After two weeks of Active Recovery(goofing off) as dictated by my coach, it is time to get serious again. I have officially signed up for Strength Training with Amy Goddard to help develop some core strength, a tremendous weakness of mine and have made steps to join a Master's swim program in Flower Mound, much needed as well.
As you can tell by my Kansas and Playtri times, swimming is a BAD event for me. This will be my major concentration for the next several months to hopefully get me closer to where I want to be in the swim. I am shooting for a 1:15 IM swim. This will means I will have to shave about 10 minutes off my 1/2 IM time and also become strong enough to hold that pace for the second half. A tall task, but it has to be done in order to hit my other goals.
The bike will be just another LONG ride. I will concentrate on getting a good base and developing a solid nutrition and hydration strategy.
The run plan is to RUN as long as I can. I want to limit the walking as much as possible. I know walking will be an integral part of the race, but I want to walk because it is in the plan, not because I am too tired.
Mentally I am ready to take on this challenge. So bring on the training.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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So bring on the training...
Ok, but remember......you asked for it! ;-)
Yes, Master's would be a most excellent addition to your training regimen. And I think you will find that being part of a group will make previously boring swim workouts seem a lot more enjoyable.
Git on down there and git yourself signed up!
This is going to be fun!
G
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