Build time

Well, we are just under 12 weeks away from Ironman Coeur d'Alene. I'm finally starting to smell the race. And speaking of smell, I finally have some of mine back. Seems like I've been sick all winter. Basically I have. I just finished my 3rd course of antibiotics in just under 4 months. The good news is I'm feeling healthy again and am meeting with some great specialists to help control my sinus issues and asthma leading into IMCDA. The biggest obstacle for me when it comes to racing is staying healthy. I am very prone to sinus infections and my asthma is a formidable foe. With the help of some quality doctors, we hope to try and eliminate (or at least reduce) these handicaps over the next 3 months.

Speaking of the next 3 months, Muddy and I have started to increase the volume and intensity of my training. I'm excited to be getting some serious work done and look forward to seeing my body adapt. We put in a lot of maintenance work over the past 4-5 months, now is the time to really get the body, and mind, ready to race 140.6 miles at a high level. I will be heading out to Coeur d'Alene to preview the course prior to the race which will be awesome. Hopefully I will be well acquainted with my new friend, err I mean bike. Yep, I'm going to be riding a new machine soon. We couldn't get my Felt B2 to fit me properly so I pulled the trigger on a new ride. After considering and researching bikes for the past few months, I decided to invest in the Ferrari of bicycles. Pretty soon you will see me riding the 2011 Trek Speed Concept. Mine will look very similar to the one pictured below, but with different wheels. I am still a few weeks out from getting this beauty delivered and built up, but will post pics once it's done. I can not wait.

Well, that about sums it up for me. Time to hit the sack and go at it again in the morning!

-T