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!



Saturday, April 5, 2014

*Base Build - 23*

Mid-morning today I went for a run.  It was a beautiful day - 50 degrees and perfectly sunny with little wind.  I took off from the house and headed west (the opposite direction from my usual route).  I had no particular path in mind.  I was wearing my Garmin watch and knew that I wanted to run somewhere around 5-miles.  My pace was quick to start - certainly faster than it has been but since my breathing was in check (and it was such a beautiful day) I rolled with it.  The run took me through a number of higher end subdivisions with rolling terrain.  It was fun and a nice change of scenery.  I kept up my pace and even bumped it up a bit the last mile or so.  In the end, I finished with a solid 5.25-mile run in the bank, and while faster paced runs aren't prescribed right now, it was certainly fun (and that's worth something).
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