Well there are 4 days to go before my first 1/2 Ironman race, the Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon presented by Pizza Hut. On Sunday I did my last long run, an 11 miler at 3PM to try to continue my heat adaptation. It felt pretty good but I was definitely a little tired on Monday, I think that I may be overdue for a rest day...so why not start the taper!
Here's the plan:
Lots of sleep all week!
Monday - swim 1000-1500m easy, focus on just being comfortable in the water and keeping my stroke mechanics solid.
Tuesday - run 7 miles fairly easy (8:15-8:45 pace).
Wednesday - run 5 miles in the AM, swim for 30 min in Lake Michigan in the PM
Thursday - bike 30 miles easy (18 mph) with a couple of sprint intervals or fast climbs, swim 20-30 min easy in Lake Michigan.
Friday - bike 13 miles easy (the Steelhead run course), run 20 min easy with three 1 min race pace intervals, swim 20-30 min easy.
1 comment:
That's not a taper week, that's fanatical!
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