Training updates..

Yes, I know I've been pretty bad about getting detailed stuff up here... To be candid I sort of feel like it's boring, and well, the folks that follow things that closely know the routine.

Suffice it to say I've had a solid winter of base and managed to get my hip healed and strong.

The last couple of weeks things have been good, the main focus as usual is getting in the water lots and that's been happening. I'm not sure I've had any performance break through but I think that being able to swim "workout pbs" on the volume I'm doing is something. Not that those times would get anyone except me excited.

Running has been going nicely. I've started the winter lighter then normal and I've stuck to my diet plan from last season because, well, it worked to keep me light. I'm not trying to shed anymore weight, low to mid 140's is about right for training/racing. Also, I've been back at the track for about 5-ish weeks now, and the workouts are promising, meaning without really trying I'm doing the same sort of times I had just before IMC; again I chalk that up to weight.

Cycling as you might surmise is good. Power is where it should be, and maybe a little higher then it was last winter/spring and my weight is down.

If we benchmark progress using watts/kg then I'm doing great.

I can't really change my aerodynamics too much more unless I make some equipment changes, who knows, that could happen. As it is I'm pretty well optimized in races with the exception of the bars, I'm not really willing to change because we're talking about minimal ROI for straight line performance and most of the races I'm interested in are hilly enough that road bars are more beneficial when I climb.

So there you go. I'm being cautious with how hard I'm pushing because having good early fitness is great, having mid and late season fitness is even better.