April Training Updates

I am almost 3 full weeks into my current triathlon training block and things have been going extremely well. I've remained committed to stretching my hip after each run and strength training 3 times a week, including hip mobility work each time. I can feel the jump in fitness over the last 3 weeks and have had some amazing training sessions. 

On March 29th I completed my first long brick workout with a 45 minute bike and 15 minute run keeping my heart rate in zone 2. I absolutely crushed this workout and it felt amazing. 

The PR3 set up in the pain cave

23.6 mph on the bike and 12:37/mi on the run

I followed up the great brick workout with an even better run workout the following Tuesday morning. The workout was 45 minutes in z2 with 5 x 1:00 pick ups. I ended up running 3.52 miles equating to a 12:47/mi average. In the spirit of documenting my journey better, I also started taking a selfie after my workouts each day. 

Extremely happy after a great run workout

On April 6th I completed my first outdoor bike ride as a part of a 60 minute/15 minute brick workout with Adam. It was a lot harder than I expected but I powered through and am better for it. 

On April 8th I had my best workout of the year so far. My morning run was 60 minutes in z2 with 7 x 3:00 in z4. It was so hard, but I absolutely crushed this workout!

The smile says it all!

This is what progress looks like

In addition to the triathlon training, I've been actively making other changes and commitments in my life. I already mentioned that I started taking a selfie after my training run each day. I also have committed to starting a 10,000 daily step streak in addition to my current run streak (which is at 255 days!). I also started to journal about my journey daily. My daily journal includes tracking my food intake, training, notes about how I was feeling or when I struggled, and setting daily goals. It has been great so far and setting daily goals keeps things fresh and has helped me to build in some consistency. 

I have 2 races this weekend. Tomorrow I'm running my first ever trail race at the Beer & Bagel Run. On Sunday I will head out to Altoona for the DoNot Stop 5k. I'm really excited to put all of this great training to work and see what I can do.