So since I have sent my payment, I have been busy doing some research into; training, hydration, clothing, equipment.
I have been official training for this race since March 9th, the weather is still temperamental so my outdoor training has been limited but have gotten on the bike couple of times. My research into this race has netted some helpful information but also some less than helpful. I have decided on the following training plan for my self, not sure of my partner plan but we plan some group training soon.
My training is consisting of 5 days per week, it breaks down like this:
- Three Cardio days and weight days: Cardio is either tread-mill or elliptical or combination, with some weight training.
- One Day strictly Cardio: This will be a bike day but when weather is crappy will be tread-mill or elliptical
- One Day of event or distance training: This is the day I will do long training in one event or a combination of two to push and get used to the length and distance.
I found Sundays training ride 23km very satisfying it gave me some confidence that yes I can do this.
So whats next keep training and schedule a group training for next week, also need to get on the water and work on are paddling. My partner hasn’t been in a canoe since we did a river run in spring of 88, Plus want to experiment with kayak paddles vs traditional paddles.
So far it is going good been able to do the bike distance and felt I still had gas in the tank to do more.
