Michael Kost Official Coach Thread
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.
Power User Tip: Click the Star icon by the Title of this thread to subscribe, and you'll get email updates when I do reply.
Your Notes
- I am 70 years old.
- 12 marathons including 3 Boston's
- 2 x70.3 IM Eagleman(last in 2011)
- 2 x 140.6 IM Louisville( last in 2013)
- Started racing triathlons in the late 80's and continued into mid 90's mainly sprint and olympic distances.
- Former scholastic and collegiate (division 3) swimmer and diver.
- Currently getting back into shape after a full year of inactivity .
Your Races
- Ironman Lake Placid (2018-07-22) #IMLP_18
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 February 27, 2018
- On 2/26/2018 Load the OutSeason (Run Focus) Plan, 14wks to end on 5/13/2018...Do the Level One Workout.
- On 4/16/2018 Load the -- Swim Camp to end on 4/29/2018
- On 4/30/2018 Load the -- 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 -- Click Here to Watch Your Personal Coach Welcome Video!
Please watch the video above. I'd like you to start with our OutSeason Plan to kick off your training and eke out a few weeks of quality training before the training volume starts to build up. Then you transition with a Swim Camp focus before moving into the EN*Full Plan in the final push.
Coach Homework
Tell Me Your Season Goals
- What will make you consider 2018 a success?
- What's your biggest limiter right now?
Contact Points
As part of your journey to becoming a Self Coached Triathlete inside TeamEN, we are prepared to give you excellent support for your first 90 days. Our goal is to transition you from live, in-person support to using our digital resources and the Team to help you continue your progress as you execute your Three Year Plan.
These are all the key points in your first year where we must talk. 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 (TBD in this Coach Thread)
Questions
• Coach Questions - Right here in this thread. Always reply to this same thread, it keeps a record for us as we evolve together!
• General Questions - Simple stuff can go to the Q & A Central Forum for the Team to answer. For example, Best Bike? How to improve run cadence? How to flip turn?
• Need Help? - Please check the EN Help Site first!
• Admin Questions - Billing or orders or whatnot? Use the red chat button at the bottom of the Members Site (not forums) or email us here.
• Specific Questions about a Race or Power, etc? - You can post those into the targeted forum for that topic. Power questions to the Power and Pace Forum. Race questions to your specific race forum, etc. Not sure where to post? Put it in the General Discussion forum and we’ll sort it out. Whatever you do, PLEASE ask your questions!!
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 / Trial Member Welcome.
Your First Year Inside Endurance Nation
This will be unlocked after your trial expires.
Looking forward to working with you this year,
~ Coach P
Comments
Remember that it will take about six weeks of consistent training before all of this feels normal, so don't put any extra pressure on yourself outside of just getting out there and doing the training!
With that in mind...
1 - Here is that Boomer's Forum I mentioned to you. You should read it at least once a week. Lots of great people there and they would really like to meet you for sure. If you "star" the conversation when you are in there, you will get email updates and you can just reply to those emails (moving forward) to stay connected.
2. Eagleman is the new goal...so I have updated the "calendar" of plans above to reflect that. It means continuing the OutSeason Plan for now but then transitioning into the EN*Half Plan for a bit before moving to the EN*Full Plan.
3. You should change your Zwift name to be as follows:
First Name - Michael
Last Name - Kost #EN
This will allow us to find and follow you. When you want to ride with the group (Saturday and Sunday) you can always "weight dope" by making your weight something like 145lbs so you can ride with the group and still get a great workout.
4. Your Homework -- please get me that Training Peaks login and password so I can check out your account.
You can also schedule a follow up call with me at the end of the month: https://calendly.com/pmccrann/15min
Best,
~ Coach P