Re: Value of gym/weight training

"Tamyka Bell" <t.bell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> John Hardt wrote:
>>
>> "Pat McLean" <pmclean009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "Harold Buck" <no_one_knows@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> In article <43716E6E.3DDF234A@xxxxxxxxx>,
>> >> Tamyka Bell <t.bell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> DaveB wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Tamyka Bell wrote:
>> >>> > >SNIP
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > Tam
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Tam (or should I say Tank Girl) you have to stop hanging out in the
>> >>> > same
>> >>> > forums as me or people will start to talk. ;) And 22 hrs a week of
>> >>> > training is too much, get a life!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > DaveB
>> >>>
>> >>> 22 hrs is way too much training! That extra 12 hours a week only
>> >>> saved
>> >>> me a few minutes in the race - and killed my social life (and did its
>> >>> best to kill my PhD too).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> As I've said in other threads, I finished my IM with a max week of 12
>> >> hours of training.
>> >
>> > Would you mind showing me a breakdown of what 12 hours of training a
>> > week
>> > might look like(ie. Monday run, etc...)
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> I know you're asking about Harold's 12 hour week but, for the sake of
>> comparison, here's my 15 hour week (this was one of my longest weeks of
>> training, the long bike and long run ramped up to these distances so most
>> weeks were way under this. The other workouts were more or less
>> constant):
>>
>> Monday: Short Swim 1:00/3000 yds.
>> Tuesday: Long Bike 6:00/100 miles
>> Wednesday: Short Run 1:00/7 miles
>> Thursday: Day off
>> Friday Long Swim 1:30/4500 yards
>> Saturday Short Bike 2:00/35miles
>> Sunday Long Run 3:30/24 miles
>>
>> A couple of notes:
>> 1. Yes, for those who are doing the math, I'm slow.
>> 2. If you're wondering what the deal is with a long bike ride on
>> Tuesday.
>> Yes, I'm employed. I had a deal with my wife that I would use vacation
>> time
>> to work half-days one day per week to limit the damage to our family
>> life.
>> My boss was supportive because I was raising money for a local charity.
>>
>> John
>
> I'm surprised though that you don't do any transition sessions?
>
> Tam

Do you mean bricks or practicing transitions? Sure I did bricks, the above
was just one example of a long week. I think there were probably 3-4 medium
length bricks worked in there during the last two months leading up to the
race. In reality I tried to run a little bit - even if it was just around
the block - almost every time I got off my bike.

As for practicig transitions, if that's what you mean, I just didn't bother.
I had them planned out in my head, but I didn't sit around on saturday
mornings and practice putting my bike shorts on and off. My goal was to
just to finish and shaving 30 seconds off a 14 hour day just didn't seem
worth the effort. I've done enough tris that I knew I could at leasat keep
my wits about me during transition.

John


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