Iron News Man - October 7, 2009
Iron News Man
The most common question I get about my training is, “How long do you train every day?” The answer varies, but a light day is two hours… a long day eight hours! Today will be somewhere at the low range with a stacked workout. First I run, and then I weight train… back-to-back.
Calorie counters know that I’ll probably burn somewhere in the neighborhood of 800. Given my weight goals, I could consume 2800 calories today and be okay, if not a little under what my body needs to maintain my current weight of 203. I want to be right at 200 pounds for Ironman Arizona next month. For me that’s light!
I will base my workouts today from one location, Jordan’s Virtual Fit Club in Valencia. It allows easy access to the Santa Clarita Trail for the run (same path as the Santa Clarita Marathon), and most specifically, the weight training... with minimal rest between workouts.
Here’s my TrainingPeaks.com schedule from Triathlon Coach Jason Healey:
Recovery Run (Zone 1 and Lower Zone 2)
Type: Run
Run 5 Miles on a mostly flat course in Zone 1 and lower Zone 2. Check cadence several times during the run. (Try to count 15 right leg strikes plus in a ten second-time period. This will give you a 90-step cadence per minute and will help prevent over striding and foster better form. Focus on form. Remember to run with a proud posture with eyes focused on what is ahead).
I have the Long Beach Marathon Bike Tour Sunday and I’m truly looking forward to it. There’s a part of me that wishes I were doing at least the Half Marathon. It’s not a fitness level issue; I just cannot allow anything to disrupt Ironman Arizona. From this point forward, my schedule must be followed to the letter!
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