Week 2 Triathlon Training: Overcoming Busy Schedule and Getting Back Outside
In my second full week of triathlon training we finally had some decent weather for a Wisconsin January, so I was hoping to get outside at least one day, but it just didn’t work out.
Monday: Rest day
I had a going-away party for a colleague that went late, so I decided to use monday as a rest day after a big weekend of workouts.
Nutrition: I made chicken fajitas for lunch, combined with snacks at the work party had me full for dinner, so I had a protein shake a little later in the evening.
Tuesday: 20 minute bike sprint, 20 minute core workout
I had a few things get shifted around on Tuesday night, so I was left with only a small window of time for a quick workout.
Nutrition: Leftover chicken fajitas for lunch, quest protein bar as an afternoon snack, pan seared chicken and brussel sprouts for dinner.
Wednesday: Pick up basketball
As my usual Wednesday routine, I played pick up basketball in the evening. I like being able to stay competitive while working muscles that don’t normally work too hard during typical triathlon training methods.
Nutrition: For lunch I had two average sized pieces of pork tenderloin, a salad, and a couple small pieces of pizza. After getting home from basketball I had a protein shake, grilled cheese sandwich, and some popcorn as a snack later on.
Thursday: Outdoor run
We had an unbelievably nice day for January in Wisconsin so I took advantage and ended up going 5.5 miles at a 8:01 pace. It felt great to be able to workout outside again!
Nutrition: I had a working lunch yet again at a local restaurant and had some food fired pizza. For dinner I took advantage of the warmer weather and busted out the grill to make some bbq chicken.
Friday: Core workout
I didn’t get home from work until close to 7pm and was exhausted so all I could muster was a 20 minute core workout.
Nutrition: For lunch I had flank steak warmed up that I had cooked on the grill the night before. I had a protein bar in the middle of the afternoon and some various snacks, including a piece of cake for a going away party in honor of a coworker. By the time I got home, I warmed up some chicken I had grilled the night before as well.
Saturday: Strength training
Routine whole body strength training day.
Nutrition: I intermittent fasted until about 1:30 and had scrambled eggs with toast for lunch. I also had a protein shake and greek yogurt with granola. We made hamburgers for dinner and had popcorn as an after dinner snack while watching a movie.
Sunday: Indoor bike
I went half of the race distance on the stationary bike, which is 28 miles. I finished the workout in 1:18:12, which is a little faster than I had finished it last weekend as part of my brick workout.
Nutrition: I didn’t fast as long as normal, having a protein shake at about 10am. I pan seared a flank steak for lunch, had a couple cookies in the afternoon and then had chicken and broccoli for dinner. My after dinner dessert was some vanilla greek yogurt with granola.
This week was even busier than normal, which cut into my workout time, but I still got a lot of good workouts in, and even an outdoor run. We leave for vacation in the middle of this week, so I’ll need to make sure I can still get some exercise in while we’re gone!