Training for an IronMan 70.3, working 9-5, and reading 6 books a week is time-consuming. This is where the Power of routine really helps.
PLAN: My Routine | Creating your own
My Routine
5:30am
MON, WED & FRI
I wake up at 5:30am, get changed into my running gear, drink a glass of water and make the bed.
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6:00am
MON, WED & FRI
An easy 5k to start the day, looking at a 8:30-8:45 minute mile pace. I then make my breakfast smoothie & put it in the fridge.
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7:00am
MON, WED & FRI
Time to jump in the pool for a one mile swim.Front crawl no rest time.
TUE & THU
Time to wake up and stretch
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8:00am
MON-FRI
Get ready as quickly as possible. Shower, dry my hair, put the laundry in, get changed, make a coffee to go, grab my lunch and work bags, jump in the car.
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9am-5pm
MON-FRI
Work time, and I always listen to an audio book in the car.
The evening is not as uniform as the morning so here it is day by day:
MON PM
Pilates, reading & meditation
TUE PM
Spin & pilates
WED PM
Weight training & meditation
THU PM
Cycle training, yoga & sometimes gymnastics
FRI PM
Weight training, yoga & reading (a lot of reading)
CREATING YOUR OWN ROUTINE
- It has to be realistic, if your not a morning person maybe think twice before deciding 5:00am is your time to wake up, because unless you are determined and ready to change ‘cold turkey’, you will sleep in and feel guilty about it all day.
- Write down all the things you want to add in, Training sessions?, Piano lessons? Homework time? Meditation? You name it and make time for it.
- Be flexible, I have not ever executed my week 100% correctly and I am not sure if I ever will but I achieve around 90% and I am happy with this. I usually have to move a training session into Tue or Thu sleep in as I didn’t get home from work early enough or was too tired the night before.
- Accountability, a tick chart, instagram story, or entry to your diary. Any way you can make a note of what it is you are doing so you can make yourself accountable for the days you missed and the ones you didn’t.
And the tip I always say and will never stop saying is …
5. Book an event! Nothing motivates working out like a looming race day deadline.
