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!



Sunday, April 27, 2014

*Base Build - 31*

I knew today was going to be another crazy, busy day so I got up early to get my workout in.  I rode on the trainer for 90-minutes fueling with 32 oz of water and a packet of Sports Beans.  I felt pretty good from an energy standpoint, but my bike shorts were really annoying me and chaffing my legs.  They were pretty low rent shorts and are proving the point that you get what you pay for on some of these longer rides.  It may be time to invest in something a little better.


Later in the day Ian and I went to the Y and lifted weights.  Ian was over at his girlfriends, but he agreed to leave there so we could workout (after which I took him back to her house).  I am happy with his devotion to this - he is eager to go and after only 3-weeks of workouts I can already see changes in his physique (don't tell him I said that, though).
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