2015 OS Turkey Week Thoughts & Advice
Hey all you Turkeys! The big week is almost here, and regardless of what you do and how you celebrate, it’s going to interrupt that neatly scheduled training week you are used to. At the end of the day we want to keep you on track, but we don’t want to stress you out so much that the whole week is no fun. Beside, you do want to eat all that yummy food, right??? 
Here is some food for thought, feel free to share your plan or ask for clarification below!
Baseline
We’d like you to do your basic plan for the week for as long as your week allows. So if you are staying home for the holidays and not racing at all, you just keep trucking. If you are traveling on Thursday (keeping it local!), then do your regular week through Thurs if possible…or at least Wednesday. We can adjust working from there.
Are You Traveling?
Odd are if you are traveling things will be tough. There’s traffic, stress, etc., and the last thing we want to do is end up with you being sick, etc. So if your travel is significant, I strongly suggest you plan on taking that day off; or at least the 24 hour window around that travel time. Same for the trip back. Yes, lost time sucks, but better 24 hours here than a week of suck later as you fight the Flu.
Are You Racing on Thursday?
If you are doing a road race on Thursday, then move the Thursday ride to Wednesday. This means double ride days but you get to replace the typical Wednesday run with the race and your weekend can continue as planned. If you are traveling and racing, just do Tuesday’s ride, Wed off, then the Thursday race.
Are You Racing on Sunday?
Some of you might not have the chance to run until Sunday. If this is the case, then do your regular week as planned, replacing the Sunday run with the race!
But Coach P, I Don’t Have A Bike on the Road!!!
What, you don’t bring your trainer, bike, riser block, sweat mat, towels and sweat guard set up to your in-laws? AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A TRIATHLETE? Don’t worry about it. The default workout is a 45-minute run in Zone 2, with some strides at the end. It’s not the equivalent of a bike workout, but it is a good way to keep the fires burning without being so hard that it will set back your other workouts. Use this 45-minute run as you see fit.
Even if you miss a few days and a few rides, it only means you are rested and you’ll be ready to crush that next week. Don’t sweat it…we aren’t. Now go eat some turkey and tell Granny you can pee on the bike!
Comments
We'll be home for t-day which is great but I'd like to shift the OFF day from Fri to Thur.
So planning to keep trucking ... then take Thur off and complete that VO2Max ride on Friday.
May also drop/reduce the EP 30' runs on Tue/Thur as needed to keep up with other commitments.
Any thoughts/concerns?
Seems simple enough.
Thanks,
djd
Thanks
David, I will likely be doing the same Thu-Fri switch. Like Doug said, do the Sunday run as best as possible but fatigue is probably building up in your legs so 3 hard workouts in a row may have its effects on Sunday. If you feel good, Monday will be a well deserved off-day then