Sunday, November 1, 2015

UM Training: 2011 vs. 2015 Aug-Oct comparison

2011 volume for Aug-Oct:

August: 43,600m swimming, 983 miles cycling and 155 miles running (55 workouts, 91 total hours)

September: 36,900m swimming, 660 miles cycling, 155 miles running (51 workouts, 80 hrs)

October:   27,500m swimming, 673 miles cycling, 157 miles running (39 workouts, 70 hrs)

This year my volume for Aug-Oct is as follows:

August: 46,400m swimming, 1006 miles cycling, 2.5 miles running (41 workouts, 82 hrs)

September: 54,100m swimming, 670 miles cycling, 15.7 miles running (33 workouts, 57 hrs)

October:  70,800m swimming, 1166 miles cycling, 72 miles running (50 workouts, 97 hrs)


Swims over 7km: 5
Longest Swim: 8 miles (12,900m) on September 4th
Planning to get in one more swim of 9k

*In 2011, only swims over 7km were 8500m on August 19th and 7800m on November 9th

Bikes over 120 miles: 5 (7 over 100)
Longest Ride: 195 miles with 14,400 ft of elevation gain on October 11th
Planning to get in one more ride of 125 miles

*In 2011 last ride over 100 miles was on October 23rd and only 5 over 100 (only 2 after Aug 21)

Runs over 6 miles: 4
Longest Run 13.35 miles on October 31st
Planning on 3 more runs above 6 miles (18, 13, 8.5)

*In 2011 had long runs of 21, 25, 30 and 38 miles spaced 3 weeks apart.  Did those as run/walk (3, 4, 5 and 6 hrs).  Also mixed in two 2-hr progression runs (16 miles ea).  Longest run was on October 29th, 4 weeks out.