Official Membership Day

I got my official USA Triathlon membership card in the mail yesterday!  I was surprised how excited that made me feel.    Somehow it made me feel legitimate.

I signed up as part of the sign up for the Louisville Ironman back in January but the card just came.    Really I signed up because most endurance events require some sort of insurance for the day of the race.   If you are a member of USAT, that covers their requirment and it saves you some money for the sign up.   I figure it only takes about 4 events in a given year to break even.  

I am also finishing what I am calling my 6 week prep training.   There is nothing special about this other than it was sort of a ramp up for the main training program.    The purpose of this 6 week prep was really nothing more than to work on getting my bases up for all three sports.   I've been doing some sprint work both in the pool and while running and getting outside on the bike. 

Distances are coming along but I am concerned a little about speeds.    NOT that I expect to win anything.   My main concern there is the time limit I have to complete the competition.    If I do not finish by midnight, it does not count.   Right now, my average speeds are just barely good enough to finish on time.   Any minor setback could potentially prevent me from finishing.    So there is work to do there.

This weekend is the Papa John's 10 miler in the morning.  That afternoon I am supposed to do a 40 mile bike.   With those distances, I am around 40% of the Iron Man distances.   The weather is supposed to be awesome.    Should be a great weekend. 

Side note: You may have noticed that I have gotten away from reporting every workout every day. I could continue that I suppose but I got to thinking about this blog and it occurred to me that what was more important was really the trials and tribulations of the training. I am not a trainer and am really not qualified to tell people how to train. Also, it is not all highs. There are times I get really discouraged. It seemed like those were the things that were more important to share. If you find this blog and want to know some of that info, I am happy to share it but I didn't want this to become just a bulletin board of statistics and basically a "Rah, me!" site.

Have a great day!  

David