Before I can properly begin my second journey towards Ironman, it is prudent to asses the execution of the first journey's race, the 2014 Beach 2 Battleship.

The swim: My 56-minute swim time would be very hard to criticize under normal circumstances. I, however, am NOT a 56-minute swimmer. The reality is/was that the time of our swim coincided with the end of high tide. To say it another way, we were pushed - and although I couldn't feel it during the race, we were swimming in a current (and my time reflected it). That said, I still feel like I swam well. This next race I hope to do a better job of drafting and to hold a little truer line.

The bike: I rode a solid 5:44 on a near pancake flat course. I conserved energy, stayed aero, and didn't race my neighbor. I also dropped about 800 calories of solid food that, while not affecting my ride, would come back to haunt me on the run. This next race... don't lose your nutrition...

The run: My 4:45 marathon leaves a lot to be desired. I was a zombie by mile 10, the deficit of bike calories having completely become apparent. Additionally, I found that using the same calorie source for the bike and run was NOT a good idea - too much of the same was more than my stomach could tolerate. This next race, I will perform more bike/run bricks in training, practicing the transition between different nutrition sources.


Monday, May 2, 2016

*Pre-Training - 5/2/16*

Ha, ha, ha...  I said I was going to start posting regularly... clearly I have not.  Oh well, here's the update for the past many weeks:

I have significantly increased my run mileage and my bike rides continue to be consistent.  My total monthly work is about two months ahead of where I was during training for my last Ironman.  Good.

My longs runs are only at 9-miles, but all of my supporting runs are 6-milers so that's okay.  My long rides are at 105-minutes with supporting rides at 60-minutes.  My effort level has been pretty high for both the runs and the rides - higher than they will be (should be) when I stretch these workouts out longer.

I have been trying Perpetuem on my long rides - chocolate flavor mixed with 24-oz of water (per hour).  I like the taste pretty well.  The product dissolves very well for a powder.  And no stomach issues to report.  So far, so good.  I just bought I pile of Shot Blok packets for my long runs - man I love those things.  It is like a little reward every mile.  Sort of makes you want to run farther...

All-in-all, I am pleased with the progress of the past couple months.  My official 20-week program starts later this month.  I have been adding nicely to my base and will be ready for the adventure to "officially" begin.  As if it hasn't already...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

*Pre-Training - 3/11/16*

Where have I been???  Clearly not posting:)  Okay I am back now and will begin posting regularly again.  In the past several months I have been primarily riding - in fact I haven't run since the end of December. The far majority of my rides have been an hour in duration - not too hard and not too easy.  Okay.

Yesterday I biked for 60-minutes in the morning before work.  My usual.  A decent effort level.  Wearing my headphones, watching ESPN on mute, and drinking 24-oz of Gatorade.  Same old, same old.

Last night, however, I actually went for a run.  As I mentioned, I haven't been.  It was a whopping 3-miler.  On the track at the Y.  I ran too fast, of course - about 8:15 pace.  Today I am sore.  Quads.  Hamstrings.  Duh.  Still, good to be back...
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