Anyone willing to look over my training plan?

[maillotpois]

Agree with SheFly's thoughts. The progression generally looks good, but you need to throw in a recovery week here and there and I would definitely not put strength right before your long ride (maybe swap it for one of your yoga days) and discontinue strength training completely 2 weeks or so before your event.

What is the cross training you plan to do?

[rubysoho]

Agree with SheFly's thoughts. The progression generally looks good, but you need to throw in a recovery week here and there and I would definitely not put strength right before your long ride (maybe swap it for one of your yoga days) and discontinue strength training completely 2 weeks or so before your event.

What is the cross training you plan to do?

Sounds good. So I will exagerate the rest weeks the plan already had set up (about every four weeks). When you both mention rest weeks, should this be little to no biking the entire week or just much smaller sessions than what the plan asked for?

I'll be swimming for cross training. Maybe running but that depends on how my legs feel. I have my first Tri in September and I definitely need to address my swimming.

[maillotpois]

When you both mention rest weeks, should this be little to no biking the entire week or just much smaller sessions than what the plan asked for?

I generally ride, but do lower intensity and distance for my rest weeks.

[SheFly]

Like, MP - I do ride on my rest weeks, but if on the road, generally not longer than for an hour, and at a very low intensity. I like to do some off road on those weeks as well, just to ride for fun.

SheFly

[rubysoho]

Thanks again for the input. I will adjust the schedule to make the rest weeks more obvious (distances/times listed, not just visually!)

[rubysoho]

I updated the plan with more significant rest weeks. I am thinking about removing strength training all together and using some cross training days as strength days. Strength days would then become 100%-do-nothing days.

updated plan

[maillotpois]

Looks good. I'd move the strength training from your Fridays if it were my plan. But it doesn't sound like you're too excited about the strength training component anyway. Frankly, if it isn't something you really enjoy doing, why bother? Other than core work, I have never found any real benefit to my cycling when I was following a strength training program versus when I was not.