Go time…again!
January 1st I got off my butt laid out 3 months of training and got started. my plan was to go very slow put down a solid base and hit good consistent numbers. Nothing outrageous just trying to stay around 12-15 hours a week (run 35 miles , Bike 200, swim 1500m avg). I started off on track all be it way over weight but motivated.
I was very burned out by mid season last year and took some much needed time off. I had been on the gas for several years and was starting to loose the fun in my training. The time off worked to get my motivation back but it also laid on 30 lbs. My fault to let my weight get out of hand but honestly I just did not care.
As of Jan 1, I was tired of the gluttony and ready to be an athlete again. After a 2 months of descent work I was feeling fit but slow. IN late February Myself and a few others rolled up to Mount Mitchell for an off road marathon. I was not looking forward to this run I was feeling very slow and still too heavy but no better way to lean out than training long. We started the day at an easy pace and maintained it for 13 miles to the Parkway. We sucked down a load of Coke and started the trek down…oddly enough I felt fantastic and kept the pace rolling to the 19 mile mark where after running out of the technical part, the trail flattens out so I promptly fell and broke my collar bone! I was able to finish the run but this injury has set me back. My run and swim are behind. I have time to pull it together but there is no time to waist. As of today it’s “Go Time …again!”
8 week Goals
Run 35 avg
Bike 250 avg (335 LT watts)
Swim 12000m avg
Weight 165 May 1
My current watts are very good, my weight is down but still 15 lbs away from race weight. Swim volume is low but times are good. My biggest limiters are my weight and run…the 2 go together.
