I Have A Plan

I have never really followed a plan to the letter before but to complete an iron distance race in a reasonable time I thought that now is a good time to start. I'm in my 3rd week and having a structure to follow is surprisingly easier than i anticipated, sure Ive juggled the days around a bit but essentially all the work outs have been done. The hard bit has been sticking to the program, instead i have followed it but then added a few extras as not to reduce the workload to less than what i was doing before. Even though its the off season, and I have reduced my hours training, but can not see any point to losing fitness over winter to a degree that would seem counter  productive in the coming weeks of my base endurance training.

 My marathon training plan was hit and miss - in fact i never actually did a run over 19 miles. I did a 16 miler and the 19 miler a fortnight beforehand and that was it really apart from the weekly long runs of 13 miles. This time is going be different, this time I will follow my plan and then there should be no excuses for a dismal result.

seth cifferi machines and donuts - what more could a tattooist want?

A slight hindrance to my aspiring goal is food, its always been a downfall and at this time if year a hard temptation to resist all the niceties but the triathletes world forumites have come to the rescue with a Fat Chuffers thread for 2012 weight loss. Being a slightly competitive type  I have stuck my name down with the intention of getting to around 11stone 2 or 3 by the time the local sprint triathlons take place.

so happy chrimbo and a healthy new year to all