My Road to Ironman 2025

    “Build a large boat  from cypress wood  and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior.  Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.   Leave an 18-inch opening  below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper..... So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him. Genesis 6:14-16, 22 (NLT)      Week 2 of 17 in the books!  It was a great week of training, re-planning, scheduling, and more training.  And I've learned that doing this plan the right way is all in the details.  Here are my weekly stats to kick it off... Weekly Stats: Weight: 179.8 -0.7 last week -0.8 start Swim (x3): 2.81 miles (4,950 yards) 2:00:47 Bike (x4): 59.88 miles 4:30:10 Run (x3): 17.18 miles 3:12:04 Strength (x2) 37:07 Yoga (x4) 1:41:31 Totals: 16 workouts 79.86 miles 12:01:38   ...

“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalms 46:10 (NLT)        Run slow to run fast.  Doesn't seem to make sense.  But this week I started my 17-week official plan for 70.3 Eagleman in June.  And let me tell you, going slow was HARD! Here are the week's stats to start: Weekly Stats: Weight: 180.5 -.1 lb from start Swim (x2): 2.53 miles (4,450 yards) 1:38:27 Bike (x3): 39.63 miles 2:40:12 Run (x3): 14.93 miles 2:55:12 Strength (x2): 1:41:41 Yoga (x1): 40:05 Totals: 11 workouts 57.08 miles 9:35:37      First week of the official 80/20 training plan in the books!  I will have to say, going slow and keeping my heart rate in low intensity was tough.  I think it will take a couple of weeks to get used to running, biking and swimming this slow!      This week  I put together my workouts based off the 80/20 Triathlon book using the Half...

" I know, Lord , that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course." Jeremiah 10:23 (NLT) "For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord . “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)     Four  months until Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, Maryland.  My 16-week training plan starts tomorrow!  Still working through some details, but I will officially be in "training" mode, not just "base" mode.  Here are my weekly stats to start off! Weekly Stats: Weight: 178.8 -.1.8 lbs from start Swim (x2): 2.94 miles (5,150 yards) 1:59:11 Bike (x3): 53.68 miles 2:47:05 Run (x2): 10.25 miles 1:40:00 Strength (x2): 1:18:57 Yoga (x2): 1:00:32 Totals: 12 workouts 66.86 miles 8:45:46      Sixteen weeks....Seems so far away, yet the last 15 weeks since I started this year of training, planning, and blogging my way to IM Florida in November went by in a blink.  In 16 weeks,...

  "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts." P salms 139:23 (NLT) "For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow." James 1:3 (NLT) For me, it's the lifeguards having me move lanes for "swim club".  Whatever....      Being tested isn't always fun. But it does push you to see what you know, how you've improved, and what you can do to get better.  This week I was tested. Well, since I'm my own coach officially, I tested myself.  Get to that after the weekly stats, with Year-to-Date stats included: Weekly Stats: *YTD is in red from Nov 4* Weight: 179.6 +2 lbs from last week--  -1.0 lbs Swim (x2) 2.84 miles (5,000 yards)-- 32.08 mi (56,500 yards)  1:51:20-- 19:48:07  Bike (x2) 35.0 miles-- 515 miles  2:08:41-- 33:13:09  Run (x3) 12.65 miles-- 178.51 miles  2:05:16-- 28:35:15  Strength (x1) 55:44-- 18:58:01  Yoga (x1) 40:09-- 9:34:01   Totals 9 ...