January 2008 vs. January 2009

2008
1/31/08 Run 55 minutes
1/30/08 Swim class, 45 minutes 1300 yards
1/29/08 Running 65 minutes-hilly, AHR 161
1/28/08 Swim Class 800 yards total various paces
1/25/08 Run 60 minutes hills
1/23/08 Run 50 minutes hills
1/18/08 Run 40 minutes, hills moderate pace
1/16/08 Road bike, 1 hour easy
1/15/08 Run 1 hour. 152 AHR, 5 miles
1/12/08 Run 1 hour. 161HR
Total January 2008 workout time: approximately 10 hours total time.

2009
1/30/09 Bike 27 miles singlespeed
1/29/09 Bike 26 miles singlespeed
1/28/09 Run 3.8 miles
1/27/09 Bike 26 miles singlespeed
1/26/09 Run 4 miles
1/24/09 13 miles singlespeed
1/22/09 26 miles singlespeed
1/21/09 13 miles singlespeed
1/20/09 13 miles singlespeed
1/17/09 13 miles singlespeed
1/16/09 26 miles Singlespeed
1/15/09 26 miles Singlespeed
1/14/09 25 miles Singlespeed
1/13/09 25 miles singlespeed
1/8/09 25 miles singlespeed
1/6/09 13 miles singlespeed

Total time for January 2009 was approximately 24 hours.



Yeah, no wonder I feel pretty good. By comparison last May, the month before the Vikingman half-ironman distance triathlon, my total workout time was about 31 hours--probably my heaviest training month of all of 2008. However, that was with a much more balanced mix of swimming, running and biking. I had some much longer rides and runs too.

Currently I riding to work and back I get in 55 minutes going (13 miles) there and about 70 minutes coming home (longer route of 14 miles) around 7 to 8 hours after the first ride. Since the ride is on a singlespeed, it does tend to hurt quite a bit more than it would on a bike with gears. I am not sure what this spread out load of around 27 miles per day of riding is worth compared to a longer ride ride the same distance.