Danskin Tri-Training -- Day 6



Activity:
Walking

Distance:
approx. 2 miles

Time:
35 minutes

Danskin Tri-Training -- Day 5



Activity:
Swimming

Distance:
14 laps

Time:
35 minutes

Danskin Tri-Training -- Day 4



Activity:
Yoga

Time:
55 minutes



Activity:
Run Greenlake

Distance:
approx. 3 miles

Time:
37 minutes

Danskin Tri-Training Schedule
April 16 to June 3

Danskin Tri-Training -- Day 2



Activity:
Walking

Distance:
approx. 3 miles

Time:
45 minutes

Danskin Tri-Training -- Day 1



Activity:
Swimming

Distance:
12 laps

Time:
25 minutes

Knowing when to quit

All summer, I've trained for an olympic triathlon. Then August hit and with work, moves (my training partner bought a house) and summer fun, training fell by the way-side. After much discussion with my training partner, we have come to the conclusion that our training for the Olympic Triathlon has not prepared us to do the actual tri. So we made the hard but wise decision to not compete in this year's event. There is always next year!

We did however agree to train and do the Seattle Half Marathon which is the Sunday after Thanksgiving. We've laid out our schedule and have begun running this week.



So far I am planning of running on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I have Spanish Class on Monday so I may need to run in the morning. Saturday would be long run day, Tuesday and Thursday Tempo and Interval.

Legend to Schedule:

Tempo is running at a steady pace for the alloted time/mileage. You
would keep your heart rate at about 70-75%

Interval is running for 5 minutes and walking for 1 minute with a push. You run HARD for that 5 minutes and then you walk slower for that 1 minute. Gets your heart trained!

LSD = Long Slow Run at about 60% of our max heart rate.

Free Run = Running for 30 minutes anyway you like it.

The Yoga



My new job offers a very nice perk, Free Yoga! On Tuesday and Friday at Noon, you'll find me working on my Yoga with my co-workers and I do have to say that I LOVE it! I feel so relaxed by the end and I feel stronger. I'm becoming more aware of what is right for my body and I often find myself doing mini-Yoga stretches outside of work. I believe that everyone should be doing the yoga!

In addition to my Tuesday yoga, I met Julie for a 45 minute easy bike ride. To spice things up, we added in one hill. Julie powered up the hill in her hardest gear and looked surprised when I congratulated her. She thought she was in her easiest gear and didn't understand why the hill was so hard!

Training is going well and I just need to keep the power alive!

Almost time for August's training schedule

Training has been going well and some days are better than others. Below I'm attaching August's schedule and it is packed full of fun! My Olympic Triathlon is on September 25th so I still have plenty of time to become speedy.




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