I'm going to start posting Training Tips and Tricks that work for me on this blog. I'll post them as I think of them. I'm doing this to help those friends that read this, but also to aid my failing memory. Postings with "TnT" in the title will have at least one training tip at the end of the blog.
Swam with Masters this morning. Finally starting to get into the swing of things and was able to hang on for the full 1000meter time trial they do every Saturday. (Might have had something to do with the fact that I had an energy drink this time). I think we finished in under 17 minutes. We do the 1000m after 100-200 warmup, then we do the rest of the workout!
I followed this workout with a long, easy bike ride. I ended up doing 70 today in under 4 hours. It was windy and I took it pretty easy. My Garmin actually ran out of memory during the ride and started flashing an alert at me until I deleted some laps from previous rides. Here is a map of the ride.
Swam with Masters this morning. Finally starting to get into the swing of things and was able to hang on for the full 1000meter time trial they do every Saturday. (Might have had something to do with the fact that I had an energy drink this time). I think we finished in under 17 minutes. We do the 1000m after 100-200 warmup, then we do the rest of the workout!
I followed this workout with a long, easy bike ride. I ended up doing 70 today in under 4 hours. It was windy and I took it pretty easy. My Garmin actually ran out of memory during the ride and started flashing an alert at me until I deleted some laps from previous rides. Here is a map of the ride.
When I got home, I did a mile on the treadmill, then a shower, a recovery drink and a nap.
Tip 1: Tighten your shoes on the bike to get more power. I often forget this, but did it about mid-ride today and noticed a big difference.
Tip 2: Post Workout Recovery Drink: 2 bananas, 1/8 of a bag of frozen berries (from Trader Joes), 2 cups of OJ, 1 Scoop of Recoverite (from hammer nutrition), 1 cup of cold water, any remaining protein drink from the ride.
1 comment:
Thanks for the training tips and tricks. I read this blog every few days and little things you notice have helped me along my way. I don't have time to post, but I wanted you to know I appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you in Kona, rooting you on in much better shape then today.
Therese
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