The Final Commitment

First, some reassurance...if you're currently able to finish the "long day", then with a consistent effort over the next six weeks, you should also be able to complete the triathlon.

To give you an idea of the timing on a triathlon of this length, you can anticipate any of the following scenarios:

The 5k run - anywhere from 27-38 minutes
The 15k bike - anywhere from 35-46 minutes
The 150m swim - between 2-8 minutes.

Grand total = 64 - 92 minutes

For the next six weeks the idea is to increase the length of time by about 10% each week. Hence, at the end of the period, your long day would be about 84 minutes total. With that in mind, here's this week's schedule

Day 1 - 20 minute run
Day 2 - 44 minute bike
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 - 15 minute swim
Day 5 - 22 minute run
Day 6 - rest
Day 6 - 38 minute bike followed by a 15 minute run

Also, please be aware that you may want to register sooner rather than later, as it did sell out last year. Here's the link to the page. http://www.pasadenatriathlon.com/

If you're worried about having the right gear, please know that the only things you really need are running shoes, a bathing suit, shorts/t-shirt, and a bike (any bike will do). Remember, if you've got questions, email me, post, or call.

Um...Week 6?

My most sincere apologies!!!

I'm trying to figure out how I managed to be so absent over the past month, but I'm really not having a lot of luck. Based on everyone's silence, I'm going to presume that most of you have found yourself equally distracted by the buzz of the holidays and simply conclude that now is the time for me to get back on track. With that in mind, here is a schedule for this week. We're keeping it the same as the wek 2 regimen, so if you're like me and haven't exactly been on top of it these past weeks, you should still be fine. And, don't worry, you'll still be up to speed and ready to go by mid March.

Day 1 – 14 minute run
Day 2 – 38 minute bike
Day 3 – 13 minute swim or 14 minute run or 32 minute bike depending on where you need the most improvement. Yes, you do the one you where you need the most improvement. Not the other way around :)
Day 4 – 13 minute swim
Day 5 – off
Day 6 – 32 minute bike followed by a 12-minute run
Day 7 – off

Cheers and happy tri-ing,
Tricia