Patriots Half training

I am officially signed up for the Patriots Half on September 11 up in Williamsburg, VA, giving me 6 weeks to get into shape. The past few weeks have been up and down depending on time and travel. I will go into triathlon geek mode for a second here and discuss the plan.

The plan is to train a lot. I like to keep things simple. :)

This week 8/2:
Bike 8 hours
run 4 hours
swim 3 hours
Lake Logan international distance triathlon on Saturday as part of the above.
total 15 hours

Next week 8/9:
bike 10 hours
run 4 hours
swim 3 hours
total 17 hours

week of 8.16:
bike 10 hours
run 5 hours
swim 3 hours
total 18 hours

week of 8.23:
bike 12 hours
run 5 hours
swim 2 hours
total 19 hours

week of 8.29:
bike 7 hours
run 5 hours
swim 3 hours
includes a weekend at the beach (ocean swimming)
total 15 hours

week of 9.6
rest week.

I have put kung fu on hold until the season is over, too exhausted after those classes and time is at a premium right now.

My goal is to get into the 4:30 range, which should be doable. Anything faster is a bonus.

After Patriots half I will coast through USAT Nationals on September 26. After nationals I am hanging the bike up for the season and switching into running mode, unless I get inspired to do a late season triathlon somewhere.