The Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships start NEXT WEEK! I’m super excited for my Georgia Bulldogs being the only women’s team with the maximum 17 athletes qualified. It looks like the Dawgs have a VERY good chance of adding another banner to Gabrielsen Natatorium!
One of the hardest sets I remember from my college days was a set of 20x25s ALL OUT. Usually these were done on short rest with very little breathing. Trust me, they HURT!
Coach Maria came up with what I would call a more triathlete-friendly version of the 20x25s set. There’s a little more rest in this set, but that just means the ALL OUT 25s should be extra FAST! I would suggest doing this set before a longer aerobic set like last week’s Good Old Fashioned Swimming Set!
BONUS: Here are a few fun triathlon related events going on around Atlanta this weekend!
* Saturday, March 15th – Super athlete, coach, father, and all-around good guy Harvey Gayer will be talking about his Transformation through Triathlon at 3:30 pm Saturday at all3psports. Harvey lost more than 100 (!!!) pounds training for and racing tris! This talk is guaranteed to be entertaining!! Details HERE.
* Sunday, March 16th – Zone 5 Events is hosting a preview ride of the Mountain Madness bike course. I’ve ridden the 56 mile course near Elijay and it is GORGEOUS and challenging! This is a good chance to do a supported preview of the course before the big race day! Details HERE.
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What does your usual week in the offseason and during the season look like in terms of total swimming yards/meters, miles biked / hrs on trainer, and miles ran?
Oh man, that is a tough question!! I honestly don’t really know! Most of my workouts are done by time, and I would say my max hours/week are around 30, and my min is probably zero (yes I take some time completely off during the offseason)! Sorry for the vague answer, but I’m pretty hands off and leave most of the details to my coach. I just do whatever he says and so far it’s paid off!!
30 hours a week training??!! Yikes. It’s always interesting from the age grouper perspective to hear how much the pros put in and their weekly regimen. If we do 10 hrs a week it feels like a lot, at least for most of us.
Looks like you’ve made crazy gains in your running based on what you wrote about your time at the Peachtree a few years ago compared to your most recent standalone 10-K.
Congrats on the Top 5 at Cabo.