What are You Training For?

Well it's official ... I am now a married man! Jen and I had one of the best days of our lives with wonderful weather and terrific people! I'll let you use your imagination on the photo above ;)

I'm getting back into the swing of things so I have a few thoughts and an athlete update below.

Lately I have had a couple people ask me "Dave, what are you training for?" Funny thing is I can't answer the question precisely. I guess I am training to get fit again and see what the body and brain can handle. I do have some events on the calendar (cycling and a little triathlon) to keep me chasing the carrot and to keep me moving along on days where i might lose my focus. The reality is I have a pretty simple weekly training schedule that I can manage most of the time. Periodically I have thrown in a race simulation (time trial etc.) or a local race to bump the fitness, and for now it seems to be working ... slowly ;) So, right now I have enough structure (l like structure) to keep me improving but not so much that it kills my enjoyment. At some point I may want to train a little more precisely but for now the simplicity works. The bummer part is, as of tonight, I have had my second race of the year cancelled. We were suppose to race in a team time trial tonight but weather has stomped that out .... grrrrrrrr. THEREFORE, back to simple structure and my usual Tuesday night session!

ATHLETE UPDATE

I'd like ot intorduce you to a Powerman ... Todd Hink! Todd lives in Conway, Arkansas, is a TTE client and was someone who always made me swim, ride and run a little faster when we raced the same events a number of years ago. Todd has done the United States' premier duathlon, Powerman Alabama, seemingly every year that I have known him, or maybe known who he is (10 years +) This year at age 38 Todd went 12 minutes faster than he has EVER gone, was 12th overall (including pros), and was the 7th amateur overall. For those of you that think getting older means getting slower, have a chat with Todd. Todds next big challenge is Ironman St. Croix 70.3

Coming up this weekend is a crew of folks at the West Sacramento Triathlon ... as long as it doesn't get cancelled ;)

Keep it simple ... DL