Kelly Hadaris [PlanEN]

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.

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Coach Notes

Your Races

• Ironman 70.3 Connecticut (2020-05-31) #70.3Connecticut_20
• 06/20/2020 Patriots Half Ironman 
• Ironman Mont Tremblant (2020-08-23) #IMMT_20   

Your Notes

I have 12 years of experience and have finished 9 Ironmans and countless other events. Attending the EN Blue Ridge camp in 2016 and loved it. I used to be strong but now I am unconditioned. I just need a plan I trust enough to follow that i do not have to take time to write myself. EN plans are effective, financially reasonable, and philosophically close enough to what I know I will actually do. Plus, EN is a healthy organization that does not hurt athletes or dole out nonsense, so I don't have a struggle of conscience in using the plans. Was coaching triathletes full time a few years. I recently have discontinued that with my last athlete racing to the AG podium in IMFL. I took a job in my old field this summer and got promoted very quickly and do not have time/mental space to coach to my personal standards for them. I have not trained seriously since July of 2018. My CTL was 150 back then. Now, it is about 25. However, with a busy job, I need to use triathlon training and racing as a counterpart to that. That is how I got into this sport in the first place, after all. Not fit, but getting back into it. Have not swam since May, still. Maybe I will this weekend. Have been Running 1 to 3x a week from 1 to 10 miles since May depending on time. Slow and not structured. The past couple weeks have been getting back to structure. In 2017 I was running a half in 1:30-1:36. In October I ran a flat, easy, perfect conditions race in 1:54 and it was a struggle. I am going to make a comeback. My FTP was 4.10 w/kg a few years ago. It is 2.90 w/kg right now. Just getting back into it! I will exceed my prior benchmarks, go under 5 hours in a half Iron , BQ again and go under 11 hours in an Ironman in 2020 while also staying happily married, training my dog and working hard in my insurance career.

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 Final Surge by clicking on Training Plans / My Plans. Learn more about each plan on the Training Plan Central Page.

>> Last updated by Coach on November 18, 2019

• On 11/11/2019 Load the  -- Run Durability 2 (8 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 12/08/2019
• On 12/09/2019 Load the    Run Durability for Triathletes 3 (7 months out) -- 4 weeks to end on 1/05/2020 
• On 1/6/2020  Load the    OutSeason (Bike Focus) Plan, 14wks to end on 04/12/2020
• On 3/16/2020 Load the    EN*Half Run Focused  to end on 05/31/2020
• On 6/1/2020  One unstructured week of Recovery here!
• On 6/8/2020 Load the EN*Half Bike Focused to end on 06/21/2020
• On 6/22/2020 Load the    EN Full Bike Focused to end on 08/30/2020
• On 8/31/2020 Load the    Post Ironman Transition Plan, All Levels (4wks) to end on 9/27/2020

Training Plan Support in Your First Month

You can connect with @matt limbert as needed in your first month to get dialed in with your training plans and data. You can set up a call with him online here: https://calendly.com/new-member-phone-call/1 and he'll be on this thread shortly!

Your Homework

Tell Me Your Season Goals

• What will make you consider this season a success?
• What's your biggest limiter right now?

Start Learning

Every month we hold live events as part of our commitment to make you just as smart as you are fit. Feel free to visit our Coach Lesson page and our Office Hours page to find the next opportunity to connect with Coach Patrick and your Teammates.

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)
• Training Plan 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 End of Year 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 General Discussion 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 General Discussion Forum and set the title or tags for that topic. Race questions to the Racing Forum, etc. Not sure where to post? Put it in the General Discussion forum and we will 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