Weeks 17 & 18: Balancing Busy Schedules with Triathlon Prep
The last two weeks of training pulled me in a bunch of directions with a busy schedule. I was able to get a lot of workouts in, but none as long as I would like. In the coming weeks I plan to get into some longer endurance work as the race creeps up.
Week 17 & 18
Monday: Swim & golf
I needed to get back in the pool so I did a quick 30 minute swim over my lunch hour
Nutrition: I had made a bunch of chicken and flank steak on the grill over the weekend so I had leftover grilled chicken for lunch and flank steak for dinner. In between I had a protein shake and banana before golfing.
Tuesday: Outdoor run
I did an outdoor run - 4.5 miles at 8:00 pace.
Nutrition: I had another day of chicken and steak from the weekend with a snack of Greek yogurt with fresh fruit and granola in the afternoon.
Wednesday: golf
I went and played a round of golf with a couple friends after work. It wasn’t specific training, but was nice to be outside and playing golf.
Nutrition: This was the last day of my leftover chicken so I had that for lunch before heading to the golf course and having a protein shake for dinner when I got home late from the course.
Thursday: Strength training
Maddie and I got offered a free trial for a crossfit gym in our area so I went to my first workout. I had never done it before and my legs are burning with some muscles that I haven’t used in a while.
Nutrition: I had scrambled eggs with toast for lunch, a protein bar in the afternoon and then hamburgers for dinner.
Friday: Off Day
It was a chaotic day at work so rather than squeezing in a half hearted workout I decided to use it as a rest day. My legs were also super sore from the crossfit workout the day before, so I didn’t mind just resting.
Nutrition: I had a roast beef sandwich with a protein shake for lunch before having a work dinner at a Mexican restaurant with steak tacos, chips & salsa, and a couple margaritas.
Saturday: Outdoor run
It was a huge day for work but I was able to get a quick run in before the day got away from me. I went a quick 4 miles at 7:44 pace.
Nutrition: I had a protein shake right after my run in the morning before having a couple donuts on the way to work. I had a snack of Greek yogurt and fresh fruit in the afternoon before a work dinner of steak, sweet potatoes and asparagus.
Sunday: Strength training
It was another long day at work that capped off a big weekend for our office, but I got home with enough time and energy to get some strength training done before the day was over.
Nutrition: We had a work brunch where I had eggs, bacon, fruit, yogurt, breakfast potatoes and pork tenderloin. I wasn’t super hungry for dinner after all that so I just had a protein shake and some popcorn later on.
Monday: Indoor Cycle & golf
I didn’t have a ton of time during the day but I got a 25 minute sprint workout done and had golf league at night.
Nutrition: It was a simple day of eggs with toast for lunch and then some pan seared chicken and vegetables for dinner.
Tuesday: Indoor Cycle
I was back on the indoor bike because of some rain and got a full hour in.
Nutrition: We were getting ready to leave for a quick trip in a couple days so we were partially trying to empty out the fridge. I had a protein shake with eggs for lunch and then Maddie made a chicken dish with some of our random ingredients for dinner.
Wednesday: Pickup basketball
My usual pickup basketball group got together again for the first time in a couple weeks.
Nutrition: I had eggs and toast for lunch, a few small cookies at work in the afternoon and then some chicken and brussell sprouts for dinner.
Thursday: Off Day
With the chaos of a travel day I didn’t have time to workout, even if I had wanted to. We traveled to LA for a quick meeting about the future of ketones and health & wellness as a whole. More news to come, but it’s going to be absolutely massive.
Nutrition: We had a catered lunch of lemon chicken with salad and vegetables, plus a couple cookies. We also had some chicken and steak catered for dinner at our meetings.
Friday: Sprint workout
I got up and did my favorite hotel treadmill workout when I don’t have a ton of time. After warming up, I set the treadmill to about 80% of my max speed, which was about 10 mph and would run for 30 seconds, hop off and rest on the sides for 30 seconds, hop on and run for 40 seconds, 30 rest, 50 seconds run, all the way to a minute and a half and then back down. It’s a great interval workout that takes about 25 minutes with a warmup and cooldown.
Nutrition: we had a catered lunch again with chicken and steak with salad and broccolini before getting pizza for dinner.
Saturday: Strength training
I got a quick body weight workout in before heading to the airport and starting another travel day.
Nutrition: I had a protein bar in the morning before some pizza at the airport. We landed late, so I had a sweet treat of cookies from the gas station on our drive back home.
Sunday: Indoor cycle
I got 45 minutes in on the bike plus a bunch of yardwork done.
Nutrition: I had a protein shake in the late morning and then a dinner of pulled pork, chips and dessert at a graduation party.