Feb 09
Wow! Only 20 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Week #6 was a pretty solid one. I had almost 12 hours of volume and a few points shy of a 700 Training Stress Score(TSS). That equates to a average intensity of around .8(80%) overall for the week. Pretty high for a early season …
Jul 14
Well it’s taper time! All the hard training is behind me now and I will gradually decrease my training volume over the three weeks before Ironman Lake Placid . It works out quite nicely with the start of the Tour de France too. One of my biggest fears during the pre-race taper period is getting …
May 31
Week 15 wrapped up with the end of 3 weeks of building volume. This last week topped out at around 16 hours, with a 4:20 bike ride on Saturday and a 2:40 run on Sunday. Due to my late start on Saturday and dinner plans that evening I wasn’t able to get a brick workout …
