Thursday, 11 March 2010
Base III Goals
Base III started this week and it is an exciting time. I am coming up on my first triathlon and I am trying to round out my base fitness for the coming build phases. I have a list of goals that will help provide me guidance over the next four weeks. Let's jump into them.
Prepared For First Triathlon
My first triathlon is coming up in a couple of weeks and my primary goal for this session is to be prepared for the race. To meet this goal, I have work to do. My running and biking are in good shape. I am ready to compete in these two areas and put in a respectable times. Where I still need work is in swimming and transitions. I need to take my retooled stroke and start extending the distance I swim. I need to be able to swim 600 yards without any problem. If I can get to that distance I would feel good about a 400 yard swim. I have just started practicing my transitions and they need some work. I have the fundamentals down. I just need to drill them until they become second nature.
Nutrition: Goal Weight Under 155
Up till now, I haven't been serious about weight loss. I thought if I kept an OK diet, the pounds would come off from all of the exercise. Well that hasn't happened. I need to start focusing on what I eat and cut out any unnecessary empty calorie food such as deserts and beer. It is OK to partake occasionally, but the occasionally has become way too frequent lately.
Sport Goals: 400 Yard Swim in 10:00, 75 Minute Run at 5:10 pace, 86km in 3 Hours On Bike
My secondary focus in base 3 will be on endurance. I know I will be working on more than just endurance with my scheduled workouts, but I am setting these values as a baseline for endurance fitness before I head into the build periods of my training. If I can meet these goals or at least come close to them, I feel like I will have complete confidence in my base fitness. The confidence should give me the inspiration to tackle the more challenging aspects of the build phase where intensity goes up and the volume goes down.
Prepared For First Triathlon
My first triathlon is coming up in a couple of weeks and my primary goal for this session is to be prepared for the race. To meet this goal, I have work to do. My running and biking are in good shape. I am ready to compete in these two areas and put in a respectable times. Where I still need work is in swimming and transitions. I need to take my retooled stroke and start extending the distance I swim. I need to be able to swim 600 yards without any problem. If I can get to that distance I would feel good about a 400 yard swim. I have just started practicing my transitions and they need some work. I have the fundamentals down. I just need to drill them until they become second nature.
Nutrition: Goal Weight Under 155
Up till now, I haven't been serious about weight loss. I thought if I kept an OK diet, the pounds would come off from all of the exercise. Well that hasn't happened. I need to start focusing on what I eat and cut out any unnecessary empty calorie food such as deserts and beer. It is OK to partake occasionally, but the occasionally has become way too frequent lately.
Sport Goals: 400 Yard Swim in 10:00, 75 Minute Run at 5:10 pace, 86km in 3 Hours On Bike
My secondary focus in base 3 will be on endurance. I know I will be working on more than just endurance with my scheduled workouts, but I am setting these values as a baseline for endurance fitness before I head into the build periods of my training. If I can meet these goals or at least come close to them, I feel like I will have complete confidence in my base fitness. The confidence should give me the inspiration to tackle the more challenging aspects of the build phase where intensity goes up and the volume goes down.

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