Onto week 4...the half distance week and bit of a rest !
In reflection its amazing what the body can do with just a few weeks of solid and focused training. Just three weeks ago I was swimming about 16km a week swimming and averaging in the mid 17min for each. Now, with determination to get out of bed early, the right guidance and a 30km training program designed specifically for my goal I am consistently swimming mid 16mins...I even managed a 16min 17sec on Sunday immediately backed up with lots of 500m squad swims all below the 8min 10sec mark.
However, all this training has not come without the usual side-effects: physical tiredness about 3 hours following the session, ongoing mental tiredness and a slight lactic acid buildup later in the week. In addition, i am eating quite a lot...about 1/3 more than normal and sleeping about an hour longer per night. However, all the side-effects have got slightly less over the last three weeks.
So what conclusions can I take from that? My body is slowly adapting to the increased training, I am building endurance, the speed is coming by default and my body is asking for more the fuel to do what i want.
What do i expect as i move into the second month...the times are not going to come down like they have but i am hoping my endurance continues to build; thus i should start to feel a little less tired.
In reflection its amazing what the body can do with just a few weeks of solid and focused training. Just three weeks ago I was swimming about 16km a week swimming and averaging in the mid 17min for each. Now, with determination to get out of bed early, the right guidance and a 30km training program designed specifically for my goal I am consistently swimming mid 16mins...I even managed a 16min 17sec on Sunday immediately backed up with lots of 500m squad swims all below the 8min 10sec mark.
However, all this training has not come without the usual side-effects: physical tiredness about 3 hours following the session, ongoing mental tiredness and a slight lactic acid buildup later in the week. In addition, i am eating quite a lot...about 1/3 more than normal and sleeping about an hour longer per night. However, all the side-effects have got slightly less over the last three weeks.
So what conclusions can I take from that? My body is slowly adapting to the increased training, I am building endurance, the speed is coming by default and my body is asking for more the fuel to do what i want.
What do i expect as i move into the second month...the times are not going to come down like they have but i am hoping my endurance continues to build; thus i should start to feel a little less tired.
