330 days to go. Its been 2 weeks since the last post and boy how things have changed. Remember that training team I told you about? The one that starts January 1st? Yeah, about that. It started Tuesday.
I am officially on a team. Its only the first week, but the team itself seems very good. I haven't actually met anyone, or even either of the coaches, but I have a training plan in TrainingPeaks and have had an email conversation with one of the coaches.
The only thing I know for sure at this point is that I'm in a little over my head right now. Don't get me wrong, the training plan is pretty awesome. The goals, however, are not. I knew when I registered that I had a long way to go before I was in 'Iron Man' shape. I was also honest with myself and defined 'Iron Man' shape as simply finishing within the time limits. Now that I see the schedule, I feel like I am even further behind than I thought I was.
I'll give you an example of my first scheduled training. Its a run. Its supposed to be 40 minutes in Zone 2 (ie, very easy) and you're supposed to be able to run 4+ miles. You see, that last part is the hard part. In Zone 2, I'm running 12 minute miles (yes, THAT slow). So I was able to go about 3.5 miles in the 40 minutes, but spent most of my time in Zone 3.
Now, I don't think that's a long-term issue. My fitness will increase. My weight continues to go down. I expect to get to those numbers in the next couple of months. But is that fast enough? Do I have enough time to build the fitness I need? 15 days ago I would have said, 'Yes'. Today, I say, "I don't know."
So the wild ride continues....
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