Hello, all:
I think I might have broken my plan through a combination of user indecisions and potential error.
Loaded in a series of mtb races that were meant to have occurred over the past few weeks, only one of which actually went off. One was moved to another date for rain, then the final two eventually were cancelled (more rain…trails are peanut butter!). I reset my training plan with each switch of the schedule. As part of the final shift, I deleted a 70.3 that I decided no longer seemed reasonable.
Meantime, I also switched from low-vol to mid-vol, as the system suggested I needed to. To limit the swimming (which I primarily leave to one day on the weekend because, well, much as I’d like to improve my swim times, I have my doubts that’s possible to any grand degree and I…ehem…think I otherwise swim well enough to maintain a reasonable place heading into the bike, a discipline on which I’d rather spend the majority of my training time), I attempted to use the percentage weights (S B R Str → 10 60 25 5) and daily priorities (90min max weekdays, 2hr swim/run Sat and 3hr ride Sun), but the system said it had to ignore the former and the latter seemed not to work; I could sense the plan attempting to incorporate all the disciplines but finding too little room to maneuver (e.g., swimming four of 7 days, but with relatively short sessions).
Primary challenge now, it seems, is that my plan seems to have retained elements of prior plans and added new ones. Several days have multiple riding or running sessions. And on at least one day, I have a “run off the bike” when no bike is scheduled. Also notable is the 5,300m pool session scheduled for next week (might try it just to get the “longest swim” notes on Strava!).
Perhaps I may need to do a reset? Also, since I now only will be racing Olys this year, along with some swim-runs and other mtb races, might it be best that I switch the plan to mid-distance duathlon to remove the swim and strength sessions?
Sorry for the troubles. Love the plan’s guidance so far. Thanks in advance for the review and response!
P.S. It was interesting how the plan handled the mtb racing series…no disciplines other than riding during what was meant to have been about a 6-week time period (2 C and a B race finale; first tri is scheduled for 04.21). I ended up with an overload of pre-race rest and prep days that dropped my fitness. Easy to work around, but I likely won’t include the four-part swim run series in the schedule for this reason.