It’s the halfway point in the 12-week training schedule for the Lobo Triathlon, Kids Race and Wellness Fair 2017 set for Sunday, April 9.
See below for this week's training suggestions and goals.
Week 5 Training: Feb. 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. Do not forget to stretch!
Friday: Bike 60 minutes and then run 15.
Saturday: Attend coaching session – bring swim gear
Week 6 Training: Feb. 20-26
Monday: Swim 1000 yards – 2 x 50 (moderate effort) with a 25 second recovery between sets, then 5 x 100 yards with a focus on form, then 2 x 200 yards (moderate effort) with a 30 second recovery between sets.
Tuesday: Twenty minutes of stretching or yoga.
Wednesday: Bike 45 minutes at moderate pace, flat to rolling hills, keeping cadence at 90 RPM.
Thursday: 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
Friday: Run 30 minutes easy/moderate pace, 85-90 steps per minute
Saturday: Attend coaching session – bring biking and running gear (bike 12 miles and then 25 minute run.
Register today to receive the early bird rate and special UNM student discount. Early bird registration discounts end on March 18.
Contact UNM Hospital employees 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, which include race registration fees. Register online.
If you do not wish to compete, you can still be part of the fun as a volunteer.
The Lobo Triathlon is organized by HESS (Health Exercise and Sports Sciences), a department in the College of Education.
