still at it

Here i am midway through week 2 and will hit 9 hrs of training by Saturday. So far it is manageable but difficult because I am so busy at work right now. Thank God for a loving and supportive wife.

Day 3 update

I had an easy ride on the trainer Monday and another long swim full of drills today followed by a little strength training. It is challenging to train this time of year for me because work i so busy. It takes lots of patience.

Day 1

Today was the big kick off day. I failed to wake at 6 am to knock out my swim because I stayed up later than usual Saturday night. I waited until after church/lunch/grocery and I really did not feel like going and getting wet. This is SO out of my family routine for Sundays but I committed and I did it and it actually felt great.
Here's the workout:
WU: 300 swim/100 drill for warm up
MS: 300 swim w/ pull buoy – then 100 drill – repeat as many times as you can in 45 minutes. Swim effort on the 300s is steady – not hard, not easy. NO STOPPING.
CD: 100

It was much different than my usual training method of "just swim". It was a real workout, a heart-pumoing calorie burner!
Now off to the couch for some Masters coverage and a short snooze.

I'm back...

Tee minus 11 days until training commencement!

Bet you thought I gave up....wrong!

I have been 'maintaining' my good 1/2 IM base so far. I am currently narrowing my search for the right training plan because February is D-day for getting serious. I am the official owner of a Felt B-16 tri bike thanks to the guys at Tri Your Best in Stone Mountain. Dave and Mark are great guys and very knowledgeable.
I had a great ride at St. Mtn Saturday with Kevin & Nicole. 20 mile bike, 5 mile ride.
The Runner's Core workout has been excellent and i highly recommend it for any endurance athlete.
til next time...