Wow! Only 20 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Week #6 was a pretty solid one. I had almost 12 hours of volume and a few points shy of a 700 Training Stress Score(TSS). That equates to a average intensity of around .8(80%) overall for the week. Pretty high for a early season training week, but I am getting close to a easier week coming up the week before heading to Sedona. The week in Sedona should be pretty full of activity though with a bit of cross-training to boot.
I had a couple of the dreaded red blocks on TrainingPeaks, but one was a strength training and the other was my shorter speed interval swim session. Desite missing those two workouts I still was only 33 minutes off my planned volume. If I would have done those I would have been probably 30 minutes over. Hey I don’t want to overtrain right?
Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2015 Training Week #6 – TrainingPeaks.com
Looking at the bigger picture, progress is gradually increasing with slight amount of fatigue. One thing to note is that there are not any real large spikes in fatigue(pink) so I don’t think I am throwing too many “curveballs” to my system. Comparing to last year I am well above where I was at this same time, but I am also competing a month before too. I can definitely feel the fact that your endurance and fitness build from year to year.
Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2015 Training Week #6 PMC – TrainingPeaks.com
Looking at TSS week to week, I have steadily progressed from my last rest week three weeks ago. The intesity(IF) has also increased as well. Next week should be another build week before an easy recovery the week before heading to the Southwest from some warmer temps and lots of outdoor training.
Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2015 Training Week #6 TSS – TrainingPeaks.com
