Daniel Ballin Official Coaching Thread

Coach Patrick

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

intermediate fitness - running about 12-18mpw, biking 2x/week, swim 1-2x/week 

 

Your Races

• Ironman Mont Tremblant (2018-08-19) #IMMT_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 03/22/2018: 

• On 3/19/2018 Load the OutSeason (Run Focus) Plan, 14wks to end on 6/24/2018 - Do L1/L2 WKOs
• >> Transition Early << 
• On 5/21/2018 Load the Intermediate EN*Full to end on 8/19/2018- Do L2 WKOs
• 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

DB, great to have you back. Given where you are at with volume and frequency, i'd like to have you go ahead and do the OutSeason Plan as a means of building strength and consistency. You can follow the L1 (BEG) or L2 (INT) workouts as you see fit, and can get started right away. No real need to be swimming much now, but if you want to we can keep it rolling. 

I am much more interested in getting you into a pattern of doing 18-20 miles per week...and by the end of the OS in May you are closer to 24 MPW. Here's a recommended build pattern for you:

• March = 16, 18 mpw
• April = 18, 20, 22, 20
• May = 24, 24, 24

If you'd like to talk with me about getting back on track, set up a call here: https://calendly.com/pmccrann/15min 

Let's get to work!

 

~ Coach P

Daniel Ballin

Thanks for the feedback. I was away with work so delayed response. Appreciate your feedback. I think I can ramp up running a bit quicker but maybe I should listen to you as I don't want an injury.  I am heading to Florida the first week of April for a camp like week of swim/run - close to daily with a few bikes if I can fit my bike and zwift in the van since its a family vaca.  I may just add z1 running to get the extra days and bay swimming for 20-30mins/day. 

Coach Patrick

 No worries. I plan I suggest you plan on riding toys the weekend before and twice the weekend after. Then on vacation just get in the daily morning TRP run and an additional swimming when the stars align. This will keep you rolling and active without putting to much stress on it just aches or the family schedule.