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Are you setting runs/swims as compleated?
I got into AT a few weeks ago
I got a run adaption the first week - I was canceling runs due to an injury and it adapted my scheduled Sunday run from 1 hr to 30 min - I also found that surprising
Yes I mark my swims and run completed after they are completed
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I need to do that … let me start doing it… This makes me happy
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Now well and stuck into final prep for IMLP, and going as well as can be. Last few long run/ rides have been pretty tough, the logical response would be the accumulated fatigue of training, combined with the mental fatigue of the last year, multiple heat waves, and a newborn. However that would be logical response, so I’ve been second guessing my preparedness. Fortunately my wife is a saint and helping to remind me of all of that, and preventing me from doing anything too dumb. Couple more proper workouts this week then looking forward to resting up and getting up to LP!
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Do you input the real tss?
I do not for swimming - there is a calc out on the webs but its too much work to figure out each workout
I do switch the “intensity estimate” on the runs which modifies the estimated running TSS (I pretty never run high intensity stuff due injuries or fears of re-injury)
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I mark the workout complete > edit the time > I copy in sTSS and hrTSS for runs from my free TP account > save
Thanks @JoeX. Training is going well. I’m a long way off from my Ironman, so the 80/20 plan I’m following is pretty basic right now. I did enjoy a couple weeks of vacation last month, spent at a lake in California. Biking there isn’t great, so I left that at home and substituted running. I’m pretty satisfied that I bumped my running up to 40 miles per week during vacation (versus the 15ish I was doing at home) without getting any niggles or injuries. Open water swimming is hard near my home, so it was great to get roughly 4 1/2 hours in the lake during vacation. All in all, I feel on track, although the really hard work hasn’t begun yet. 
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Thanks for the add! I’m currently training for my first 70.3 (Lake Tahoe 70.3, not the old IM event). Training is going well, actually the best training year I’ve had (I’m injury free from running, so that’s a win). I worked with a swim coach last winter, and am now using CSS for pacing my workouts and seeing good progress (don’t worry, your podium spots are still safe lol). I’m currently doing the HIM MV plan, and really loving the new adaptive training. Fingers crossed for August!
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Well things have gone from Great…Average…below average… Great… Ok… bit down…Great… Going ok to now utter disaster…
4 weeks to go Nottingham outlaw and Thursday BAM knocked off my bike, with a busted nose and the usual bits of gravel you end up picking out of your skin for a week or so. Thank god I was wearing a helmet. A week of rest before I review and either give up or just go for it.
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Oh man that’s bad news but sounds like you’re relatively ok.
…And the bike? 
I don’t want to talk about the bike Its far to upsetting skin will heal and bikes, bike parts shortages suck
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Thanks for the reminder @JoeX. I haven’t posted since April. May was solid though in last week I didn’t do anything as work demands were piling up and I was trying to get tons of stuff done before vacation. Took three weeks for vacation in June where did good amount of hiking but intentionally stayed away from SBR. Thus, there were four weeks of no activity.
May
- Run: 4:03:55; 40.4 km
- Bike: 25:08:12; 743 km
- Swim: 2:06:22; 4928 m
June
- Run: 1:20:18; 12.4 km
- Bike: 7:46:15; 217.7 km
- Swim: 0:41:07; 1554 m
As a result of this, at 50+ I have lost a lot of fitness and it will take a while to get it back. I have 12 weeks until Augusta 70.3, and 18 weeks until Florida 140.6 So, with the long-term in mind I’m going to focus training for these races mainly on rebuilding aerobic base and extending endurance. Currently debating which plan/route to go to do this, but will figure it out!
Happy, healthy, and safe training everyone!
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First triathlon in 22 months done! 
Well, sort of - - the swim ended up getting cancelled the week before the race due to an apparent bacteria outbreak at the lake we swim in (which was all cleared up and reopened on Friday…
) so it was a Bike (80km)/Run (21km) which was a little weird/different, but it was a race nevertheless! Felt good to be out amongst people again, giving “good job!” encouragements to everyone on the run and feeling somewhat normal! Managed to come away with a solid 3rd place overall (and my age group, which took the top 5 spots) and ran really well off the bike. Most importantly, the crazy rain clouds that were threatening the race all day managed to stay off the course and we stayed dry! 
