Chris Davis Micro Thread
Coach Patrick-
Nice speaking to you today!
A couple of items-
1-I work most weekends, but usually have Wed and Fri off.
Would you have a suggestion for adjusting my plan?
I am using EN Intermediate Half for Raleigh 70.3 on 5/31.
2-I currently have a Half Marathon scheduled as part of my plan on 4/11 already. Would it be a good idea to sprinkle in some shorter tris early season? I like to race, so I could do so if it is recommended.
3-I mentioned I DO NOT have a PM on my bike, but have use of a CT. We discussed 20 minute the test as I will do it this week, but I forgot to ask you a question.
The test will give me an avg. HR number for the 20 min. In addition to an FTP number.
When I am riding my bike, should I use HR zones primarily and just use power if and when I am on the CT since I do not have a Power Meter on my bike? Or should I use HR all the time and switch to power if I get a PM on my bike?
Thanks!
Nice speaking to you today!
A couple of items-
1-I work most weekends, but usually have Wed and Fri off.
Would you have a suggestion for adjusting my plan?
I am using EN Intermediate Half for Raleigh 70.3 on 5/31.
2-I currently have a Half Marathon scheduled as part of my plan on 4/11 already. Would it be a good idea to sprinkle in some shorter tris early season? I like to race, so I could do so if it is recommended.
3-I mentioned I DO NOT have a PM on my bike, but have use of a CT. We discussed 20 minute the test as I will do it this week, but I forgot to ask you a question.
The test will give me an avg. HR number for the 20 min. In addition to an FTP number.
When I am riding my bike, should I use HR zones primarily and just use power if and when I am on the CT since I do not have a Power Meter on my bike? Or should I use HR all the time and switch to power if I get a PM on my bike?
Thanks!
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Given your schedule, I the big issue is moving the weekend rides to more manageable days. So I could see the following change for you as you look at each week:
Mon - Same as plan
Tues - Same as plan
Wed - Saturday Ride and Run from Saturday.
Thu - Swim from Friday.
Fri - FTP bike and run from Tuesday.
Sat - Long run from Thursday
Sun - Do as much of the ABP ride as you can (60 mins, 75 mins, etc).
I could see you do a few short races..if that works, then you wouldn't really taper for them. So that would mean the week above, only do the long run on Thurs, swim on Friday, then race one day and ride easy / for time on the other day.
As for Power vs HR, for the longer rides HR is a good target, but not for intervals. I'd rather you use your internal "effort-o-meter" to say...can I sustain _this_ effort for 15 minutes, etc., whatever the workout calls for.
When I think of HR for riding, it's more of a "when I am starting out I see this number usually...do I see it?" or "I am pushing the last hour of this 60 miler...I think my HR should be around XYZ....how close am i, etc?"
Make sense?
Got it!
A couple of more things-
1-does EN train 7 days consistently? If so, what day could be dropped with least impact. Sundays are pretty much a no training day for me with church, family and work.
2-I can swim Monday, Wed, Fridays, but Tues and Thursday are difficult. Any suggestion there? The "revisions" above have me swimming on Tuesday and doing the original Friday swim on Thursday.
My fault. I should have given you that information.
Thx
CD
As for swimming I'd go Monday and Friday, dropping the "brick" run from Friday if required. Only swim on Wednesdays in the final few weeks when you need those swims!!!