Base Training (Off Season)

Off season or the time between my next training phase is now. I plan to start training on a different approach for the next year using a 20 week cycle with two planned peaks.

I also plan to focus on one discipline each week more then the others. I hope this works because I still plan to race like there is no tomorrow  June through July. I can always sleep in the off season next year. The main race focus will be Half Iron distance (6 planned for 2014).

 

2013 RESULTS

Buzzard Duathlon - 2nd Overall

Eagleman 70.3 Tri - 4:39:08

14/219 AG 45-49

Huntington Sprint Tri - 1st Overall

Miltonman Olympic Tri - 5th Overall - 1st Master 2:08:21

Huntington #2 Sprint Tri - 5th Overall

Edinboro Olympic Tri - 1st AG 45-49

(rode 5 miles off course - it happens)

Giant Eagle 5150 Olympic Tri 1st Elite Master 

* New Olympic Distance PR - 2:02:21*

Muncie 70.3 Tri - 4:36:16

3/164 AG 45-49   42nd overall out of 1049 

Steelhead 70.3 Tri - 4:36

2/123 AG 45-49

2013 70.3 Worlds Las Vegas NV

58/184

Sick - So 2 weeks off and start the wholle cycle again!

Sickness happens and you really can not do anything to stop it. Especially if you teach in an elementary school. The good and bad go hand in hand. My sickness happened one week before the USAT Long Course Nationals and that means the season is over!

So two weeks off and start the training for next year.

2014 looking forward

2013 is in the books and it was not as successful as I would have hoped but that's true with most things.
I learned a lot more about myself as an athlete and what needs to be refined for next year.
One thing that has not changed is my nutrition - HAMMER NUTRITION - has aided my training and racing.