Saturday, June 20, 2009

Triathlon

So I have been really lazy since I ran the marathon. I want to get back in shape (specially with my wedding coming up) but I feel like a need a goal. So I thought of doing a triathlon. I looked for triathlons around my area and found one in Luray, VA on August 16.
http://luraytriathlon.com/Register.html

That is 8 weeks away! Ahh.. but I am going to try it out. I will attempt the spring triathlon (750m swim/16-mile bike/5K run).

I am a little scared of the swimming. I have never really liked swimming, and haven't done it in years, but we will see how it goes. Fairfax county offers some recreation centers that where I could use the pool:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/recenter.htm

I found this 8 week training program from Hal Higdon:
http://www.halhigdon.com/trifit/trifast.htm

Week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

June 22-28


Strength

Run
30 min

Bike 45
Strength
Swim 20
Run 25

Rest

Run
30 min
Swim 30
Run 30

June 29-July 5

Strength
Bike 30
Run 15
Swim 15
Run 30

Run 30
Strength

Rest

Run
35 min
Swim 30
Bike 30

July 6-12


Strength
Run
35 min
Bike 50
Strength
Swim 30
Run 20

Rest

Run
40 min
Swim 30
Run 45

July 13-19


Strength
Bike 40
Run 10
Swim 30
Run 15
Run 30
Strength

Rest

Run
45 min
All 3
90 min

July 20-26


Strength
Run
40 min
Bike 30
Strength
Swim 30
Run 25

Rest

Run
50 min
Swim 30
Run 45

July 27-Aug 2


Strength
Bike 40
Run 15
Swim 15
Run 40
Run 40
Strength

Rest

Run
55 min
Swim 30
Bike 60

Aug 3-9


Strength
Run
45 min
Bike 40
Strength
Swim 30
Run 30

Rest

Run
60 min
Swim 30
Run 60

Aug 10-16


Strength
Bike 30
Run 30
Swim 30
Run 30
Run 30

Rest

Rest
Triathlon