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Welcome back, and although you have taken time off, three weeks hiking is likely to have maintained your endurance pretty well - it’s more likely that your top end, threshold/vo2/anaerobic has been impacted, so perhaps counter intuitively I’d prioritise those workouts.
No such luck with a break in swimming though 
A brilliant return to racing! 
Okay. Decision made.
I tracked a bunch of athletes through Ironman Lanzarote and Ironman UK this weekend and saw the struggles and DNFs unfold…and it reminded me of how hard this game is!
I changed my Olympic race to a B, Barcelona to an A, deleted my plan and created a new one. High Volume - as Ive been doing high volume since March. The long rides are going to be a big struggle, history tells me this…but if I’m going to up my game then I just have to start getting these in.
I will update my Garmin run plan from 10k later today. I have enjoyed success running 5 days per week, but I think I will have to make this four as the distances increase. I will stick with McMillan and choose the half or marathon distance. As long as the easy run paces stay within my current wheelhouse I should be okay.
Swim, no change with a maximum four x 45mins per week.
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June was a tough month, had a rough 3 weeks, Broke my bike trying to fix it. Then actually crashing my bike and then i got sick so it has not been the best build up to Ironnboune middle distance on the 18th. So i have re-evaluated my goals from racing the event to gaining experience and finishing with my head held high ready for weymouth block. I still trained in the month but it has not been the greatest. I have a solid week left in the tank and then will be tapering. Hoping i hold some fitness and will carry me through.
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Finally made it to my first roll call for the year!
Let things slide a little throughout June with some longer runs/rides being replaced with TT’s and also moving house over Outlaw half weekend. Still some great results/PB’s for me there with a 21:00 10m, 55:18 25m and a 1:52:16 50m so the bike is definitely going well. A key part of my planned build up was the Anfield 100m TT at the start of June but unfortunately that was cancelled the day before due to last minute roadworks.
The run still feels good but I think skipping the longer runs has had some impact which I felt yesterday during the last long run in the build up to Outlaw. I’m still confident in my run off the bike but I might need to go in conservative on the pace.
I’ve really neglected the swim with this build up, all open water with minimal structure. Since Outlaw a couple of weeks ago I’ve been giving this more focus. Lots of work on technique and breathing along with breaking the swims up with more recovery to maintain the changes rather than fatiguing and carrying on. Yesterdays 3500m continuous swim felt great, much lower RPE than usual but at a faster pace! First time I’ve been excited about the swim in a while/ever?
| Week | TSS | Bike Time | Run Dist. | RSS | Run Time | Swim Dist. | Swim Time | Lift Time | T+RSS | Total Time | Plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 466 | 08:25 | 52.9 | 298 | 04:12 | 5248 | 01:34 | 00:30 | 764 | 14:41 | FD Specialty MV #3 | 25m TT |
| 23 | 471 | 07:50 | 42.1 | 254 | 03:16 | 5290 | 01:39 | 725 | 12:45 | FD Specialty MV #4 | 50m TT | |
| 24 | 442 | 07:22 | 55.3 | 333 | 04:10 | 3893 | 01:12 | 775 | 12:44 | FD Specialty MV #5 | Outlaw Half | |
| 25 | 279 | 05:24 | 28.4 | 148 | 02:16 | 3121 | 01:01 | 427 | 08:41 | FD Specialty MV #6 (Rec) | 25m TTT |
Last few weeks of training before Outlaw full to go now, motivation is still high but I am really looking forward to a break afterwards!
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I live in scotland and it still cost a kidney to do it
Couldn’t wait and despite feeling tired ramped again today to start my revised plan. In aero position apart from sitting up for a few seconds at 19mins then back to aero.
274W
Back on track.
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