To blog or not to blog...that is the question.  My readership is well...basically me.  I feel like the end might be near but haven't really had the strength to take her off life support.  In the meantime, I am experimenting with new media.

I am twittering (which sounds like it was something illegal in the 20's) at fewoman and playing with facebook (which also sounds vaguely illegal).  As a stockholder in Google (in the interest of full disclosure), I hope the rumors are true and it is purchasing Twitter.  Combined with the up and coming Grand Central (and Android of course) and I think Google may be the communication company for the next decade. 

On the tri front I have decided to enlist the services of Gordo Byrn and endurancecorner.com.  Gordo happens to be a phenomenal and analytical endurance athlete.  I really enjoy his blog as he interweaves business and training.  Two of my great interests.  His coaching service is brand new and I am very impressed with his attention to detail and service to his team.  His level of responsiveness to the forum and emails is unmatched.

As I mentioned in my post IMAZ analysis, I have felt that the one thing I have been really missing is the ability to go long and steady.  The Zone II endurance and speed necessary for IM success.  So...Gordo, unlike Endurance Nation, really focuses on building your Steady state endurance.  Specificity of exercise principle people!  Lots of heart rate training which is not exciting and at times down right long and boring.  I am concerned that it is missing some intensity work necessary at age 40 to hold on to my hard earned fitness gains.  Having said that, I am paying the experts to provide me with the knowledge and direction to take it to another level.  I am going to work hard to trust the process. 

So,  I am getting ready for Triple T.  I had a big training week with 32 hours of swimming, biking and running.  Over 320 miles of biking!  I recovered really well and am back in a build phase again.  I had a long run (Poker run..1/3 easy, 1/3 steady and the last third steady or faster) today and negative split as follows: 9:12, 9:09, 9:08, 8:25, 8:24, 8:22, 8:06, 7:54, 7:34.  I am running really well and am highly tempted to blow out a half marathon.  Patience. 

I almost totally screwed up my training because I decided to support a local running store and I had to change my brand of shoes (another store in town has the Asics monopoly).  Not long after I switched, my achilles started to ache.  Back to the old shoes and it is correcting itself nicely.  Close call.

What About Bob is back from his almost year long injury hiatus and running incredibly well.  I missed his consistency, hard work and low maintenance style.  He is the rock of my running.  He is running so well, that I have to release him after our warm up.  We are both thinking about marathoning in November to try and qualify for Boston (he needs an 8:30 pace which is only slightly faster than my qualifying time).  It is really hard to reign him in..I am worried that he will peak way too soon and have nowhere to go but injury lane. 

Race weight is close...just a few more pounds.  I have upped my protein and I continue to emphasize whole natural foods.  I am craving lots more fruit than normal.  I have lost count of the pineapples, apples and bananas we have consumed.  Time to get on the bike...because, that's just the way I roll...

  

 

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