Training plan in flux

I've tried to read more triathlon, running, and nutrition books lately. Perhaps I'll follow up with book reviews in ensuing posts. Some of these books include: Brain Training for Runners, Racing Weight, Run Faster from the 5k to the Marathon, among others.


I recently finished Brain Training. It's an interesting book by Matt Fitzgerald, an exercise author I respect and follow. From the book, I picked up this tidbit. In short, Fitzgerald urged athletes to plan their weekly, even monthly schedules. However, we shouldn't be slaves to these schedules. Listen to your bodies and what they're telling you about your training. For example, waking up tired, sluggish, sore, etc. might lead you to back off scheduled workouts. One important point is to prevent injuries before they happen.

I've been trying to break in a pair of Newtons. According to the Newton website itself, these shoes can take several weeks to break in. So I ran on Monday, much to the dismay of my calves. I couldn't finish the hour run, as my calves and achilles tendons mutinied. On Wednesday, I switched back to my old running shoes and repeated the hour workout. While I finished the run this time, my legs still hurt. Today I listened to my great coach, Jeff Geloneck (check out his blog at http://thetriathlonlife.blogspot.com) and scrubbed run workouts.

So for the rest of the week, I'll be focusing on swimming and biking.

Daily Workout:

1 hour ride on cycling trainer in Zones 2-3