Today I am really writing about yesterday because last night I found out that there is a phantom key stroke on my computer that erases what has been written when you are done. I am sure it is their because it not only happened once but twice. By then it was 2 am and I thought it was bed time because I knew all the boys would be up at 6:30.


 So yesterday was another day of pre-base training. Today this meant a day to take down Christmas decoration. For me that is as bad as a day of power intervals. Lucky for me my wife actually enjoys putting small ornaments back into little boxes all day! So really I had a day of strength training. My son Mickey weighs 20 lbs. So holding him is like strength training right? So there is a real name for this pre-base training. It is called Preperation Period. That's right people I really looked it up! Wasn't really that far off either.


About 6 weeks into my Army Boot Camp I learned something important. From day one the Drill instructors use to tell us to walk with a purpose. At that six week mark they told us that if you walk with a purpose that people won't mess with you. You can't argue with that. Who is going to stop someone that at least looks like they are on a mission and have something important to do? I have to admit, I will use this tactic today when needed. My friend Kroto and I were packing his car for a drive to the World Police and Firefighter Games in Vancouver B.C. When I was putting my Scott TT bike in his car he says to me, You don't have to be fast, you just have to look fast...... See, Kroto is a roady and doesn't really get the whole Triathlon thing (even though his wife has completed the Kansas 70.3). Over the next 22 hours drive to Canada I consantly reminded him that I understood that he was gelous that on top of biking I could also swim and run and he could not. I have to tell you that Kroto is a Cat 2 cyclist sponsored by Spike that races road, crit, track and hill climbs. He raced Cheyene Canyon here in Colorado Springs at a ridiculous time of 14 minutes. He also took a silver medal in the Hill Climb at the Vancouver Games. I did mention the they were the World Police and Firefighter Games right! As for me, I finished the Olympic distance triathlon with a respectable 13th in my age group with a time of 2:21:59. I was hoping to go under 2:20:00 but it was not my day for that. I will have to tell you my lessons learned from that race another time. Oh, Vancouver, a must visit city! Where I was going with all this was that sometimes you just have to sound like you know what you are doing! So from now on it will be the "Preparation Period".


Last night I learned why alot of people pay big bucks for a coach. I had a coach last year when I was training with Carmicheal Training Systems in the Springs. This was a fathers day gift from my wife. That should give you an idea of how supportive she is of me! His name was Matt Carnal and he truly brought me to a level that would have taken me a couple years to get to on my own. He was also always their to answer my questions and give me advice (Teaching me things like ice baths) on top of all the coaching and prescribed training he would layed out for me. I would recommend him to anyone that is looking for a Tri-coach. This year I have decided to take what  I have learned and try it on my own. So last night I sat down to start imputing my base period into TrainingPeaks.com. Four hours later, yes four, I finally had Base 1 in the computer. Lucky for me it does not start until January 11 so that give me plenty of time to get Base 2 and 3 imputed.  Well I say plenty of time but that also depends on how nice the chickens keep their coupe, ect......... Maybe one of the greatest reason for a coach is to give you time to train or spend with the family. Trial by fire learning for me this year!
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