Wow it’s Sunday again and time for another Weekly Wrap with Tricia, Hoho and guest host Janelle. I wrote this a few days ago because my Sprint Tri race is (was) today. This is my third race of the season and my trainer and I agree that I really needed a full Tri Taper week this go around. He feels, and I reluctantly agreed, that I have been doing a little too much lately. I was feeling really tired and a true taper week was needed. I even took 2 complete rest days (unless you count power shopping as a workout). Here’s how my week shook out.
Weekly Wrap Tri Taper Week
Sunday
One last Swim, Run, Swim with my crew. I am loving this combo of workouts and the weather was gorgeous.
Monday
30 m elliptical easy, 60 min strength training
Tried out Om Float therapy and lived to tell about it. In case you missed my review read it here.
Tuesday
Short run 2.25 miles and a stop at 7-11 on the way back for free Slurpee day. Have to say, they are so super sweet I couldn’t really drink it. Short swim 900 m easy.
Wednesday
90 min strength training & kick boxing
Kept the intensity much lower this week and included more stretching time.
Thursday
8 mile bike ride. It was so hot outside that running would just be a bad idea so I did a lower intensity bike ride. Spent the rest of the afternoon blogging and hanging at the pool with a friend.
Friday
Rest Day
Met up with my running group for the post run coffee date. No running for me. Then met up with one of my besties for some Power Shopping. Does that still count as a rest day?
Saturday
Rest day #2
2 Rest days in a row! Wow I am getting very antsy. Packet pickup and checked into my hotel. Met some friends for dinner for a pre race excuse to carb up.
Sunday
Sprint Tri Day
Stay tuned for details
That’s how my week went down. Anyone else racing this weekend? Did you do a true taper?
Hope to see you tomorrow for meatless Monday 🙂
Good luck today! Cutting back alot can be tough but hopefully it will pay off and you will go into your race well-rested.
thanks Lisa! Parts of it were good and it was lots of fun
I get so antsy during taper week, but it’s an important part of training. Best of luck at your race!
Thanks so much Cyndi
I hope that you were able to rest and enjoy some time off during the taper period. Power shopping is always a good thing, lol. Good luck today and can’t wait to read all about it!
Thanks Kim! Yes power shopping might be one of my favorite activities
Great week!! Hava a great race today
Thanks so much!
Good luck today! Looking forward to hearing how it went.
Thanks so much!
A coffee date and power shopping sound like a great rest day 🙂
It really was!
Oh, I know your taper week paid off! Can’t wait to hear the details – and see some of your Nordstrom finds!
I will tell you about it. My swim and bike were good run not so much. We will talk
Did you enjoy your days off? That’s always the clue that taking time off was needed! Shopping is so fun!
I did enjoy my days off! True:)
Love the slurpee day pics! Another great week of training.
Hopefully the extra rest paid off for you in your tri-race this past weekend.
I think I’m one of the weird runners that likes a true taper before race day. I don’t feel antsy and enjoy the extra recovery time to feel ready on race day.
It was good to take some days off for sure. I do think I’ve been over doing it a tad
Well, as you know, my entire summer is a taper of sorts LOL I’m excited to hear the details of your tri…you’re a dedicated beast!
Ha ha at least you miss all the humidity ugh. I have mixed feelings on how it went I have to think about it
Nice taper week! Love that you guys got slurpees on the way back from your run! Great job on your Tri! Saw your pic on IG! 🙂 Congrats on beating your time from last year!
It was fun to mix in the slurpees and thanks!
Hi Deborah, sounds like a great week! Pleased to find your blog this morning, see you next week.
I kept hearing about 7-11 day on the radio but sadly there isn’t one near me!
I hope your Tri went well!
It was a fun pit stop for sure!
I hope you had a great race!! The Swim, Run, Swim group sounds really cool – if I ever did a triathlon I’d need to find a training group to keep motivated!
Yes having a group of friends to train with is key for me
Now, that IS a tease! And doesn’t really seem like that much of a taper, but then I tend to stay fairly active in my tapers, too. I hope that those rest days did the trick!
I did feel more rested. I am still processing my race there was some good and some not so good.
I took two days of taper before the Bolder Boulder. I was quite antsy, but I knew it would be for the best to make sure my legs were completely rested.
It really does help and I had been over doing it a bit too
Power shopping can actually be more of a workout than a rest day ….but a fun workout!
Can’t wait to hear all about your tri! Hope it went well!
Ha yes it can! I have mixed feelings about my race stay tuned for that
I consider power shopping a high intensity workout!!!
the weather looks AMAZING where you are!
it sure can be! The weather has been really hot and humid lately