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| How I feel about treadmill running |
Ice has forced me inside a few times, but I'm still finding ways to get outside as much as possible.
Building an aerobic base: With this new (at least to me) way of training, I have found that I no longer need a dedicated rest day every week or 2. Since the end of December, I have taken 1 rest day to recover for the increased volume. Since starting this, I have noticed a few things…
1. The
pace I can run at while maintaining a heartrate in the low 140’s has dropped
5-10s/mi. So with the same effort, I am running slightly faster. I believe this
will also translate to increased speed at my race effort once I get back to
training at a higher intensity.
2. I
do not constantly feel beat up and needing of a rest day. Even though I have
added 4-5 hours of training each week, slowing down and keeping my heartrate low
has allowed me to continually feel “fresh”.
3. I
am itching to start pushing myself again and get back to the harder workouts. While
training at an easy effort feel nice, I find myself missing the sense of
accomplishment from hitting those tough splits.
4. My
caloric intake has increased dramatically. I was already eating a lot, as most
triathletes do, but I am now needing 2 full lunches to get through my work day.
I believe this is due to both the increased volume and from staying in the aerobic
zone. Next week I plan on posting about what my weekly meal prep looks like ;)
With two weeks of high-volume Zone 2 training left, I plan on
closing out this first block with a lot of hours. My goal is to swim at least
10,000 yards, bike 8-10 hours, and run 30+ miles both weeks.
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