2013 Starting To Shape Up

   

7 month 3 week 4 days till EnduraFit Ironman 70.3 Eagleman......but who i counting?

After watching the streaming of the Ironman World Championships, I am counting and the time will not be able to go by fast enough. It will be a little time before I get into a very specific training schedule but current continues to go well. Currently, my focus is remaining very close to the volume I'll built up to while racing as I know I have some work to do to make up for 14 years away from triathlons. Now, while I was competing as a runner and cyclist during that stretch, I know my training was not triathlon specific.

My reasoning to register for Eagleman pretty much came down to it had slots for Ironman 70.3 World Championship and Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. My goal is to qualify for Kona over Vegas. While the physical training may not begin yet, the mental preparations are already underway.

In the meantime, training continues to go well. I am back into a swing of solid swim workout and a track workout every week. My swimming has improved a bit over the past few weeks and last Sunday I was able to swim 2000 yards in 30:00. My track workouts have helped me drop my average per mile pace for a run from 7:12-15 to 7:00-7:05. The bike continue to be my bet discipline right now as I have been averaging 22mph per ride September 1st. Even today with wind and 1200+ feet of climbing, I was able to average 21.3mph.

New Training Total
Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 150 miles/ 6.90 hours/ 21.7 mph
Run - 4 runs/ 25.5 miles/ 2.98 hours/ 7:01 per mile
Swim - 4 swims/ 4 miles/ 1.96 hour
Total - 13 workouts/ 179.5 miles/ 11.84 hours

2012
Bike - 220 rides/ 6966 miles/ 325.55 hours/ 21.4 mph
Run - 144 runs/ 894.25 miles/ 107.29 hours/ 7:12 per mile
Swim - 98 swims/ 85.25 miles/ 41.88 hours
Total - 462 workouts/ 7945.5 miles/ 474.67 hours

This Week's Goals
Bike - 5 rides/ 145-165 miles
Run - 4 runs/ 24-28 miles
Swim - 3-4 swims/  3-4 miles

Link to Eagleman 70.3:
http://www.tricolumbia.org/events/?eid=2

Let the fun begin soon!