The Road to Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3

Lake Stevens Half-IronMan is officially 20 weeks from today, and yesterday was the official first day of training.  To be honest, I am very excited to get the season underway.  But, I am also very nervous for this race.  It is going to test my mental and physical toughness to a point I've never gone before.  And this will only be preparation for my full IronMan in 2011.

I will now use this blog to post weekly updates on my training and any thing else I feel is "important" to share with you all.  I may also have sporadic updates during the week, but will try to update every Friday.

Yesterday being the first day of training, that started with a 10 mile hilly trail run.  The run felt good, and I felt good after the run.  Afterwards, I came home and got ready for a bike ride with Nick.  I brought the TT bike out and we met up halfway between our houses.  We then proceeded to begin our 40 mile ride.  Needless to say, about half-way through the ride, we were both feeling pretty fatigued.  We managed to finish the ride, but it was definitely painful.

I took the TT bike in for a tune-up after the ride as well.  It will be nice and clean and adjusted for the racing season.  Looking forward to getting back on the bike when it comes back.  There is still a long week ahead and will be updating again on Friday once the week is complete.

Countdown to Training

So it's been a while since my last post, but there is not much to report.  I've been swimming, biking, and running.  Not following any kind of plan yet, just taking it slow and building a good base so when training starts, I can reduce the chance of injury and recover quicker.

I will start my training plan for my Half-Ironman in 2 weeks.  I also have tune-up races planned in between then to practice my transitions and nutrition.  I've got some homework to do though.  I need to figure out my sweat rate and my calorie burn, so I can plan out my fluid and food consumption on the bike and run so I know how much I need to take in to be replenished, but not take too much.

I'm very excited for this year, and hope that my triathlon career starts with a bang!  And once my training starts, I'll be posting more, because there will be more to post about.