04-03-2024, 07:42 AM
Hi TheEd - yes I agree, I like swimming as a leg recovery, but then the productive sessions often involve intervals at a high HR and that can lead to Garmin giving me a long recovery time because of the cardio aspect of the workout.
I feel like my swimming has gone off the boil a bit the last few months actually and I think at least part of that is because I haven’t been doing as many really hard intervals.
I did a tri yesterday and the weather wasn’t too hot at all, just a bit windy.
- Average swim (I deliberately went easier to see if it made a difference on the bike)
- Better bike (aero bars helped, I went by feel, power was slightly higher than before)
- Good run (4:18 pace, not quite the 4:15-4:10 I think I “should” be able to manage, but I was happy with the pacing, didn’t run out of steam and felt I was close to the limit without going over it).
I actually drank (Powerade + a bit more salt) on the bike this time too and I think that helped me feel less fatigued after the event.
3 weeks to the next one and then the season's all over. At that point I usually have a fairly easy April for swimming before starting on technical stuff in May. I’ll take a couple of easy weeks on the bike as well and then start aerobic base work.
But more important than that, perhaps then is the time to give you a “blank canvas” to sort out my running? I plan to just do 2 rides and 2 swims per week over most of the winter. I won’t have any tris until Nov/Dec but might do the odd Parkrun.
What do you think?
Thanks,
GM
I feel like my swimming has gone off the boil a bit the last few months actually and I think at least part of that is because I haven’t been doing as many really hard intervals.
I did a tri yesterday and the weather wasn’t too hot at all, just a bit windy.
- Average swim (I deliberately went easier to see if it made a difference on the bike)
- Better bike (aero bars helped, I went by feel, power was slightly higher than before)
- Good run (4:18 pace, not quite the 4:15-4:10 I think I “should” be able to manage, but I was happy with the pacing, didn’t run out of steam and felt I was close to the limit without going over it).
I actually drank (Powerade + a bit more salt) on the bike this time too and I think that helped me feel less fatigued after the event.
3 weeks to the next one and then the season's all over. At that point I usually have a fairly easy April for swimming before starting on technical stuff in May. I’ll take a couple of easy weeks on the bike as well and then start aerobic base work.
But more important than that, perhaps then is the time to give you a “blank canvas” to sort out my running? I plan to just do 2 rides and 2 swims per week over most of the winter. I won’t have any tris until Nov/Dec but might do the odd Parkrun.
What do you think?
Thanks,
GM