What in the heck am I doing?

I was thinking about what I was going to put into my weekly wrap up and thought that a little pre-explanation might be of help. In early 2007, I purchased a power meter and began IM training with the help of Rich Strauss. My first test with the new gear and training program was IM Florida. On what seemed to be a perfect day, I went 10:15. Moments after I crossed finish line I began to think about all the ways I could take time off my IM splits.

That brings me to current day and the crew at Endurance Nation.(see links) Rich and Patrick, have developed an "on-line" tri team. The training is based upon very sound principles. Right now I am in the third week of their Out Season training program. As I have mention before, it is comprised of a lot of short fast workouts. Throughout the 16 week program, I will have the opportunity to test my fitness with a series of benchmark tests. Yesterday was one of them. 2x20min with 2min rest on the bike. My normalized power over the 42min interval becomes my functional threshold. It is a true test of how you can handle the pain. It went well for me yesterday. I increased from 255watts to 272. I hope that it will continue to increase. If anyone who reads this is interested I suggest you head over to the right and click on the Endurance Nation link to see what the training is all about.

JTG