Bike Volume...

I'm currently building a decent base for the upcoming season. My objective this spring is to really increase my bike fitness. To do that I have scheduled two large blocks of volume training in during my base period which will take me through April. These blocks include two separate weeks of intense mileage. Not intense effort, but mileage. I have taken some vacation from work to help accomplish this plan. In essence I'm truly laying the foundation for this summer during the next two months.

In order to get what I want out of these "camps" I am trying to make sure I enter each block with an appropriate base so I can properly absorb the volume. Again, intensity will not be high, just volume. Last week was OK, this week should be better. I think I'll end up around 8 hours on the bike. What's the point to all this? I want to have a killer run in Penticton. I also want to have a hell of a bike. The stronger I can get on the bike, the better I will be able to run off of it. And as you can see below, Canada is one of the more challenging bike courses on the Ironman circuit!




I'm pleased with how my fitness is progressing so far. My running is slowly starting to improve. Swim feels OK, but I will need to get in more meters in March and April in preparation for Boise in June. Overall, I'm very excited for these next two months. My only real concern is the weather! But it's not like I have control over that piece. Thanks for reading...see you out on the road,

-T