Dave Barr Official Coach Thread
Here's your updated Season Plan, 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 my best outline of how to proceed with your races, but you can ask any / all questions you want. So post away, know that I reply here usually M/W/F each week.
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Your Notes
Did a lot of running after IMWI but have been off the bike since then. Starting back on the bike at the beginning of November. No current injuries.
Your Races
Main Race:
- Muncie 70.3™ 2018-07-14
- Ironman Louisville (2018-10-14) #IMLou_18
Season Update
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 11/30/2017
- On 11/27/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 2 (8 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 12/24/2017
- On 12/25/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 2 (8 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 1/21/2018
- On 1/8/2018 Load the Intermediate 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 Intermediate Bike Focus Block, 6 Weeks to end on 6/10/2018
- On 6/11/2018 Load the Intermediate EN*Half to end on 7/14/2018
- On 7/15/2018 Load the Intermediate EN*Full to end on 10/14/2018
- On 10/15/2018 Load the Intermediate Post Ironman Transition Plan, All Levels (4wks) to end on 11/11/2018
- On 11/12/2018 Load the -- Run Durability 1 (9 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 12/9/2018
Coach Notes
Great to hear from you again Dave! With your return to the bike, we want to maintain the basic run fitness you have and start the building process. We aren't in a rush so I say continue with our Run Durability Program and even consider the Run Durability on GroupMe for community / accountability. Then it's January OutSeason Plan, becuase you'll be ready by then. We recover with Swim Camp and emerge to put some time in on the Bike (focus block). Real big fan of that early bike mojo (also a good place to insert a race as well if you have one there). Then we turn our attention to the EN*Full Plan!
Let's get to work!
~ Coach P
Comments
Thanks for the input. I am adding Muncie 70.3 to the year now, how should i make changes to blend this in?
Thanks
Dave
Thanks for the update.
Dave
I was planning on doing WI instead of Louisville but after a bad day at Muncie, didn't continue after the swim, I have decided to not do an ironman this year. I am refocusing on doing the St Jude's marathon the first Saturday in December to just mix it up this year. I think that trying to train for an Ironman 3 years in a row just got old and I was over it. I am planning on doing the January OS and then focus on Chattanooga next year with a 70.3 next summer, maybe Steelhead depending on where they put the date for that. One thing I need to work on is getting the mojo back for the long bikes, etc. Wondering if it might be worth a call with you to try and figure out a good plan for the remainder of this year and next year to get the fun back into Ironman training.
Let me know what your thoughts are.
Dave
Since we haven’t talked in so long, it will be a great idea for us to catch up. Have a bunch of different ideas on how to “Hakt“ the long rides and to make them more feasible. You can set up a call with me here: https://calendly.com/pmccrann/15min