During Week 16 of 20 of my HIM Plan

Thanks for the tips guys!

I tend to over think things but your advice makes perfect sense. I'll adjust accordingly.

2009-09-11 9:13 PM
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Subject: RE: Help/Advice on racing an OLY During Week 16 of 20 of my HIM Plan
Olympic distance race generally speaking qualifies as a muscular endurance workout as it is performed at LT in all 3 sports. If the race is hilly it also can represents a force workout. Take an LT workout in each sport and substitute it with a race, move long swim,ride and run early in the week, those are your key workouts for HIM. give yourself a couple of days easy prior to race and go. You will not be fully rested, but that is not the objective. Same for the following week, a couple of days easy, long swim after, combine muscular endurance with a long ride on the bike, recover, do a long run and you are good to continue. After 8-10 days, the oly race will reward you with an increase in fitness once adaptation is complete.
Treat the race as HIM, test clothing, hydration strategy, run pacing bike equipment.......A lot can be drawn from that experience. 
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