Camille Jennings Official Coach Thread

Coach Patrick

Here's your personal Coach Thread, as promised. This is where you'll return to post all your "coach" questions as responses; I'll see them and reply. This first post is here to guide you through your first year on EN, so you can always come back here. 

As you'll see in this forum, I handle all manner of edits and changes.  So post away, know that I reply here usually M/W/F each week.

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Your Notes

• Tri-Waco-Olympic-July-3:06
• Tri-Itfor Casa-Sprint-June-1:17
• Disco-Tri-Olympic-September-2:43
• Currently doing Olympic Bike workout builder on Trainer Road.

Currently doing the olympic build on trainer road, and all of its associated workouts. I'm planning on another season of primarily olympic distance but am toying with a HIM in May 2018 with my husband. 

Your Races

• 12/10/2017  (half marathon)  BMW Dallas marathon
• 02/25/2018  (Half Marathon)  Cowtown Half marathon
• Maybe an early 70.3
• 07/22/2018 Tri-Waco Olympic Distance

Season Outline

These are your recommended training plans, including the date you should start each one (sometimes you won’t complete a full plan but transition to another one).  You can change your plans on the Training Plan page by clicking the Move / Change button. Learn more about each plan on the Training Plan Central Page.

• Last updated by Coach on 09/20/2017
• Complete the Trial Testing Week, save your Bike and Run Zones to the My Zones Page.
• On 9/18/2017 Follow the Template Trial Week to end on 9/24/2017
• On 9/25/2017 Load the Intermediate Half Marathon (Balanced) 12 weeks to end on 12/10/2017
• On 12/11/2017 Load the -- Run Durability Plan 2 (8 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 1/7/2018
• On 1/8/2018 Load the Intermediate OutSeason Plan, 14wks to end on 4/15/2018
• On 4/16/2018 Load the -- Swim Camp to end on 4/29/2018
• On 4/30/2018 Load the Intermediate Short Course, 20wks to end on 07/22/2018

 

Coach Notes

Thank you for creating a trial exploring the team! I think we can do a great job helping you not only get ready for your half marathon but then transition that into tri specific fitness early next year. That works great either into your short course race in July, or if you want to bump up to a half with your husband in May. Both would work fine for you, and you'll have the fitness by the time we are done with you!:-)

Since we're choosing the balanced plan for your half marathon, this already assumes that you will be doing some cycling. When you and I talk on the phone we can structure the workouts around what you're doing entry road. I am a huge fan of having you continue to cycle while doing your run training; it makes you so much fitter and healthier!!!

Also I encourage you to join our fall running group text line, I've There's lots of good energy over there and it's a fast way for you to meet other people on the team. It's an app called GroupME, here's the invite to the group: https://groupme.com/join_group/34349815/2Tbioa 

Contact Points

These are all the key points in your first year where we must talk. You can schedule all calls with me for these times online here. Please remember to include your phone number.

• Welcome Call in Week One (set it up here)
• Coach Call in Week Two to talk about your season (set it up here)
• End of Trial Call -- We review your experience & Unlock Year One / Race Execution for you (set it up here)
• End of Season Call -- We review your year & Strategize for your “gap” and Year Two (to be announced)
  

For short or last minute questions, we recommend you use the Red Chat Icon on the main Members website. 
We have also organized a complete chart of the best ways to contact us online here. 

Your First Month on the Team

You have quite a few things to do when you start up. There are instructions on the top of the website, but you can review them under Resources / 0-- First 30 Days on EN.  If you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to reach out via the chat icon on the main Members website here.

 

Your First Year Inside Endurance Nation

This will be unlocked after your trial expires.

 

Your Homework

Tell Us Why You Choose EN & Your Season Goals

• Please reply below with WHY you chose Endurance Nation and WHY you train/compete.
• Whenever possible, please identify your goals -- time, body composition, completion...the sooner you put them down the sooner we can get towards achieving them. 
  

Looking forward to working with you this year,

~ Coach P

Camille Jennings

My husband signed me up for EN because he thinks I need a coach to "unlock my potential" or something along those lines. I think it would be beneficial too, I just hemmed and hawed around and never signed up. Next season, id like to get under a 2:30 for the Olympic. My last was 2:43. My swim is pretty bad so I could certainly improve there.  We have four kids, the oldest is 8, and this season was my first time to do something apart from being pregnant or breastfeeding, basically. We are done having kids and when adam (my husband) signed up to do a HIM, I hopped on board too (with sprints & olympics). It's fun to have a shared hobby, good for our marriage and I really enjoy doing it, even racing. 

Coach Patrick

@Camille Jennings - There certainly is a value to having a consistent program that is designed around the incremental work required to make you fatter. Sometimes when left to my own devices we trend toward to schedule that fits our life but doesn’t technically walk the path of making us faster.

It does sound like your life is pretty crazy right now, but you and I can work together to create a schedule that fits as best as possible.

 I met my future wife doing triathlons, and we have shared an endurance passion ever since. It’s one of the great counterpoints of our relationship.  Exercise is a core value in our family to share with the kids is also really powerful.  Especially since I seem to miss all the other stuff up! 

When we connect on the phone we can begin to talk about what a manageable week is for you and help establish some goals around your year. My top priority is creating a training program that is challenging yet achievable.

Great to have you here!