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Brian HardingBrian Harding
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Hi Coach Patrick,

Thanks again for the quick callback on Friday. I'm really looking forward to all that EN has to offer and I'm excited to learn from the experience here!

I used my trainer (Cycleops Fluid 2) and TrainerRoads for this session. My current LTHR is 152 and my FTP (VirtualPower) is at 264.

On the 16th I did a 20 mile RP in 54:03 and my HR averaged 150BPM.

Thanks again for all your help. Have a great week.

Brian 

Comments

  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Those are some solid numbers...excited to work with you!
  • Brian HardingBrian Harding
    Hi Coach Patrick!

    I have my first race coming up next week on the 7th (FINALLY!!). It's an olympic-distance (Leon's World's Fastest Triathlon) in Hammond, IN. I'm currently on the 2015 EN*Half, Advanced Plan and was curious what the proper taper would be for this. Should I pull back distances/zones starting Monday and wrap up my week with a light swim Friday? Any advise would be appreciated. I'm hoping to go top 5 in my AG so I want to be fresh & rested. Thanks Coach!

    Brian
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Brian, yes we generally have you do the normal week through Wednesday. Thursdays long run is dropped, and the taper is on.

    Saturday would be a short bike and run (45' all in...30' bike and 15' run...all easy with a few 30 second efforts in Z4).

    Friday is a swim workout, probably about 2000...I suggest you warm up like 800 with easy swimming and drills, etc. Then do 3 x 100 (20) with your swim start effort. Then pull 600 steady (not race effort, just really steady). Then finish with another 3 x 100 (20).

    Thursday is a run sharpening session -- 45', first 15' easy, then 20' building from Zone 2 to Zone 3. Last 10' has a few strides in there and a cool down.

    Good luck!
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