Updates or catch up???

I haven't posted in awhile and for good reason. Between traveling for work, having a 5 month old to look after, and getting in some training, I haven't had a lot of time to sit down at the computer and plug away with any updates.

I won't bore you with any of my race reports, and quite frankly, don't have the time to write about the races that I did this past summer anyways. If I had to evaluate the season so far, I would put it as average to above-average with regards to what I wanted to achieve and what the end results have been. My goal this year was to focus on my family and fit in workouts where I can.

I feel my fitness is coming along and I feel fresh for this time of the year. In 2007, I had a big July build and then went flat in August. I trained through August but with little enthusiasm. I also had a three week taper the past three years and I am changing that to a two week taper to eliminate between flat...my body seems to respond better when I am doing either a lot of intesity or larger volumes.

So what has been my plan for 2009...stepping back a bit, sorry!

1. Stay healthy and fresh throughout the season
2. Focus on speedwork...especially with regards to running
3. Stay even on the bike....it doesn't matter if you can bike a 5:00 IM split if you run a 4:10 marathon
4. Build month switch from July to August....seems to be working a lot better
5. Two week taper vs. three week....everyone is different, but I need to stay sharp all the way up to race day and this hasn't happend in 3 years.
6. Enjoy racing......which I have and it is amazing how much less I have done and have gotten better results by being patient on the bike and working the run.....I used to shatter myself on the bike and hope.........hope never has been a good strategy!

That's all for now, but will continue to post more as we come closer to IMWI.