12 Weeks Down - 19 Weeks To Go

Well hard to believe that 12 weeks of training are in the books now and 19 weeks seems so long to go before the big day! With every passing day, I do feel better about what I will be able to achieve at the Ironman 70.3 National Harbor. As I add the workouts to the training log, I am certain I will have a great shot to qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas, NV. It will be so cool to go back to Vegas after living there for five years in the late 90's. I guess the scary part of this is knowing even with as much training I have put in already, I will need to still step up my game.

This past was a lower volume week after three great weeks of training. The week started with another climb of Jacks Mountain that I was able to crush this week. I guess everything is easier after the first time but after riding the climb the week before it helped to know what to expect.  Now with hosting a meet this week with 14-15 schools scheduled to compete, I am going to go with a second week of lower volume but slightly higher than this week. With this additional lower volume week, it will give me an even number of weeks to figure out my training for the race on August 5th.

Training Totals:
Bike - 5 rides/ 156 miles/ 8.13 hours/ 19.2mph/ 5328 feet of climbing
Run - 4 runs/ 20.5 miles/ 2.5 hours/ 7:18 per mile
Swim - 2 swims/ 1.75 miles/ .79 hours
Total -11 workouts/ 178.25 miles/ 11.42 hours

2012
Bike - 69 rides/ 2189 miles/ 102.24 hours/ 21.4 mph
Run - 40 runs/ 236.25 miles/ 28.32 hours/ 7:12 per mile
Swim - 26 swim/ 22.75 miles/ 10.54 hours
Total - 135 workouts/ 2448 miles/ 141.1 hours

Goals for Week
Bike - 6 rides/ 175-190 miles
Run - 4 runs/ 22-25 miles
Swim - 2 swims/ 1.75-2.0 miles

Race seasons needs to get here soon! I have also been asked to ride the Mon Tour 75 Mile race this year on  a team. The guys that asked me are very solid riders and we could be awesome as a team but I have some apprehensions as this was hit by the car. Still unsure for now.

TdO '12 - he better be rehabbing!!!!