This week has been a success in terms of training. Monday was the "official" start date of my Kona training and with 14 weeks to go, I have a lot of work to do. While I love pushing hard and seeing performance gains, I have always kept the same IM goals with my training. 1) Balance 2) Quality 3) Reduce risk for injury 4) Focus speed, endurance, power and strength - not volume 5) Save my best effort for race day Through these 5 goals, I reduce the chance for illness/sickness, I welcome my 2 week taper without feeling overtrained and I arrive to the starting line ready to put my training to the test. While last Monday may have been the first day of my Kona training, there were no crazy workouts like 5+ hour rides or 2+ hour runs. Karel (who designs my weekly schedule as well as giving me bike-specific sets...I coach myself for swim and run workouts) is always careful to work backward from race day and progress in a way that allows me to adapt to the physiological demands placed...
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