Training Week 26 Nov 12: Laying the foundation

Weekly totals: 15:09
Swim: 11,000 yds
Bike: 137 miles
Run: 42.7 miles

Another good week of higher volume running (40+ miles/week over the past 3 weeks) and swimming. Targeting some consistent/increased off season run volume mixed with some 5k/10k road racing to get me running 75-80min off the bike this year. Everything is progressing as planned. Love it when that happens. Such a drastic difference between last season and this season with all around fitness and ability to recover. Aerobic zones are down, watts/power on the bike are up and running times are down - all good things. Not progressing on the swim as quickly as I would like and was starting to get really frustrated with myself so decided to change my mental approach towards swim gains relative the analogy on how to eat an elephant - "one bite at a time". Celebrate the small wins on the swim. Setting the foundation for a few build weeks over the next few months.

Blue and gray 5K this weekend in Fredericksburg, race report to follow...