8 days to go.... train or not?

bananamansgay

heya,


kinsale triathlon (sprint), which is my first, is only 8 days away now. i feel ok, i could be fitter though. i have trained hard, and im actually feeling kinda tired at this point, my calves are killing me!

any one have any opinions on the kind of schedule i should tale for the next few days?

cheers

Funkyzeit

IMO Take it handy - your not going to loose any fitness over the next few days. If calves are stiff swimming might be a good option or some light spinning out on the bike. Usually leave 3 days of doing nothing before my sprints...

Then again I'm a reative beginner so might not be the best advice!!

Canis Lupus

Did my first Tri there last weekend.

For the last week I trained lightly up till two days before the event.

Actually I just used the last week from Hal Higdons plan.

It was 30 min cycle and 30 min run on Mon, 30 min swim and 30 min run on Tues and a 30 min run on Weds. Thurs and Fri were rest days and even was on the Saturday. All training days on that week were at an easy tempo.

Anyway, enjoy the event and good luck.

bananamansgay

cheers... think il do the following - rest day today. Spinning class tomorrow. swim on saturday afternoon and a light run that evening. Rest Sunday, spin on monday and a light run tuesday. then rest till the big day on saturday....

anyone have opinions on diet for the 3 or 4 days immediatley before a race?

tunney

bananamansgay wrote: »

cheers... think il do the following - rest day today. Spinning class tomorrow. swim on saturday afternoon and a light run that evening. Rest Sunday, spin on monday and a light run tuesday. then rest till the big day on saturday....

anyone have opinions on diet for the 3 or 4 days immediatley before a race?

Its a sprint distance race, no nutritional changes are required. In fact changing your diet could potentially ruin your race. Eat normal foods in normal quantities.

Don't rest from Tuesday to the race, its too long of a break. Short sharp training the Monday Tuesday and Wednesday before the race. Take Thursday off and something very very short the Friday before the race.

Go to bed very early the week and a half leading up to the race.

bananamansgay

OK tunney, no major deviation on diet so.

given the fact i feel very tired today and legs are kinda aching how about this:

2morr - 40 min spin class
saturday - open water 750M swim in after noon
5K run in evening
sunday - rest
monday - 40 min spin class
tuesday - fast 750 swim in pool
wednesday - 5k run
thursday - rest
friday - light 3K jog

tunney

bananamansgay wrote: »

OK tunney, no major deviation on diet so.

given the fact i feel very tired today and legs are kinda aching how about this:

2morr - 40 min spin class
saturday - open water 750M swim in after noon
5K run in evening
sunday - rest
monday - 40 min spin class
tuesday - fast 750 swim in pool
wednesday - 5k run
thursday - rest
friday - light 3K jog

Nope, firstly - spinning, fecking useless IMHO.

2morr - Stretching. If the legs are tired take it handy.
saturday - open water 750M swim in after noon
8K run in evening
sunday - 30-40km Bike
monday - 30 minute run
tuesday - 750m swim swim as 200sw, 100p, 50k, all easy. 6x50m fast with 20, 100 sw easy.
wednesday - 30 minute run, 10 easy, 10 steady, 5m pick ups, 5 easy
thursday - rest
friday - 30 minute bike as 10, 5 steady, 10 pickups, 5 easy, onto 10 minutes run, 4 easy, 4 min pickups, 2 easy. Stretch before gonig to bed.

bananamansgay

tunney wrote: »

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tuesday - 750m swim swim as 200sw, 100p, 50k, all easy. 6x50m fast with 20, 100 sw easy.
wednesday - 30 minute run, 10 easy, 10 steady, 5m pick ups, 5 easy
thursday - rest
friday - 30 minute bike as 10, 5 steady, 10 pickups, 5 easy, onto 10 minutes run, 4 easy, 4 min pickups, 2 easy. Stretch before gonig to bed.

im showing my inexperience here, but i dont understand the easy, steady or pickup thing?