The Coach Buzz ...

...that you are happy to just survive.  With 40mph winds, the riding was sketchy.  This made consistent power output tough.  Add in a front wheel sidewall blowout on a downhill at 35mph, a 45min pit stop to change the tire (Thanks for the ride, Will Smith) and it made for a long day. On the upside, the legs felt great and another 5.5hr ride, big ring only (BRO riding), NP ~250 and 7900ft of climbing. After some salmon burgers and hearing how great all of my athletes raced today, I am looking forward to running tomorrow!

I wish that I was outside for a longer ride today.  It's 10am and the temp is already over 50*.  Instead, its a recovery day for me. UW swim early this morning. 3200 total SCY with a sprint mainset that consisted of 100's on 3:30 and 50's on 2minutes.  These sessions have been great for me improving my swim fitness. Held 57/58 on the 100's and 26-28 on the 50's. Easy 1-2hr spin this afternoon to get ready to a big weekend ahead.

First half of week ending 8 weeks out. Weather is still FREEZING and windy.  The sun would be nice for the coming weekend! Monday -  Swim - 4.5k SCY total with 20x100 on 1:10, holding 1:05-1:07 Bike - After mod-long ride of 3hrs ending with 8x4min at threshold on 1min recovery. Focus was on the flats today. Tuesday -  Run - Easy 60min yog Swim - 4k LCM with 6x400 on 6min. Holding 5:15-5:20 steady Wednesday -  Bike - 130km with 4x8min uphill and 30k flat TT Run - Off the bike Thursday -  Run - 22km with 12km of threshold work through rolling terrain.  Swim - 4k LCM - 12x200 holding 2:32-2:30. Intervals on 3min, 250 and 240. Tempo work today.

I get a fair amount of emails and Facebook messages asking about my own training. I am transparent with most things in my life, so I thought I would shed some light what I do as I work toward winning my first Ironman. First attempt will be on June 26th in Coeur d'Alene. The goal will be to update a few times each week. Up to this point, I have had some great training blocks, followed by hard rest.  This is the first time I have done this, but I came away with great results.   Swim - Since the beginning of the year, I have been swimming hard with a great group from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The result has been an increase in both my top end and steady state paces. This is exactly what I need to do in the water, so I am in good position to take control on the bike. Bike - Things came back quickly.  I have already been riding very similar times to what I had been putting out pre-IMWI 2010. Run- Very strong this year.  Some due to training and some has to do with matur

I thought that I would write a short blog on sponsorship (partnership) within our sport (the business of triathlon). Perhaps this will be helpful for some looking for support (athletes and companies). The first sentence is a concept that many new Professionals fail to realize.  Triathlon is a business, Ironman is a business and because of how it is run, it is more of a business than many other sports out there.  The goal is to make it as profitable as possible.  I am not saying that this is good or bad thing.  I simply stating this because I think that it is important for both parties to think about when coming together. As a business owner and Professional athlete, I see both sides very clearly. I hear the word "entitlement" a lot within the triathlon world.   I will be the first to say that an athlete doesn't deserve anything...UNLESS they can show that they are worth the investment. Conversely, the same goes for companies.  It is simple and complex at the same t