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, May 4, 2014

*Base Build - 34*

I haven't posted in a couple days - busy as usual:)


Friday I biked 60-minutes on the trainer.  My legs were actually pretty tired and a little achy from my long run the day before - which surprised me considering how fresh they felt after the run.  Regardless, my effort level was pretty good and I was generally comfortable.  I did walk around with "heavy" legs the rest of the day, though.


Yesterday was a busy day starting at about 8:30 am.  I needed to run but made the decision to hold off until later in the day (until my legs woke up).  Unfortunately, I was jumping from one thing to the next until about 9:30 pm - at which time I gave up on getting the run in.  Okay - let it go.


This morning I got my workout in early (as I should have yesterday).  I biked for 90-minutes on the trainer.  I wore my Desoto tri shorts instead of my bike shorts and really felt fine (chamois butter assisted).  I worked pretty hard on the ride and actually felt stronger as the ride progressed.  Good.  I fueled with Cliff Shot Bloks - a package of 6 for 200 calories total and about 24 oz. of water.  I took one Blok every 10-minutes starting at 30-minutes.  It worked well and my energy was good.
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