2nd Triathlon – 7 weeks to go…
Even though I got in a couple of decent workouts, I somewhat treated last week as a “week off” from both my nutrition plan and intense workouts. Back to business today though…
I am shifting my focus to running in preparation for the upcoming TRI. I decided to do this for a couple of reasons. For starters, I literally felt like I was going to die during the run portion of the last TRI. I pretty much went all out on both the swim and bike so I did not have much left in the tank for the run. I plan on having the exact same approach (go all out) for the upcoming TRI but I am going to train harder on the run to help alleviate that “death” feeling I had. The second reason is simple, I want to increase my run pace which will lead to improving my overall time.
This morning I changed things up a bit and rode my bike 3.5 miles to a local school and exercised on their track. I ran eight laps which equals out to two miles. To start, I ran two laps (1/2 mile) in 3 minutes so my pace was a 6 minute mile. I took a minute to recover (walked) and ran another lap in 1 minute 30 seconds…again, maintaining that 6 minute mile pace. I repeated running one lap in 1 minute 30 seconds with a minute to recover until I reached 8 laps. I jumped back on my bike and rode it home another 3.5 miles at a pretty good pace. Once I got home, I realized I had some time to kill so I swam laps for 10 minutes (1/3 mile). DRISC used the term “tempo running” the other day and I am thinking my track workout falls under that technique. I am new to “tempo running” so it’s going to be a work in progress as I learn more about it. Tempo running is basically a technique that helps your body increase the pace of your run…which is my goal these next 7 weeks.
I will assume most people that are reading this do not care about increasing their run pace. Tempo running is another form of interval training…which is the best cardio for fat loss, click here to read more
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