A Week in the Life of Parker

Karl wants to know my training secrets. I'll do my best to share 'em. No real secrets, just lots and lots of work. :)

My basic week looks something like this:

Sunday - Brick ( 2-3h bike + short transition run about 25 min )
Monday - 1 hour easy swimming
Tuesday - Tempo run ( 60-90 min )
Wednesday - Hard swim in AM, Tempo bike work in PM ( 90-120 min )
Thursday - Long Run ( 2h30+ )
Friday - Glorious Rest Day
Saturday - Medium swim in AM, Medium run in PM ( 90 min )

( Swims are 3200-5200 meters )

This works out to about 12-15 hours per week right now. At peak, I was doing a couple weeks of 20+ hours, which is just kinda nuts. :)

Some numbers for those who are interested. I'm seeing a huge improvement this year over last year. I attribute a big part of that to putting in more training. Granted last year was my first year, this year is my second year, I still ramped up a *lot*, dropping over 30 minutes off my olympic distance personal best.

2004 Yearly totals:

Bike: 1410.3 Miles
Run: 242.7 Miles
Swim: 105677.4 Meters

2005 Year to date totals:

Bike: 2500.1 Miles
Run: 451.4 Miles
Swim: 298934.6 Meters

There are still 4 months left in the year. I've got a month and a half of solid races from here until the end of my season. 2 olympic tris, 1 1/2 IM tri, and the Chicago Marathon. After a recovery period this fall, which includes a trip to Kona, HI to watch the Ironman World Championship it starts all over again. Next year brings bigger challenges, as I'll be taking on my first full Ironman next September in Masdison, Wisconsin. I've got just over a year to get ready.