C
Chronofish
Guest
Hi there,
Well I had my first race of the season today - didn't do too
bad (2nd in my age group, 12th overall at 1:08:05 - within 3
minutes of my goal time for this sprint - 500y/12m/5k ).
I probably could have saved a minute (which equates to about
4 places) in the transitions (I had a wardrobe
malfunction.... Despite practicing, I still had problems
getting my wetsuit off my ankles.... and later I couldn't
get my running socks on my wet feet after the ride).
I had a great swim (8th overall) but would have liked to
have done better on the bike - and that is indeed where my
main attention will now go.
I've been training myself for the last 10 years - really
just developed a training program last year with moderate
success (12:30 1st time Ironman) - and have been focusing on
base building this year and now transitioning to
strengthening and speed.
I have very aggressive goals for the season (2:10 or better
Olympic Distance - I'm probably between a 2:15 and 2:25 if I
were to race an Olympic today) and now that I have my base
phase behind me I'm suddenly left with the realization that
I really don't know what I'm doing.
So I finally get to the point of this posting: I think I
would like a coach. I would prefer someone in the area
(Rhode Island) who can watch my run/bike habbits and suggest
changes. A team or group coach would be great.
Suggestions and/or stories of a success/failure you think I
should know about regarding coaches would be great.
Thanks! CF
Well I had my first race of the season today - didn't do too
bad (2nd in my age group, 12th overall at 1:08:05 - within 3
minutes of my goal time for this sprint - 500y/12m/5k ).
I probably could have saved a minute (which equates to about
4 places) in the transitions (I had a wardrobe
malfunction.... Despite practicing, I still had problems
getting my wetsuit off my ankles.... and later I couldn't
get my running socks on my wet feet after the ride).
I had a great swim (8th overall) but would have liked to
have done better on the bike - and that is indeed where my
main attention will now go.
I've been training myself for the last 10 years - really
just developed a training program last year with moderate
success (12:30 1st time Ironman) - and have been focusing on
base building this year and now transitioning to
strengthening and speed.
I have very aggressive goals for the season (2:10 or better
Olympic Distance - I'm probably between a 2:15 and 2:25 if I
were to race an Olympic today) and now that I have my base
phase behind me I'm suddenly left with the realization that
I really don't know what I'm doing.
So I finally get to the point of this posting: I think I
would like a coach. I would prefer someone in the area
(Rhode Island) who can watch my run/bike habbits and suggest
changes. A team or group coach would be great.
Suggestions and/or stories of a success/failure you think I
should know about regarding coaches would be great.
Thanks! CF