I have been practicing a more natural progression of training. I increase the distance I train every week following the 10% rule. Well...let's just say that I try to follow the 10% rule. Sometimes I overshoot it a little and sometimes I come in just a little under 10%. I insert recovery days when needed. Here is a weekly total of my workouts for the past couple of weeks. Mind you this is the beginning of a build cycle that will last all summer.
Week 5/23-5/29
- Run 13 miles
- Bike 48 miles
- Swim 2.7 KM
Week 5/30-6/5
- Run 19.5 miles
- Bike 70 miles
- Swim 6.8 KM
Week 6/6-6/12
- Run 19 miles
- Bike 78 miles
- Swim 7.3 KM
Week 6/13-6/19 Recovery week
- Run 15 miles (23 miles if I put off brunch and go run right now)
- Bike 15 miles
- Swim 1.1 KM
This week is obviously a recovery week. I am taking recovery very seriously this time around. Although I didn't mean to drop the distance this much I will pick up on Monday where I left off the week before. Right now I am in San Francisco for a few days without my bicycle. I have limited access to swimming but unlimited access to running. Unlike Austin right now I can run in the afternoon without worry of dying from heat exhaustion. There is about a 30-40 degree difference in temperatures here in NorCal. I am about to run the Lands End trail in San Francisco. It is about an 8 mile out and back trail along the coastline from Ocean beach to Golden Gate bridge. As you can imagine the views are pretty breathtaking. Here is a photo I borrowed from about.com.
It is truly one of the more beautiful running trails I have done.
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