Blueprint

Somewhat a rarity today. Used to be in the old days we'd workout twice a day as the norm and thrice as a treat. For a year my routine was a spin in the morning, alternating weights or swim at noon and a run in the evening. Ah, the good old days. With the travel and video schedule these days I feel lucky to get in one solid session per day.

You play the hand you're dealt as the saying goes, and the plan is to extend the sessions in 2011 to two 70.3s and then make the glorious return to full Ironman in 2012, the year we age up. That is the blueprint.

Meaning that everything plays a part in that grand scheme. Every workout, no matter how short, every stretch, each roll with the foam, every ride counts and contributes towards the 2012 season. Sound like a long way off to be worried about my base fitness today?

It isn't.

The three biggest changes I have seen in my training over the years, are:

1) It takes longer to get warm, race loose,
2) It takes longer to recover, and,
3) I have seen diminishing range of motion.

Speed, endurance and power could still be there is varying degrees on any given day, but the time it takes to recover, the muscular soreness and adjacent recovery are now matters that need addressing.

That being said, the new and improved dynamic plan of attack, is to:

Workout whenever possible. Stretch more, recover better. Add some core strength work in the gym over the winter, and moist importantly,

Keep at it. Like todays spin/run/spin triad. A nice change.

We leave for the Dalles/Hood River shoot at 3am so there won't be a grate opportunity stretch in the morning or afternoon. I am hoping to get in a run at sundown tomorrow, with the Mt. Hood Time Trial course safe and secure in the cam.

No photo or video today, mea culpa.