Road to Ironman

I'm trying something new this year and following an on-line training program. No coach, just me and a training program designed by Joe Friel served up to me via TrainingPeaks.com. It has been working out well, but I've been a bit derailed by holidays and various personal stresses and obligations. You can view my progress by clicking the link.

I'm digging the user interface, although it can be a drag to keep my logging up to date. It's cool that I can upload my Polar (625X) workout files and fill in most of the detail.

I've purchased two plans to get me ready for my season. The first is a HIM (Half Ironman) base builder and the second is a HIM race prep plan. My race prep plan starts 1/15/07 and leads me directly into my first race of the season, 3/31/07 in Oceanside, CA. (This race is now officially called Ironman 70.3 California, because 70.3 sounds better than Half... FYI, 70.3 are the total miles raced in a Half Ironman, which just happens to be half of 140.6 or the total miles raced in an Ironman. Weird how that works.)