Ironman Training

So we have now pretty much reached the 10 week countdown to Barcelona. Some days I ooze with confidence & other days I feel totally inept & under-trained. We are so busy at work as well as moving house that we have precious little time for training but people keep telling us we are doing great so we'll just have to go with that!
Genevieves Pro-Ironman sister Paolina has started to focus our training more now on a weekly basis. Following this current 5 hour recovery week (which seems to feature less training but more even earlier mornings & DIY) the load starts to steadily increase again for a while. All our sessions are quite structured from now on - no junk miles & no excessive sessions that will lead to muscle fatigue, resulting in us being unable to train the next day.

Below is our plan for next week, we are hoping that if we put this on the Blog then it is a bit more pressure to actually do it!

Sunday
Am - See us with the Shop (very early!) at the Strathcyle Park Triathlon!
Pm - Run 2 hrs 15. 1 hour easy, 1 hour pick up, 15 min high cadence (90+ per min)
Total 2.15
Monday
Bike - 5 hrs, Run 15 mins.
Total 5.15
Tuesday
Am - Swim 2500 - 3000m. Easy including drills.
Pm - Bike 45mins - easy spin (lactic removal from Mon)
Total 1.45
Wednesday
Open Water Swim
Total 30
Thursday
Core/Stretching
Run - Hills 1 hour
Total 1.00
Friday
Gym & Swim
Bike - Intervals 1hr - 1.15. 30 mins w/up. 4 min on 4 min off x 6.
Total 2.30
Saturday
REST

Every session must be a negative split (finish at a quicker pace than the start).
Just need to hope it stops raining now so we don't spend the whole week ringing wet.

C.