The Iron Diaries

[emilyj]

I survived the end of the semester. I survived holiday travel. I made it through both without bailing on any workouts. I did not get a final 5k PR this year, but I’m ok with that. I had a year that I’m really proud of and that’s allowed me to start dreaming some new dreams I never thought would be possible.

And now, some questions for my IronBae:

- How's your indoor bike season going? And why haven't we done a group ride on Zwift yet?

It’s going. I have a hard time understanding how the trainer work will translate to gains on the road. I may also be having old coach PTSD where my whole off season last year was “Do a Zwift Ride” and I got no feedback ever and made zero gains. I’ve been doing focused workouts and my coach seems pleased...I just don’t understand.

Why haven’t we ridden? You get up too early. :-)

- New Year's resolutions about triathlon, and GO.

Besides the normal PR ones? To become a smarter triathlete all around. To understand where I am in training cycles, to understand the purpose of the workouts I’m doing, and keep learning how to race smartly.

- We're about 12 weeks into training. Where have you made the most gains? Where do you still need to improve?

Gains: Running, no question. But swimming too. My pool paces are kind of startling. My running has made a huge jump since I started using the power meter. I know I still have a long way I can improve, but this past month has been kind of crazy.

You go!

[emilyj]

Dec 30, 2018 19:14:07 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

And you need to get up earlier

Ummmmmm, nope!!!