This week was dominated by my Saturday race, The Boise half ironman. I didn’t really taper for the race, but, instead chose to just train through. For the most part, I took my schedule as usual with the exception of a full day for travel on Thursday, and a few very easy workouts on Friday …
Tag Archive: periodization
Jun
23
Jun
22
Training Log May
I spent a good part of this month recovering from the Eugene marathon. Although I love this race, I am beginning to question whether running a marathon at such a crucial time in my triathlon season is such a good idea. I am giving serious consideration to doing the half marathon at Eugene next year …
May
30
Training log 5/23-5/29
This felt like an exceptional week of training. For the first time since the Eugene marathon, I was able to introduce moderate speed work back into my schedule. It is a shame that this week marks the end of my return to the base period, as after the extended recovery period from the marathon I’m …
May
23
Training log 5/16-5/22
This was a great week. This week I was finally feeling mostly recovered from the Eugene marathon. I am thrilled to be immersed in triathlon training again. My training load was lower than might be expected for a Base 3 week because I needed to adjust my schedule for my first triathlon of the season. …
May
16
Training log 5/9-5/15
This week marks the return to my triathlon training schedule. Now my training periods will focus on building to my “A” priority race of the season, the USAT national championships on Aug 20th. I am going to jump back to the Base training phase for a month to replenish endurance and fitness lost during my …
May
02
Training log 4/25-5/1
This week was mostly a rest week as I completed my taper for the Eugene Marathon. The week started out tough as I came down with a nasty sickness on sunday night. I spent much of the early week completely bed ridden. I had to rearrange my schedule a bit to compensate, and by Wednesday …
Apr
27
Training log 4/18-4/24
This week was my second week of tapering before the Eugene marathon. Last week I was a little concerned about my race readiness due to a real lack of energy. However I could really start to feel the effects of my taper starting to kick in over the last 7 days. I really felt …
Apr
17
Training log 4/10-4/17
This week was my first taper week leading up to the Eugene Marathon. My body really needed the recovery after last week’s heavy run load. My lack of energy became very evident in the case of my interval workouts in which I was unable to maintain any kind of tempo. I really need this …
Apr
10
Training log 4/4-4/10
This week was my long week of run training before I start tapering for the Eugene Marathon. This represents a somewhat problematic phase of my training schedule. While it is necessary to taper my run training for the marathon, my cycle and swim training will need to move back to an endurance focus. I am …
Apr
03
Training log 3/28-4/3
This week I welcomed an old friend back to training. Hello sun, Oh how I have missed you. Although it only showed up for a little bit, I was treated to two beautiful days for outdoor bike rides. Sunday’s long ride out to the Marcola hills, featured more cyclists on the country roads than pickup …
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My name is John Howe. I used to be an addict and a convicted drug dealer. But when all hope seemed lost, my life was saved by a 5 year old boy, a pair of Nikes, and the ghost of Steve Prefontaine. Now my time is devoted to triathlon training and finally being the father my son deserves. Follow along as I try to find redemption for my past, and chase the impossible dream of earning a spot on Team USA Triathlon.
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