Before I post my Racine Race report, I have a few week of training summary to post up here. I know it's always more art than science and a matter of listening to your body when you recover from a long course race, then try and turn around, get some fitness back and race another less than 4 week later. The build wasn't ideal and a lot of family commitments took priority, but I came into Steelhead ready to race and set some PR's.
Looking back, it's not the build I wanted, but I think the important take-away, is that I mostly cut out recovery rides and swimming, so my run consistency was great and my key bike rides were there. So in terms of "value" I hit the mark. I think mentally and physically, a slight drop in training load wasn't a bad thing after a long season of training to this point. Psychologically, having a great day at Steelhead will pay off come Kona and that final block of training. that being said, this was the lightest 4 week period of training I've done since the Fall.
By the Numbers:
7/20-7/26
Swim: 2:00/8804y
Bike: 6:42/145mi
Run: 3:22/27.6mi
TOTAL: 12:04/767TSS
7/27-8/02
Swim:2:06/9244y
Bike: 7:37/168mi
Run: 5:54/48.2mi
TOTAL: 15:37/994TSS
8/03-8/09 (including the race)
Swim: 2:42/11866
Bike: 6:56/165
Run: 4:29/37.9mi
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