Phase 2 done

Phase 2 of my annual training plan is done. The first phase was the transition, prep, and base portions that went from Oct 08 to right after the new year. Phase 2 has been build weeks throughout January, February, and the first half of March. I've completed all the builds up to Build 2 Week 3. Technically, I shouldn't have been doing any cross training in the Build weeks, but that's just a personal preference. This Phase 2 ended with the transition to spring, made more formal by the first day of spring and the ISU spring break.

So, here are the changes that take me into Phase 3:
- weight lifting is on Tuesday and Thursday now, with a "power" workout of 3 sets of six reps at a higher weight instead of 3 sets of 10 reps. So I don't do a swim/lift comob workout anymore.

- swim workout gets an actual warmup, main sets, and a cool down. This extra time replaces the lift workout that has followed the swim workout until now. In May, I'll start at least one open water swim if all goes well.

- bike is expected to be outdoors. Key word is "expected" because the weather is really spotty. In fact, all next week is supposed to be snowy! Good timing for a R/R week. I plan to do three bikes per week: Tuesday is the hill workout, Thursday is my 40k TT to Inkom and back, and Saturday is a brick.

- runs will be a bit longer now. I'm adding volume, which isn't really in line with the Training Bible phases and such, but such is life in Idaho. I want to get up to at least one 7-8 mile run per week at an "all-day pace." One workout of 5-6 miles hard. And also a speed workout on the track. Then add in a 3-4 miler brick run. The long run will be while pushing Paul.

- I also need to work on the transition that now includes the clipless pedals. I haven't done that yet, and I think it will be a challenge to hop on the bike and put my shoes on while moving.


Did some cross-country skiing this weekend. Snow was sketchy in several areas on the road up to a Boy Scout camp. I guess that's the end of cross-training unless I find some time to get another day of backcountry skiing in.