Nov 09
Just a little update here on how things are going during the “off”-season. The rebuilding process is being established and I have been laying the groundwork for a solid foundation for the upcoming season. Miracle Mornings… After recently reading the book, The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, I have miraculously turned into a “morning person.” …
Apr 28
Week 17 was not the typical recovery week. Usually my recovery weeks start out with some very low HRV readings and a general feeling of “blah”. At least in the early part of the week. This week I felt pretty darn good. I took Monday totally off of training and had an easy swim on Tuesday. …
Apr 21
Only 10 more weeks until Ironman Coeur d’Alene! Week 16 was a pretty solid week of training. I ended up with around 15 hours total volume, which also included one day off due to me being stressed out from a screw-up at work. It also inlcluded no strength training whatsoever since I totally blew that …
Apr 13
Only 11 more weeks until Ironman Couer d’Alene! Week 15 was another build week. I had planned about a 16 hour week in volume, but ended up with only 13 hours. This was mostly due to a shoulder bursitis flare-up issue that kept me out of the pool and some dog emergency issues on Friday. I was …
Apr 06
Week 14…back to building again. It feels good to be too. Temps are starting to warm-up again, although the winds have been howling away. My HRV is back in the green again, so full speed ahead. The body likes to be working hard. While I had planned on a 16 hour training week, I only …
Apr 02
I have falling behind a few weeks on my training log updates, so in an effort to catch up a bit I am combining a couple weeks here. Week 12(Mar 16-22) Week 12 was the second of two build weeks for me. I ended up with 12:46 hours of volume and a TSS of 760. …
Mar 17
Week 11(Week of 3/9/15) was my first official build week for the journey to Ironman Coeur d’Alene. It did not disappoint. I ended up with about 13 hours total training time and I even missed a couple workouts. My HRV finally moved to back into the green zone indicating I was ready for increased training …
