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  • Day 78

    BIKE
    • Time: 45m
    • Recovery
    • Very Easy
    • 45
    • Easy spin for 45' in small chain ring.

    Day 79

    RUN
    • Time: 40m
    • Speed
    • 40
    • WU: 10' includes 4x20" strides.
    • MS: Then 20' tempo run at LT or 5k could be substituted.
    • CD: 10'
    • Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.
    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.

    SWIM
    • Time: 1h 15m
    • Distance: 3350.00 yards
    • Endurance
    • 75
    • 3350
    • WU: 400
    • MS:
    • 4 * 300 w/:30 rest
    • - Idea here: 1st swim moderate straight
    • - 2nd even split 150's
    • - 3rd descend 100's
    • - 4th descend 75's
    • 2nd should be faster than the first and 3rd fast than 2nd so on…
    • 100 loosen ( easy)
    • 10 * 25 kick 0:10 RI
    • 600 pull w/ paddles
    • 8 * 75 on evens (2,4 etc) middle 25 is fast and on the odds 1st and last 25 fast - rest is 15"
    • CD: 200

    Day 80

    BIKE
    • Time: 1h 30m
    • Bike Hill Repeats
    • Strength
    • 90
    • WU: 15'
    • MS: Then 3x10' up a hill at 65-70 RPMS. Recover on the downhills. HR on the uphills can hit low Z4. Keep HR in Zone 1-2 otherwise.
    • CD: 15'
    Strength
    • Time: 45m
    • Exercise
      Sets
      Min reps
      Max reps
    • LEGS
      2 Leg Squats
      3
      15
      20
    • BACK
      Bent-Arm Pulldown
      3
      15
      20
    • LEGS
      Leg Press
      3
      15
      20
    • BACK
      Seated row
      3
      15
      20
    • LEGS
      Leg Extensions
      3
      15
      20
    • LEGS
      Hamstring curl
      3
      15
      20
    • CORE
      Core #2
      2
      0
      0

    Day 81

    RUN
    • Time: 30m
    • Rest
    • Endurance
    • 30
    • Run 30' on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done
    Comments and Definitions

    Pretty Running - lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands. 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. (*) B.P.A. = Best Possible Average, this will be one benchmark set that you can do once every three weeks. The idea is to record the 8, 100's and average them. Keep the record and you should be slightly faster the next time.

    SWIM
    • Time: 1h 00m
    • Distance: 2800.00 yards
    • Swim Endurance - KEY WORKOUT
    • Endurance
    • 60
    • 2800
    • WU: 300 swim & then 300 drills.
    • MS: 8x100 @75% effort. Rest is 20".
    • Then 8x100 on your best average of the set above (if you hit 1:40 avg. then that is your goal on this set). Rest is 10".
    • Next set is 400 pull with paddles.
    • CD: 200

    Day 82

    BIKE
    • Time: 1h 15m
    • Very Easy
    • 75
    • Easy spin for 75' in small chain ring.

    Day 83

    BIKE
    • Time: 3h 45m
    • Brick - KEY WORKOUT
    • Strength
    • 225
    • During the ride - 4x30' 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
    • Time: 30m
    • Run Brick - KEY WORKOUT
    • Strength
    • 30
    • Run 30' on a flat course or treadmill after bike workout. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.

    Day 84

    RUN
    • Time: 1h 15m
    • Run Base
    • Endurance
    • 75
    • Run 75' on a flat course to rolling course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done.
    Comments and Definitions

    Pretty Running - lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands. 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.

    SWIM
    • Time: 30m
    • Distance: 1500.00 yards
    • Easy swim
    • Recovery
    • 30
    • 1500
    • WU: 500
    • MS: 500 pull w/paddles.
    • 10x50 on 20" rest. Swim easy and focus on form.