Follow the weekly training guide to prepare for the Lobo Triathlon on April 9.
Week 4 Training: February 6 - 12
Monday: Swim 800 yards – 6 x 50 yards with a 20 second recovery between sets, then 4x100 yards with a 25 second recovery between sets. Do a 100 yard easy cool down.
Tuesday: Core: 10 minutes - 4 x 30 second planks, 2 x 25 modified crunches. Repeat 2 or 3 times through the day to equal 10 minutes.
Wednesday: Bike 45 minutes at moderate pace, keeping cadence at 90 RPM.
Friday: Run 20 minutes, moderate pace, 85-90 steps per minute.
Sunday: 15 minutes of dynamic stretching/foam rolling
Week 5 Training: February 13-18
Monday: Swim 800 yards – 6 x 25 yards (fast effort) with a 25 second recovery between sets, then 3 x 50 yards (moderate effort) with a 20 second recovery between sets, then 5 x 100 yards with a 25 second recovery between sets.
Tuesday: Core: 10 minutes - 4 x 30 second planks, 2 x 25 modified crunches. Repeat 2 or 3 times through the day to equal 10 minutes.
Wednesday: Bike 45 minutes at moderate pace, keeping cadence at 90 RPM.
Thursday: Run 2 miles at race pace. Do ½ mile warm up and cool down. Don’t forget to stretch!
Friday: Bike 60 minutes and then run 15.
Saturday: Attend coaching session – bring swim gear
Registration is open at http://tinyurl.com/lobotri2017 with an early bird rate and special UNM student discount. UNM Hospital employees contact Byron Piatt, bpiatt@salud.unm.edu or Lori Peterkin, lpeterkin@salud.unm.edu for UNMH discount code. UNM faculty and staff may use tuition remission for the coaching sessions and/or the triathlon. Register at http://tinyurl.com/lobostaff. The Lobo Triathlon is organized by HESS (Health Exercise and Sports Sciences), a department in the College of Education.
If you don’t wish to compete, you can still be part of the fun! Volunteer at www.tinyurl.com/lobovolunteer.