Olympic 3x Balanced 16/20 Week Group (Page 6)

Hey all, newb here living in Japan and signed up for my first tri in June. Olympic length. So, I started my training (Olympic 3x Balanced 16 week) 3 weeks ago, and at the end of the second week I realized that I had gotten my race date wrong (I misread the Japanese and took the last sign up date for the race date) and consequently started training two weeks early. So, now I'm worried that my final taper will be off...

What's the best way to fix this? When I tried to reprogram with the new (actual) race date in the personal program designer it told me to do one week of training followed by a taper week and then start the 16 week program, but it's already too late for that. So, what should I do?

I assume I should throw in a week 1 immediately followed by a taper week somewhere in the middle of things, but where would be better? Should I do it soon (between month one and month two) or should I wait and do it later on (between months 2 and 3 or 3 and 4)? Suggestions? I don't want to lose any of the hard work I've already done/will do, but I also don't want to tire myself out with over-training. I know the final taper is super important and I want to make sure I get the most out of this program.

Am I making too big a deal out of this? What should I do? Thanks for your time and help!

~Gwen

PS. Just to make things clear, I started my training on Feb. 13th and my race is Jun. 19th

Hi Gwen. Yes, you should add the two weeks now and then proceed with the plan according to schedule until race day. Your plan has three weeks of increasing volume followed by one week of decreased volume. At the end of the three weeks this month, instead of doing the taper week, start back 2 weeks and repeat the two weeks you just did, then do the taper week.

Thanks so much Jessica! Unfortunately, I had already done my workout today for the first day of the taper week before I read this, but I only did the swim and it was only 9 minutes shorter than week 2 would be anyway so I doubt it will make much difference.

I'll do the rest of this week as though it were week 2, then do week three again next week and then do the taper. Thanks again for taking the time to answer! I really appreciate the help.

~Gwen

Hi all! Thought I'd pop my head in here ... Jessica, thanks for the amazing stuff you're doing with the training groups, and Gwen, glad to see you jumping into training and the forums here

I just started on this plan for my Oly 6/26. I may be seriously deluded, but we'll see. I had a very nasty tropical virus that has degraded the cartilage in my joints (so basically I've got osteoarthritis now, not the end of the world, just needs adjustment, planning, and certain types of strength training). Anyhow, I'm going to do the training, but take it easy, just try to get the workouts in, and keep a real sharp eye on how I'm doing and how it's going.

Hope to get to know some of you better on our mutual journeys.

Hi Yanti! So glad to have you here!!

My first day with BT! Trying to find my way around the website. There's so much! I am competing in my first olympic tri on 5/22/11 - the Columbia Tri in Columbia, MD. My first tri of any kind. I have been training since 1/30, but signed up with BT becuase I think I need additional support and direction w/ my training.

Glad to be here.

Brian

Welcome, Brian! Very glad to have you here on BT!

Having just finished my peak week, and the first brick session of the taper, I thought I might check in Last week was hard work, mostly just finding time for all the workouts, but I did them all  - 7.2km swimming, 170km riding and 40.1km of running, and am stoked to have accomplished that! Almost an Ironman ... spread across 7 days

Yesterday's brick was quite promising too; my legs were already tired from the weekend but I still managed to run pretty strongly off the bike, and managed to average 4:43min/km (somewhere around 7:40/mile I think) for just shy of 8km.

I'm still a little intimidated by the swim - I've done a couple of 1500m OWS and one 2000m, but with all of those I was pretty spent by the end. I'm usually easily sub 9min for a 500m in a sprint tri, so I hope I can be sub 30min for my Oly and still perform well on the bike and run! Really looking forward to it now, and feel well prepared and well pleased with the massive progress I've made on this program, thanks so much