Bill Boileau Official Coach Thread

Coach Patrick

@Bill Boileau -

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

currently in the run durability #2, did preseason plans before that after finishing season. starting 2nd year with team. haven't planned tri season races yet but looking to do a 1/2 marathon in May 2018. 

 

Your Races

• Ironman Lake Placid (2018-07-22) #IMLP_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 12/18/2017
• On 12/18/2017 Load the -- Run Durability 3 (7 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 1/14/2018
• >> Transition Early << 
  
• On 1/8/2018 Load the Beginner OutSeason (Run Focus) 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 EN*Full to end on 7/22/2018
• On 7/23/2018 Load the -- Post Ironman Transition Plan, All Levels (4wks) to end on 8/19/2018

 

Coach Notes

https://endurancenation.wistia.com/medias/bmr3xiarg6?embedType=iframe&amp;seo=false&amp;videoFoam=true&amp;videoWidth=400

 

Let's get to work!

 

~ Coach P

Bill Boileau

Coach P-Thanks for the season plan.  I guess I should have mentioned this will be my 4 IM (Louisville '08 12:28, Wisconsin '13 12:55, Mont Tremblant '15 12:18).  Reason I mention it is because you asked about my goals.  Would love to go sub 12 hours on IMLP.  You mentioned doing a half before.  Eagleman (June 10) is an option but not sure if that is too close to placid.  If I do do Eagleman, should I put it to try and go sub 5 hrs or steady pace.  Sub 5 is a goal of mine for a half and have hovered around 5:20-5:30.  

Coach Patrick

 Yes, definitely tell me about your past races this helpful! 

I like the idea of us tackling both goals are good though we may not hit them. If we do things right, he will have the fitness to sustain your fitness across bith events. 

The biggest thing to work on here is your bike as that’s the safest and easiest way to build speed at both intensity (for an early race) and endurance across the whole year.

In addition, the run frequency program will help you build the capacity to bring that marathon time down, much closer to you half marathon time. 

Sound good?