Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 14]: A Rest Is As Good As Holiday, Both Is Better

This week I was down in the South Island and due to not having time and an area to complete any runs I did not get any done. But I still stayed active with doing lots of walking, hiking, biking and doing active activities.

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Why Are Bricks Important?

Bricks are a term used to describe transition training for triathletes. The usually refer to a bike/run brick, but can also be used to refer to swim/bike bricks or other combinations.
The term came about in the late 80’s early 90’s. There are a couple of idea’s about where the term came from. Some claim term is a nod to Dr Matt Brick who won the world duathlon champs in both 1991 and 1992 (back in the old school 10/60/10 format). And other claim it comes from a group of top tier triathletes including the likes of Mike Pigg, Mark Allen, Scott Molina and a few hangers on, who used to train together, apparently someone in the group used to sing “Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd whilst training. The idea that the training session was brick that was helping to build their wall of training.

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Smart-trainer workout

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Seated, Standing Threshold

Riding at or around your Threshold will bring up both your ability to sustain high-intensity effort (as well as your suffering). Combine that with riding both in and out of the saddle will use different muscles and alter the training stimulus received. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.

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Swim Workout

Saturday Swim Session – 100’s

Repeated reps, and swimming at a sustained pace will help develop your threshold swimming speed. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.

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Run Workout

Friday Fartlek Run – Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression H

Your VO2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilise during exercise. If you increase your VO2 max, any run below that level is therefore easier (in theory). Spending time training at VO2 Max intensity will generate performance enhancements for runners of all distances but runners and triathlete running distances up to 10km will benefit the most.

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Run Training Plan

Thursday Training Plan – HALF MARATHON Training Plan (INTERMEDIATE 24-Week Plan, Saturday Race) – Reuseable +Start Any Week

When you cross the finish line of your Half Marathon, having run faster than you have in recent events you will have accomplished something very special.

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FTP Boost

Tuesday Training Plan – Cycling FTP Power Boost Training Plan (Intermediate 16-week Plan – Start any Monday) 3 workouts/wk

As you work your way through this training programme you’ll build your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). With regular FTP tests every 4 weeks you’ll be able to measure and see your progress.

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Cycling Session

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Tempo Blast

Building your aerobic function and efficiency as well as exposing the body to slightly higher intensities will pay dividends for your training. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.

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