so, my second half ironman of the year is coming up this saturday in oklahoma city. i think i'm more nervous about this one than the first one! my heart rate has been up all week...that that it says much since i consistently have a pretty low resting heart rate. no strokes for me please!
i decided to calculate how far/how much time i have spent training for this one....then multiply it x2 since i pretty much did the training plans back to back. next year i will definitely approach training differently (and do some races closer together). it is odd how your mindset and body changes with this training though. i did a 2 hour workout this morning and it seemed short for a saturday....it is probably because i did a 3.5 hour one last saturday. that is a long time in a bike!
anyhow, here is the breakdown:
---first of all, i have tried to add up all the numbers but i'm sure i messed up so this is definitely an estimate. in parenthesis, i have approximated the total miles/yard breakdown. i estimated a lower speed than average, so it should actually be more total distance (just didn't want to give myself more credit than deserved). i also had days where i exercised more than recommended, but didn't write it down.
SWIM-- 2295 minutes total= 38.25 hours= 114,750 yards (based off 3000 yd/hr)
BIKE-- 3705 minutes total=61.75 hours=1049.75 miles (based on 17 mph)
RUN--2715 minutes total=45.25 hours=407.25 miles (based on 9 minute miles)
in all, at least 1540 miles total to train for 70.3. seems crazy, doesn't it?
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Wow! (And I was proud of myself for riding my bike for 90 minutes on Saturday!)
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