The Vision: To develop and execute a plan that will reasonably prepare me to complete an Iron distance triathlon and which will not adversely affect my role as a father, husband, and breadwinner.

The Plan: A 20-week, no frills, no fluff, schedule that generally prescribes one training session of one discipline each day. Weekly training volume steadily builds over the 20-weeks with a “step-back” every fourth week and a taper the last 2-weeks. Training sessions vary in length each day - the average session for the 140-day schedule is 90-minutes…

The Rules:
1.) Morning workouts only – Complete daily sessions early and spend the balance of the day focused on family and work.
2.) Involve the family – Try and share this special experience in both words and actions – anyone up for a run?
3.) Document the journey – There is only one first time. Pictures, thoughts, feelings – 20-years from now I am going to want to remember it all.
4.) Monitor weight/energy daily – Listen to my body and respond – More food? More rest? Total stud?
5.) Snack between meals – Eat Santa, eat. More frequent and smaller meals are the key.
6.) Master workout nutrition – Get it figured out during training. Nobody wants another Poopman.
7.) Missed workouts are missed workouts – At some point in the 140-day schedule, a workout will get missed. Let it go. Don’t even try to make it up. Move on.
8.) Maintain strength – Shoulders, chest, and lats… let us not be strangers. My swim will thank me.
9.) Train with heart rate – Dare to slow down. Burn the right energy source. Enduring depends on it.
10.) Train with joy. Race with joy – This is really the whole point. This adventure is supposed to be fun. Don’t get so bogged down in the details that the fun is lost!



Monday, February 3, 2014

*Base Build - 3*

Yesterday I ran 5-miles at 9:05 pace.  I felt smooth and relaxed and within minutes of finishing, I felt like I could jump on the treadmill and do it again.  I guess that is the benefit to running slow:)

This morning I biked on the trainer for a whopping 30-minutes.  Although short, my moderate effort was hard enough that I was sweating pretty heavily and my legs felt worked by the ride's end.

In other news, my rump is still uncomfortable after longer rides  and my "man parts" are still going numb - as in, "oh crap, I think it's dead... no wait, it's still working...".  I'm not quite sure what to do about it.  I would be interested to try a split end or stub-nose seat and see if that helps.  I'll keep my eyes open and see if I can score a used one at some point.  My rides won't get "real" long for a while - so I have some time...
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