22-02-2024, 02:53 AM
Hi TheEd,
That's interesting about the rests. This was 75s walking, which I find quite a bit easier than jogging the rest. I checked Garmin for the HR data on the rests and it was generally getting down below 100bpm. After the first interval it went below 90bpm. This is the minimum HR though, the average was around 120-125 for each.
As for balancing the training, I'm working on it. Definitely still a challenge. E.g. Tuesday this week was a tough VO2 bike session (21x1 min "on" with 30s "off" done as 3 blocks of 7) and so Wednesday had to be a bit lighter, but I went to that OW swim group in the evening and they were doing deep water starts which was quite intense and after that Garmin said recovery time = 96h and training readiness = 1 (out of 100). So I'm having a day off today instead of doing a tempo ride.
I think doing an easy ride on Sunday followed by an easy run on Monday is a waste of my potential recovery days. So I might look to make Monday's run more of the tempo/threshold day and the long/easy run can be midweek, maybe after a harder bike day.
Any suggestions for this Saturday's intervals run? I was thinking of 400s or 200s or something. Next tri is a week on Sunday.
Cheers, GM
That's interesting about the rests. This was 75s walking, which I find quite a bit easier than jogging the rest. I checked Garmin for the HR data on the rests and it was generally getting down below 100bpm. After the first interval it went below 90bpm. This is the minimum HR though, the average was around 120-125 for each.
As for balancing the training, I'm working on it. Definitely still a challenge. E.g. Tuesday this week was a tough VO2 bike session (21x1 min "on" with 30s "off" done as 3 blocks of 7) and so Wednesday had to be a bit lighter, but I went to that OW swim group in the evening and they were doing deep water starts which was quite intense and after that Garmin said recovery time = 96h and training readiness = 1 (out of 100). So I'm having a day off today instead of doing a tempo ride.
I think doing an easy ride on Sunday followed by an easy run on Monday is a waste of my potential recovery days. So I might look to make Monday's run more of the tempo/threshold day and the long/easy run can be midweek, maybe after a harder bike day.
Any suggestions for this Saturday's intervals run? I was thinking of 400s or 200s or something. Next tri is a week on Sunday.
Cheers, GM