| Marty Gaal's Pfenomenal February Training schedule: The Eye of the Putty Tat | |||||||||||||||||||
| PLANNED | ACTUAL | s | b | r | w | ||||||||||||||
| AM | L | PM | Time | AM | L | PM | Time | ||||||||||||
| 3-Feb | Monday | 3m Z1 jog | 2k swim, 7m track | 2 | 3-Feb | Monday | 3m Z1 | 2.7k Z1 swim, 7m track (2000, 4 x 800 at 5k pace w 400 between 6:41, 2:36, 2:36, 2:35, 2:31) | 2.5 | weight 159.5 | 2.7 | 10 | |||||||
| 4-Feb | Tuesday | 45m spin w 1leg drills | weights | 5m Z1 jog | 2.25 | 4-Feb | Tuesday | nope | weights | 6m Z1 jog | 1.75 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 5-Feb | Wednesday | 2k swim | 12m run w 3m tempo | 2 | 5-Feb | Wednesday | 20min spin | 12m run w 2miles tempo, 15min spin | 2.5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| 6-Feb | Thursday | 45min spin w 5 x 1 min pickups | 3m Z1 jog w 4 strides | weights | 2 | 6-Feb | Thursday | off | 50min spin, no pickups | weights/2k Z1 swim | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 7-Feb | Friday | 2k swim | 3m Z1 jog w 4 strides | 1 | 7-Feb | Friday | 3m Z1 run w 4 strides | 2.7k Z1 swim | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8-Feb | Saturday | 5k race, 7m total | 40 mile Z1 spin | 3 | 8-Feb | Saturday | 5k (17:49), 8m total | 45m Z1 w hills | 3.75 | 45 | 8 | ||||||||
| 9-Feb | Sunday | CPR class | First aid class | 10m run w 2-3m tempo, 20min spin | 2 | total: 50 run, 70 ride, 6k swim | 9-Feb | Sunday | class | class | took it off | ||||||||
| 14.25 | Sunday I was pretty tired, didn't have much free time, and it was lousy out. If it was nice I would have run, but won't argue with the rest. Next week should be high volume. | ||||||||||||||||||
| PLANNED | ACTUAL | 14 | s | b | r | w | |||||||||||||
| 10-Feb | Monday | 1 hr spin w optional pickups | 9m track | 2.5 | 10-Feb | Monday | read paper, drank coffee | 45min spin w 3 x 2 min pickups | 9m w 15 x 220 @ :40 on 1:00 interval | 2.25 | 15 | 9 | |||||||
| 11-Feb | Tuesday | weights, 2k swim | 6m Z1 run | off | 2.25 | 11-Feb | Tuesday | tired | forgot shoes | 5.5m Z2 run, 3k swim | 1.75 | 3 | 5.5 | ||||||
| 12-Feb | Wednesday | 45m spin w 1 leg drills | 10m w 6miles of in out (Z5a - Z4 effort by mile) | 2.25 | 12-Feb | Wednesday | slept | weights | per schedule 2m wmup (5:30, 6:06, 5:29, 6:23, 5:26, 6:18) 2m wm down - 25min spin after | 2.25 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 13-Feb | Thursday | 45m spin | 4m Z1 jog w 4 strides | off | 1.5 | 13-Feb | Thursday | very slow 26 min Z1 jog | 15m Z1 ride | 1.25 | 15 | 3.5 | |||||||
| 14-Feb | Friday | weights, 2k swim | 6m Z2 run with 4 strides | 2 | 14-Feb | Friday | 3.4k swim | 5m Z2 w 4 strides | 1.75 | 3.4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 15-Feb | Saturday | cady way 50 | 10m Z2 jog with 6 x 1-2 minute accelerations | 4 | 15-Feb | Saturday | 45m ride w some speed | 9m easy run | 3.75 | 45 | 9 | ||||||||
| 16-Feb | Sunday | windermere 60 - run 2 off bike | 2k swim | 4m Z1 jog | 4.5 | total: 51 run, 152 ride, 6k swim | 16-Feb | Sunday | wind 60 | slept | 6.5m Z2 run | 4.25 | 60 | 6.5 | |||||
| 19 | 17.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| best bike week in a while | s | b | r | w | |||||||||||||||
| PLANNED | ACTUAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17-Feb | Monday | off | 10m w track | 1.5 | 17-Feb | Monday | 2k swim loosen up | 8m (4 x 400 ~77 avg, 1 lap ez, 3 x 1200 at 5k+5 pace, last 300 kick it, averaged 3:57) | 2.25 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 18-Feb | Tuesday | weights, 2k swim | 45min spin with 4 x 2min tempos | 2 | 18-Feb | Tuesday | weights, 1.2k swim | need recovery | off | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | |||||||
| 19-Feb | Wednesday | 20mile spin | 8m Z1 w strides | 40 mile ride w pickups | 4 | 19-Feb | Wednesday | 1 hr Z1-Z2 ride | 5m Z1 run w 4 strides | 1.5 hr high Z2 ride | 3.25 | 50 | 5 | ||||||
