Category Archives: Training Diary

Coach responds: Ok, recapping your great notes above… IM Run Race Lessons – Early miles matter for HR – This is 2x in Kona along Ali’i drive. IM Run Training Lessons – Target is 25 to 28 mpw, which translates … Continue reading →

I responded to the Coach’s request for data: While you were writing your note, I was taking a deep-ish dive into the lead up and race data from 4 of my last 5 IMs: Kona 2014, Kona 2015, MD 2016 … Continue reading →

Coach and I scheduled a call for the end of July; here’s what I told him in preparation for that discussion: Update in prep for next week’s call: Looking back, this will only be the third time(2006/12) I’ve actually done … Continue reading →

The Coach asked me to review my recent race performances, and made further suggestions for building a personal training plan: Very excited to hear that you’ve gotten a second opinion and that we have some new modalities to try. New … Continue reading →

Well, Coach Patrick got back to me, and here’s how our dialogue went. First, his comments: Thanks for giving me some time to answer this stuff. I think that you have USAT stuff all dialed in, so I am focusing … Continue reading →

This is my second trainingre-boot in two months and that has me thinking prudence for the current two weeks. I tried following the coach’s suggestion of “14 activities in the first 14 days” after the Boulder IM.I did nothing the … Continue reading →

@Al Truscott here Is my initial attempt at putting in some structure…please add in your points and we’ll turn it over! Notes:  Need to recover from the first half of the year. Need to address L/R leg imbalance / functional strength. … Continue reading →

I update my coach every four weeks or so, mostly to keep myself honest about staying on track with work, effort, and plans. Fitness: I got my CTL up to 120 by the end of Bad Ass Camp with what … Continue reading →