Racing And Training For This Weeks #movement-may

At the finish line with friends in Blenheim

This is my training week, hoping to post every Friday with a breakdown of my training, including current race focus, goals and how the weekend went. So here is my break down of the weekend ending Friday 11th of May.

This Weeks Training Focus

Saturday had me race half of my May Marathons for my "4 Marathons in 4 Months for my 40th". An awesome result only two weeks after my last marathon. A little off my PB pace but still made a top 30 for the race with 1,500 competitors racing on the day.

My training is back to almost 100% and I have started a new bike training regime that focuses more on intensity than volume to see if I can finally improve my cycling pace in triathlon races. My swimming is coming along well and I am increasing the intensity of my runs. The weather in Auckland is getting colder so I am struggling a little to motivate myself to get out of the house early in the morning.

The following is a breakdown from strava on my weekly progress:
Swim: 6.2km
Bike: 38km
Run: 35.7km
SubTotal: 81.7
May Total: 141.3km

If you would like to see my training or follow me on strava, please see the link below:
https://www.strava.com/athletes/1778778

Upcoming Races

• Como Landing Half Marathon - 27 May 2018
• Christchurch Marathon - 3 June 2018
• Wellington Marathon - 1 July 2018

How The Week Went

It is great to be back to 100% training across almost all areas even through I have a marathon in 3 weeks. Winter is coming and I will be taking more of my training indoors as the Winter in Auckland can be very wet and a little dark. Getting out of bed is a little harder but hopefully I will keep my motivation up.

This post is part of the Movement May Challenge set up by @aussieninja. If you would like to join this month's challenge or future challenges, have a look at the following post:
https://steemit.com/fitnation/@aussieninja/movement-may-25-through

My latest post for the @runningproject is a "HIIT Training Deep Dive", so feel free to look it up below:
https://steemit.com/runningproject/@runningproject/hiit-training-deep-dive-for-the-runningproject

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