I finished the last of my pre-training tests last night. I know have a good idea of my lactate threshold for all three sports. The tests were all pretty similar… a 15 minute warmup, then a couple minutes of all out intervals to peg the heart rate followed by a hard 30 minute time trial. Since they’re pretty much all out empty-your-tank efforts, I was prescribed a few days of rest in between each one.
On the bike and run, I monitored my heart rate. On the swim, my pace. Now that I’m done, I have a pretty good idea of what my lactate thresholds are (aka anaerobic thresholds). I expect my numbers to change over the next few months as I work my way back into a structured training routine.
Swim LT: 1:59 / 100 yds
Bike LT: 162 bpm
Run LT: 179 bpm
With these finished, Coach Jorge (as he will now be known) can figure out my training zones and put together my plan. We’re supposed to go over it this weekend. I’m pretty excited to see what he’s going to have me doing.
I also put together the list of races I’m interested in doing before IMLP (letter in parenthesis is importance to me):
11/22 - Feaster 5k (C)
3/16/08 - New Bedford Half Marathon (B)
4/20/08 - Wrentham Duathlon (C)
5/11/08 - JCC Tri by the Sea Sprint (B)
6/8/08 - Mooseman Half Iron (B)
7/20/08 - Ironman Lake Placid (A)
Coach Jorge recommends a couple 10k’s in those cold months to keep me motivated throughout the winter, but I don’t see anything too interesting on the calendar yet. I’ll just have to wait and see what’s available.
