Week 7 Triathlon Training: Outdoor Runs, Basketball & Brick Workouts

Week 7 of my triathlon training saw me finally get back outside as the weather improves. My workouts felt really strong and I’m confident I’ll be able to build on them for this new week. As always, I started every day with ketones and electrolytes with another serving of ketones later in the day. I love using them before a workout for that added endurance and energy.

Monday: Indoor cycle

I did a 45 minute sprint workout on the bike to try to work on my power and short term burst

Nutrition: I had a protein bar in the late morning with a higher calorie protein shake at lunch. For dinner we had skirt steak with brussel sprouts.

Tuesday: basketball

This was the tournament  of a short winter league I was in. We played 3 games in 3 hours so I was gassed by the end of the night.

Nutrition: I had a protein bar and Jocko milk in the late morning before eggs and toast at lunch. We had an early dinner of chicken and vegetables in the instant pot before basketball.

Wednesday: basketball

This is the night I always play basketball so it was back to back nights and I was still a little tired physically from the night before, but it was another great workout.

Nutrition: I had a protein shake around lunch time followed by some greek yougrt and granola in the middle of the afternoon. I had some pan seared chicken and brussel sprouts for dinner before a snack of popcorn in the evening.

Thursday: rest day

I was really sore from 2 days in a row of intense basketball games so I took a day to rest my body and just relax.

Nutrition: I had a protein bar and banana in the morning, greek yogurt later in the morning with a protein shake for lunch. Dinner was flank steak with brussel sprouts.

Friday: Outdoor run

I don’t want to jinx it, but it feels like spring is finally here in Wisconsin and I took advantage on Friday fo this week with a run of 6.7 miles outside.

Nutrition: I had a protein bar and shake around lunch time with some greek yogurt in the afternoon, followed by steak tacos for dinner.

Saturday: Strength training

We were running out of town on Saturday to attend a birthday party for our friends’ daughter so I only had time to get a quick lift in the morning.

Nutrition: Not my best day at the birthday party. We had roast beef sandwiches for lunch and then cookies and cake to celebrate. I wasn’t hungry when we got home, but had two grilled chicken breasts for dinner to get some more protein for the day.

Sunday: Indoor bike and outdoor run brick workout

It was another beautiful spring day so I opted to get a nice brick workout in. I started with a 20 minute spring workout on the bike to feel it as much as possible in my legs before running 6.3 miles to simulate the feeling of running on heavy legs for the race. It was a little slower pace as a result, but a great way to finish off the week.

Nutrition: I followed up a subpar day on Saturday at the birthday party with another less than optimal day on Sunday meeting a friend for pizza for his birthday. I had a good quality protein shake in the evening to make sure I got enough protein.