Apr 13
Only 11 more weeks until Ironman Couer d’Alene! Week 15 was another build week. I had planned about a 16 hour week in volume, but ended up with only 13 hours. This was mostly due to a shoulder bursitis flare-up issue that kept me out of the pool and some dog emergency issues on Friday. I was …
Apr 06
Week 14…back to building again. It feels good to be too. Temps are starting to warm-up again, although the winds have been howling away. My HRV is back in the green again, so full speed ahead. The body likes to be working hard. While I had planned on a 16 hour training week, I only …
Apr 02
While out on my long run of the week the other day, I was thinking about about all the times I have heard the long run referred to a “junk miles” lately. We have been innundated with all of these so-called experts who keep spouting out how to “hack” everything. People love to hear someone tell …
Apr 02
I have falling behind a few weeks on my training log updates, so in an effort to catch up a bit I am combining a couple weeks here. Week 12(Mar 16-22) Week 12 was the second of two build weeks for me. I ended up with 12:46 hours of volume and a TSS of 760. …
Mar 17
Week 11(Week of 3/9/15) was my first official build week for the journey to Ironman Coeur d’Alene. It did not disappoint. I ended up with about 13 hours total training time and I even missed a couple workouts. My HRV finally moved to back into the green zone indicating I was ready for increased training …
Mar 09
Only 16 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene! Time to get serious now. This is where many training plans start, so I guess this where I enter my build phase. Probably a good segway here with a couple easy weeks after a pretty solid base phase. Full speed ahead! This week started out …
Feb 16
Week 7 was a little bit of deviation from the original plan. I had some free ski passes for Camelback ski area in the poconos, so I took a friend from work along for a free day of skiing. The forecast was to be very cold and windy, and it was, just not as bad …
Feb 14
So, last week I got this email from Ironman saying… Congratulations on becoming an IRONMAN BRONZE All World Athlete! Your strong performance during the 2014 season positioned you in the top 10% of your age group earning you Bronze All World Athlete status. As an IRONMAN All World Athlete, you’ll enjoy a host of benefits at many of our 2015 races, including priority access to athlete registration, as well as …
Feb 09
Wow! Only 20 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Week #6 was a pretty solid one. I had almost 12 hours of volume and a few points shy of a 700 Training Stress Score(TSS). That equates to a average intensity of around .8(80%) overall for the week. Pretty high for a early season …
Feb 02
Week #5 Update Well, week 5 had a bit of a rough start. After returning home from our long weekend in Lake Placid, I had a bit of a struggle getting back on my normal training routine. Fortunately by the weekend, I was back on track with my planned LSD workouts. On Saturday, I cooked …
