Weekly Recap

2 weeks out from Ironman 70.3 Boulder Triathlon

Two weeks out from Ironman 70.3 Boulder Triathlon, the hard weeks are over, and it is time to taper!

Daily Workout

Mon Rest day
Tue 65 minute interval bike followed by 20 brick run before work + 20 mile aerobic run after work
Wed 3,000 yards interval swim
Thr 60 minute interval run before work + 45 easy recovery spin after work
Fri 1,800 yards recovery swim
Sat 66 mile ride followed by 7 mile brick run
Sun 10 mile run + 2,000 yards of open swim

Weekly Recap

Swim 6,800 yards
Bike 60 min interval + 45 recovery + 66 miles
Run 20 minute brick run, 20 min recovery, 60 min interval, 7 mile brick run, 10 miles

Takeaway from the week

It was the last of the three weeks of intensity before Ironman 70.3 Boulder and I felt good all week – maybe I knew tapering was so close!

I received a few swimming tips in the pool on Wednesday morning which I’m pretty excited about as I want to improve my stroke but have no idea how it looks! The 3 tips were; 1) put your hand together versus spreading your fingers out, 2) keep your arm in a straight line and don’t cross over; 3) look ahead versus looking down. I was all about tips 1 and 2 but tip 3 was the opposite of what I’ve been told. But I’m willing to try it out. I tried to implement all three immediately on Wednesday and again Friday and Sunday. I have to say I’m impressive so far and have cut by 100 yard pace by 5-6 seconds! The hardest part is remember to apply all three tips – especially keeping my head up. More to come on this!

Saturday’s 66 mile ride was my longest continuous ride to date (up from ~60 which I’ve done several times) and it felt great. We went out along Hennepin County Road 6 to Watertown and it is a great ride of uninterrupted miles which you cannot find in the city 🙂

Unlike last week’s long run, I did hit my race pace miles this week and had a great run. The weather was a bit cooler and it was cloudy so that helps as well.

We are doing an 8 day road trip to Ironman 70.3 Boulder so I think planning the trip has helped divert my attention from worrying about the race to the fun of planning a vacation to the lovely state of Colorado!