"Four Days of Forty." Ride exactly 40 miles, all at Z2 pace, after 10 min. warm up. Stretch legs extremely well after each ride, hydrate, and stay in aero position at least 50% of each ride if terrain allows.
Comments and Definitions
Pull Drill - Focus will be on learning to 'catch' the water with your forearm and pull yourself through the water. If you feel your lats (the muscles under your arm pits that go down the side of your back) engage, then you are starting to get it. If your shoulders are tired, then you are still using too much shoulder and not enough lats.
Kick (Regular) - regular kickboard kick or kick on back with hands over head, fingers locked.
RUN
Time: 30m
Run Base
Endurance
30
Run 30' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running with relaxed arms, face, neck, shoulders, and hands with high knees. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.
SWIM
Time: 30m
Distance: 2300.00 yards
Swim Form
Form
30
2,300
WU: 400 easy. Then 'swim golf' = 6 x 50 on 15" rest & count strokes. What combination of time and strokes gives you the lowest 'score?' (Ex: 43 strokes + 45" = 88).
MS: Swim a moderate effort using the same stroke count in WU set. 12 x 100 (10" rest between) moderate. 4 x 50 kick (20" rest between) moderate.
Pull Drill - Focus will be on learning to 'catch' the water with your forearm and pull yourself through the water. If you feel your lats (the muscles under your arm pits that go down the side of your back) engage, then you are starting to get it. If your shoulders are tired, then you are still using too much shoulder and not enough lats. Kick (Regular) - regular kickboard kick or kick on back with hands over head, fingers locked.