One week under my belt on the new "plan." So far, so good. The basics are: 4 swims a week preferable (minimum 3), 3 weight sessions a week, 2 quality cycling workouts a week, and extra running and spinning thrown in where I can, mostly as warmup for the weight sessions. It's more than I would be doing at this time of year if I had not hired a coach, but hey, that's the point, isn't it!? The swims are challenging, but not overwhelming, so that's been good. I'm trying to ease into the weights, so as not to be too sore. The focus is really on the legs and on exercises with multiple muscle groups involved. The first couple of cycling workouts have been good and the running is no big deal. The kicker for the week was the Tour de Tahoe, a ride around the lake. It is, as you might expect, a beautiful ride. It doesn't have as much climbing as some of the other rides around the foothills that I've done, but still challenging. 72 miles, ~3800' of climbing at ~6000 feet of elevation. I made it around in about 4 hours of ride time after riding a moderately hard pace (average watts = 165). And wouldn't you know, I wasn't smart enough to take a halfway decent picture!! Anyway, it was a great ride and a great weekend with the family in Tahoe.
The 2nd week is more of the same (minus the Tahoe ride). The biggest challenge will be to find a good rhythm and get all the swimming and weights in. 5 AM comes early, especially when it's every day. But spending time with the little kiddos makes those early mornings worthwhile. A 2-year old is just plain fun! The stuff they come up with...
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