And away we go!

Today is day 1. It just sort of happened this way but I have become a fall/winter racer. Of course I use the term racer lighty. I hate the heat and and run no races in the summer. I changed that this year and added the Baltimore 10 miler and will use that just as a training run.Running in the cold is much better for me. I train in the summer but I have much more control over that and can run early or late.

If you have been following my race calander you can see it has changed alot. I am back to 4 full marathons and 1 Olympic Tri (1.5k swim 40k bike 10k run.) I can hear of you you saying "He's crazy" as you read my schedule. Last year I ran 3 in 3 months with 2 being 20 days apart. Here is my philosophy. I will build milage and base for the first race and just maintain that for the next races and each race will be my long run for the next. I have in the past restarted training from the begining for each race. On solid advice I have cancelled the savage man tri as it is a difficult course and the following week after Nations. I picked which of the Tri's was most important and since I am with Team in Training Nations wins and I will concentrate of that event.

I have been very lucky to have som many great coaches, mentors, and friends develope me as a runner and now I will add another to the mix. I have hit the pot of gold and enlisted the help of a Triathlon coach. I very much want to learn the sport and this is the smartest way for me to do this. There is so much information out there and blanket training routines it is a sure way to injury and failure. I will train to a program tailored towards me and the right way. I could not have finished 4 marathons without Mike, Jonathan, Eric, or Nancy and now I will be successful in the multi sport world with Kerri.

the road will be long, the road will be tough. The learning curve is steep. I have never failed and I wont start now. I have my goals and they will get checked off.

http://kmotionsports.com/

I attached the link if you would like to learn more about my triathlon coach and Kinetic Motion based in Annapolis.

Well i need to go clean the garage and get ready for todays training run to figure out my HR zones.



2012 Calander

March 17th- DC Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2:45)
April 8th- Charlottesville 8K Road Race (55:36)
April 27th/28th- American Odyssey Relay- Gettysburg to DC (32:04)
May 20th - Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, Fredricksburg, VA
June 16th- Baltimore 10 Miler
Sept 9th - Nations Tri Washington DC (TNT)
October 28th- Marine Corps Marathon #2
November 18th - Philadelphia Marathon
December 8th- Seashore Marathon, Rehobeth Beach. De.
January 13th- Disney World Marathon #3