6 Weeks

My training for Beach to Battleship is not going as planned. Training is not even the right term. You don't train for an ironman by swimming 2 times a month and training about 5 hours a week. Yesterday I told my coach that if I can't get back on track, I'm switching to the half at Beach to Battleship. I am an ironman, already. If I go down that road again, the goal is to excel, not slog through to barely finish. That means a solid 6 months of work, 10+ hours a week, not half assed effort.

So, I have given myself 6 weeks which happens to coincide with the Madeira Beach Triathlon.

"Back on track" means
- working out every day that is on the schedule, completing 85% of workouts, especially those darned swims.
- keeping my calorie balance in the negative zone, 5 days a week, preferably 6.
- limiting alcohol (helps me wake up earlier) and starches (seems to prevent my GI distress).
- preferably getting my weight down to the low 150s by May with more to follow.

I also want to find training groups to make this more fun, people who will challenge and motivate me. Swimming is fairly easy. The Mad Dogs hold Wednesday night open water swims. For riding, I'm going to incorporate Saturday morning group rides into my long rides, at least until the mileage gets over 60-80 miles. This will force me to push the pace. Running will be tough but there are a few running clubs around town so I'm checking them out.