Austin McCollum Official Coach Thread

Coach Patrick · October 18, 2017 2:21PM

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

I can run a 10k in just over 1hr and bike 20miles in 1hr and have no idea how far I can swim or how fast

Your Races

07/10/2018 Grand Rapids Tri(sprint/olympic)
08/04/2018 Ann Arbor Tri(sprint tri)
08/19/2018 2018 MICHIGAN TITANIUM

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 10/18/2017
On 10/16/2017 Follow the Template Trial Week to end on 10/22/2017
On 10/23/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 1 (9 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 11/19/2017
On 11/20/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 2 (8 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 12/17/2017
On 12/18/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 3 (7 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 1/14/2018
On 1/8/2018 Load the Beginner OutSeason / Run Durability 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 Beginner Bike Focus Block, 6 Weeks to end on 06/10/2018 [Exit Early!]
On 5/28/2018 Load the Beginner EN*Full to end on 8/19/2018
On 8/20/2018 Load the -- Post Ironman Transition Plan, All Levels (4wks) to end on 9/16/2018
On 9/17/2018 Load the -- Run Durability 1 (9 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 10/14/2018

Coach Notes

https://endurancenation.wistia.com/medias/xhv1jf1zwj

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

Austin McCollum · October 18, 2017 2:57PM

Since it is already the middle of the week should I start the trial week next Monday?

Coach Patrick · October 18, 2017 2:59PM

@Austin McCollum - no, you can roll now. You just need to test the bike and run sometime between now and Sunday...

Coach Patrick · October 23, 2017 5:17PM

@Austin McCollum I updated your Season Roadmap above with specific guidance for your other races; and I shortened the Bike Focus plan to just four weeks...this will give you enough time to exit it, and get up to speed in the Short Course plan to go from there!!!

Let me know what you think!

~ Patrick

Austin McCollum · October 24, 2017 8:09PM

how do i download the run durability part1

Austin McCollum · October 30, 2017 12:38PM

so with my tournament being this Friday, sat and possibly Sunday what should I do about my Friday, sat and Sunday workouts? I for sure won't be able to do the bike because I will be in las vegas and not Michigan

Coach Patrick · October 30, 2017 5:00PM

@Austin McCollum - I recommend you do the following...

Move the Sat long ride (or "a" ride) to Wednesday and drop that Wednesday run.
Move the Sun Long run to Thursday (as much as you can).
Friday to Sunday is tournament time...so go crush that and we get back on it when you are home.

Good luck!!!

~ Coach P

Ps, let's get you to change your profile picture here when you get a chance!!!

Coach Patrick · October 31, 2017 6:02PM

@Austin McCollum - Good luck this weekend!!! I am super excited to see you on the RDP Group Me connecting with other folks. That's super good stuff.

There are two points I wanted to work with you on as you get started...

Nutrition Focus: You are already in such a good place with what you have achieved, so we don't want to get so crazy. But I think you might benefit form watching our webinar on the Daily Nutrition for Endurance Athletes with our friend Jesse at The Core Diet: http://www.screencast.com/t/tKL7FyF6CR8x

Open Water Swim: The fear you have is real, and swimming in general will help, but you'll need to get some time in the open water as well (planned time, or events) to make sure you have a chance to grapple with it before you dive in (bad joke) to the actual race.

Do you have open water swim stuff in your area, like practices, etc?

Austin McCollum · October 31, 2017 6:16PM

@Coach Patrick
I don't know if there are any open water swim practices in this area or not but I will talk to @Larry Peters and see if he knows of any

Larry Peters · October 31, 2017 8:55PM

Hey @Coach Patrick & @Austin McCollum , the most popular & closest (to me and maybe to Austin) OW group swim I know is Monday nights at Bostwick lake. I'm sure people have stopped by now. I first read about it on a running group website years ago, I think, but I never went at that time. This summer, I rode my bike up there on Monday night & there were a bunch of swimmers there. They were not all synchronized and not all doing the same workout, but they were all doing OWS training. I chatted w/ one of the guys & he said that the group ebbs & flows, but it was rather big this year. Obviously, that is only during warmer months.

I love OWSing at PJ Hoffmaster State Park (~45-55 min drive). Great place for race rehearsals. Saugutuck can be nice, but it is deeper (quicker drop-off) & when I swam there the swell was relatively big.

I'm hoping to do more workouts & OWS at the site of Steelhead IM 70.3 in Benton Harbor next summer. Seems like a great place for training.

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