| 20-Feb | Thursday | weights, 3k swim | 6m Z1 w strides | off | 2 | 20-Feb | Thursday | 6m Z1 run | 3k swim, weights | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 21-Feb | Friday | fast brick sess (2.5hr) | USAT clinic | USAT clinic | 2.5 | 21-Feb | Friday | moderate brick -12min run, 10min bike Z1 then 4 x(6min bike Z2, 3 min run Z4) 10min Z1 jogdown | 2.2K swim | 2.25 | 2.2 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 22-Feb | Saturday | 4k swim | USAT clinic | 6m Z1 with 20min tempo | 2 | 22-Feb | Saturday | 3K swim (800 wm up, 300 kick, 6 x 75 desc, 9 x 100 desc 1-3, 6 x 50 on :35, wm down | 7.5 Z2 run | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | |||||||
| 23-Feb | Sunday | USAT clinic | 60m Z2 ride in hills | 8m Z1 run w pickups | 4.5 | total: 44 run, 150 ride, 9k swim | 23-Feb | Sunday | 50m hills & 3.5m run off bike | 3.25 | 50 | 3.5 | |||||||
| 18.5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clinic was good, training time not so good… | s | b | r | w | |||||||||||||||
| PLANNED | ACTUAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24-Feb | Monday | 3m Z1 jog | 7m track | 2 | 24-Feb | Monday | 2k swim, 8m track was 3m wm up, 3 x (1 mile @ 10kpace, 400 fast), short rest (I bagged the 400s felt whipped avg 5:35 miles), 1.5m wm down | 2.25 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 25-Feb | Tuesday | weights, 2k swim | 45min spin with 4 x 2min tempos | 2 | 25-Feb | Tuesday | 50min spin class, 2k swim | off | 5.5m Z1-Z2 run with 5 strides | 2.25 | 2 | 15 | 5.5 | ||||||
| 26-Feb | Wednesday | 1hr spin | 10m Z1 with climbs | 2.5 | 26-Feb | Wednesday | weights/core | 11m Z1-Z2 run (1:17 hr) | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 27-Feb | Thursday | weights, 2k swim | 7m w 2 mile short track stuff | 2 | 27-Feb | Thursday | run 6 with drills/strides | swim 2.5k | weight 155.5 | 2.5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 28-Feb | Friday | 8m Z1 run w 6 strides | wedding stuff | wedding stuff | 1.25 | 28-Feb | Friday | 40mile ride in hills | travel | 2.25 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1-Mar | Saturday | 30-40m ride? | 4m jog w 4 strides | wedding stuff | 2 | 1-Mar | Saturday | 9 run with 5k race (3rd, 17:39 on beach) | 1 hr spin | 2.5 | 17 | 9 | |||||||
| 2-Mar | Sunday | travel | travel | 10m Z1 run w pickups or 30 ride | 2 | total: 49 run, 80 ride, 4k swim | 2-Mar | Sunday | 30 mile spin | 8m Z1 run | 2.75 | 30 | 8 | ||||||
| 13.75 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total for period (which you could call Base 2): | |||||||||||||||||||
| goal time vs actual time (hrs): | week1 | week2 | week3 | week4 | total | ||||||||||||||
| 65.5 | 59.25 | 90.46% | 14 | 17.25 | 14 | 14 | 90.46% | ||||||||||||
| goal bike vs actual (miles): | |||||||||||||||||||
| 412 | 423 | 102.67% | 66 | 141 | 114 | 102 | 102.67% | ||||||||||||
| goal run vs actual run (miles) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 194 | 170 | 87.63% | 39 | 48.5 | 35 | 47.5 | 87.63% | ||||||||||||
| goal swim vs actual swim (kilometer): | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 31.7 | 137.83% | 7.4 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 137.83% | ||||||||||||
| goal weights vs actual (sessions): | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 75.00% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 75.00% | ||||||||||||
| note: while this period is 'base' for swimming and cycling, I'm obviously doing a lot of LT/ V02 Max work on the run. | |||||||||||||||||||
| that's due to serious run speed being my major limiter and a 10k goal race in March.. | |||||||||||||||||||
| comments: came pretty close to goals and am about 95% happy with how things are going. | |||||||||||||||||||
| My volume is always lower than I would really like, but I'd need to quit school or the job to get more in! | |||||||||||||||||||