"When Do I Start?"

To quote the Grinch (with a three year old in the house we have been watching a bunch lately). "Christmas is coming, it's practically here!" Once the Holidays are over the next thing most people start doing is planning New Years Resolutions and plans. Triathletes especially start thinking (if they haven't already) about race schedules and training. The health clubs and spin classes are always crammed full in early January as everyone starts to crank it up again.
I have recently had athletes (clients and others) ask me "When should I start?" It is a good question and there are a lot of variables to factor in before the correct answer can be determined.
BUT, as I sit here on a Saturday morning calculating the Annual Training Plans for a number of athletes that have targeted Kansas 70.3 as their first "A" race of the season I have realized that the "correct" time to start training for that event, if you want to follow the protocol established by Joe Friel in the Triathlete's Training Bible, is Dec 29th.

Happy Holidays.

Resolution Run

Last year we organized a New Year's Day Fun Run. I found the name "Resolution Run" somewhere on the internet and, like any good idea on the net, I shamelessly stole it. Figured as I wasn't trying to make any money on the idea it was OK to "borrow". Last year we had about a dozen people show up, hopefully this year there may be even more.
Details are:

When - 9am Jan 1st

Where - Muddy's Coffeehouse - 51st & Brookside Blvd

What - Fun Run 5 or 10k options in and around the Plaza and Trolley Trail

What else - Free drinks from Muddy's afterwards

What else - bring a coat or canned goods for City Union Mission and we'll donate them, besides that the event is FREE

Cafe Press Shop Ready!

Just in time for the Holidays I have got the new MTC Cafe Press shop organized and ready to go. Thanks to MTC athlete Rian Sanders' wife Natalie (who's interesting blog you can read at www.trisupporter.com) for turning me on to the convenience of having a Cafe Press shop. Check it out here.