2010 ATP

I have not completed a triathlon in over two years. I went from one sometimes two or three a month from 2003-2005 to nothing. I've still done a few road races and that sort of thing but since my divorce and then re-marriage and a baby and a whole new larger family plus I've been working like a fiend I've just been completely unable to string together a plan and schedule in any sort of consistent way that resulted in my completing a race. I have decent fitness. I'm capable. What I know is that I won't perform to my standard (though those standards aren't all that high) so I just tend to avoid it. Fact I had been training for a late season olympic distance that was to be oct. 18th of this year and I elected to take the family to Disney instead. Lucky for me as it turned out because that was our first 'cold' day of the year and wet on a bike and 60 degrees is not fun.

I have let my weight creep up to 195 which is 21 pounds heavier than I was in January of this year when I ran a PB of 21:52 5k.

All that being said tonight I re-signed up for the Training Peaks web site as a premium member and set up my annual training plan for 2010 with two weeks of 'prep' period built in for this week and next. I've got to get a fire burning because this random training is all unrealized potential.

First workout of 2010 ATP was tonight: 3 minute intervals @ 30 minutes. Felt very strong. Good lungs. Gotta drop weight