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!



Tuesday, March 4, 2014

*Base Build - 14*

This morning I rode my bike for 60-minutes on my new saddle - A Cobb V-Flow Max!  The difference in comfort was immediately obvious and even after an hour I had no numbness or pain.  Finally.  Because I sit on the new saddle quite differently than the previous (no long perched on the nose), I presume that my angles are all off.  I could certainly feel that I need to adjust my bars and pads and probable seat height as well.

Anticipating the need for adjustment, I videotaped my ride and will analyze it later today.

Later post:  Well, I was right.  I looked at the video and made a PDF of a frozen frame at the lowest point of my pedal stroke.  I brought the PDF into Bluebeam and measure my angles.  They were off.  To start I will need to raise my seat and scoot it back.  I will also need to raise, rotate, and widen my bars - by a fair bit I would guess.  My position as it stands is way too aggressive - particularly for an Iron distance.  My shoulders and back probably couldn't take it.  I'll make some adjustments and shoot another video.
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