Week 18 Review

What a messed up week of non-routine. On the bright side I nailed the majority of workouts in some way or another!

I spent a very late night working on putting new toys on the bikes which made me miss an early morning bike. Followed by a very slow non-run with a group of people. It was more like a light jog, which hurt more than a real run. Going that slow used different muscles and technique which was cause for pain in the shins the next day. It wasn't much of a workout, but it was better than nothing I guess. I stayed true to the training plan and rescheduled that missed bike to double up workout with a swim. That felt just fine actually, the swim was very strong.

I made an executive decision to completely deviate from routine. I took Friday off work to take advantage of the warm weather and do my long run. That meant missing my Thursday night 12Km run. An acceptable loss considering I was doing the longest run of my entire training plan at 31Km. That long run yielded great rewards, I learned alot and managed to do it mostly injury free. I still have foot pain from the previous weeks long run. I'm not overly concerned about the injury since I'm coming into a rest week. If it's not fixed by the end of the week then I'll panic.


The most high-tech expensive coffee table you
will ever sit at.
Yes - that is a real carbon Zipp disc



Round the week off with a 2:20hr bike and I'd say things were successful despite shattering routine.

Nutrition wise I've been eating an exceptional amount of pizza. I also admit to alot of candy. Namely chocolate almonds, red feet/sweedish berries and I refuse to confess the number of Ice Cream Sandwhiches I have consumed. Other than that I've made healthy choices. K, I might need to lay off the sweets lol. My weight is still lingering around the gain1.5lbs from my record low for the past three weeks. At least it is steady. I wouldn't mind trying to drop 5lbs by Around the bay race which is a month from now. Thats just wishful thinking though, I am probably better off not torturing myself with hunger leading up to my first running race of my life.

Looking forward I can see this week being extra extra recovery week. I want to take care of my body, injuries and all to make sure I start this next set in good form. Even though its more of a taper set than anything, I want to feel strong come race day. I promise myself to eat better this week. I won't starve myself but I'll make better choices when I snack.

I've been getting alot of questions about the training plan. The JPO Program basically took a marathon training program and spliced it into a triathlon base building training program for now. This is why the runs are so long, it's building up for Around The Bay Race (not quite a marathon). This winter is all about the run. I suck so bad at running that I am concentrating on that right now. I'll step up the bike in April, Swim in May/June(Open water).

WEEK 18 TOTAL (Set 5, Week 3 - Base Build)


Swim: 2:00hrs
Bike: 4:00hrs
Run: 4:20hrs

TOTAL: 10:20hrs