A Face Only a Coach Could Love

Yesterday was my day “off”  (from training, that is).  I was thankful.  I still can’t really move any body parts this morning. My “Coach” (why I keep putting that in quotes, I don’t know) is headed to a coaching clinic in Texas for a few days.  It’s not like he’s an in-person coach anyway – […]

Walk the Plank

I continue to fend off the flu with my parent powers.  Or whatever.Yesterday was a strength workout, plus a swim.  I will detail the workout ad nauseam on Sunday’s Workout Log, but for the love of God….part of this strength workout included two terribly frightening components:SquatsandPlank SeriesNow, just the mere mention of the word “squat” […]

Base of Suffering

Last night was my first official workout on the official coach training plan.  The plan: one hour long bike at a Zone 2 heartrate, followed by a three mile run (also in Zone 2).  A brick. For me, a heartrate of Zone 2 is probably only a max of 111, but I was told to just […]