Recover week?
I just completed an Olympic distance tri yesterday. 6.8.14. there is no recovery plan in place that I can see. It looks like I should do a bike test today? Seems odd. I have a 2.4 mile swim this Sunday (not a race for me but maybe for others). Then the HIM plan kicks in....Why no recovery plan after a race?
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Hi Anita,
Do you need a recovery "week?" Maybe easy yesterday, easy today, then back on the normal schedule by Wednesday? Above is the season plan I worked up for you in March. Is this no longer accurate? If not, please submit a Triathlon Season RoadMap Survey, under the Training tab above, and I'll plan it out for you.
Steve, this is the Macro Forum, thanks.
No I do not need a week of recovery. This system is rather confusing the road map you show above is not the one I was emailed on April 24th. The one above was sent on March 11th and doesn't include the 2.4 mile swim I am doing this weekend. I have submitted 3 Surveys previously. Kinda hate being made to feel stupid. Super frustrated at this point!
Hi Anita,
My apologies. Looks like I found the one I did for you in March vs the one I did for you in April. I've recreated all of this for you in a new system that we fired up a few weeks.
Please go here to see your new Triathlon Season RoadMap, and please note the small change I've made for you with regards to when you'll start the HIM plan. I think this is a better route for you, given the length of your season. I'd like you to have a transition week before you begin the HIM plan. Anyway, please review the TSR, including the screencast, and I apologize again for the friction.
Have a great weekend,
Rich thanks for the revised plan. I am struggling with doing the "beginners" plan vs the "intermediate" plan. I have been a runner for 10 years and trained at a "competitors" training level with the plan that I have used. The Olympic beginner plan training volume seemed low for the bike and the run. I am willing to work harder on the swim as that is my weakest link. Since I am new to the sport I don't want to be undertrained and certainly not overtrained. (I have certainly over trained in the past and paid the price). I think I have the band width to train at a higher level. I don't need a week after the Olympic for recovery but a day off afterwards was nice and low intensity the next day was good. Last sunday I did the Blue Lake Olympic Tri and finished in 2:51:35. (nothing to write home about) The top 1 & 2 women in my bracket (age 50-54 me being 54) finished 2:21 and 2:28. My transitions are too long and I should be faster on the bike and the run. It took longer to find my legs after the bike than I anticipated. You thoughts? I think I should bump up to intermediate training plan....
Anita