Training for my First Sprint Triathlon

The blog is back!  As some of you may know, I’m registered for my first sprint triathlon on August 14 which is in 45 days.  The past few weeks or so I’ve been a bit indecisive and not very committed to a plan.  I’ve sort of bounced around different workout programs without sticking to a routine and have slowly gotten away from the diet that’s helped me lose 40 pounds so far.  Now don’t get me wrong, I haven’t necessarily regressed nor have I gained back any weight.  However, I’ve sort of hit a plateau because I have really been working at this and would like to lose some more weight.  Also I want to really be ready for this sprint triathlon.  Thanks to Insanity my cardio and endurance at are pretty good levels right now and if the event were today I’m confident that I could go out there and finish.  But I don’t want to just get through it, that’s not me; I’m competitive and I want put up a good time.  I don’t know what a good time is or how I’ll compare to the other competitors, but I guarantee you I’ll be competitive.  ;)

How I’m going to train

I’m going to go back to what got me to where I am today and do another round of Insanity.  I’ve researched different sprint triathlon training schedules and they seem pretty soft compared to Insanity.  I understand the value of getting comfortable and working on technique in the 3 different phases, but I want more of a workout.  What I’m planning on doing is to run, swim, or bike on my rest and/or off days.  This will give me a little time to work on technique.  However, a small problem in my plan is that Insanity is a 60 day program and I’ve only got 45 days until the sprint triathlon.  The plan is to do the first four weeks of Phase I.  Then instead of going into a recovery week, go right into a week of Phase II.  Finally the last week before the event I’m going to do the recovery week.  Hopefully this will continue to get me in shape and leave that last week for a recovery will ensure I have enough energy for the event.

Nom noms

The diet I was on was based on the Insanity nutrition guide; I liked it a lot and saw great results.  This time I’m sort of going in a different direction.  I’m a Beachbody Club member and have access to their meal planner.  So what I’ve done is create a menu for the week using their planner.  I’m pretty excited about it.  Over the past few months I’ve been cooking a little more and I’m going to be trying some new recipes.  The challenge I think is going to be eating more than I have.  I haven’t been starving myself or anything like that, but I don’t think I’ve been consuming enough either.  These past couple weeks I’ve been feeling a bit tired and I think it’s a result of not eating enough.  I’m sure there are some people reading this who may think eating more would be a nice problem to have.  Well what’s going to be difficult about it is that I’ve felt satisfied after meals and am not really sure how it’ll be to eat more.  Nevertheless it should be a fun experience, and has so far.

Blogging

Beachbody uses the slogan “Decide. Commit. Succeed.” I fully believe in this as it’s worked for me.  If you watch the video of the testimonial I gave in Chicago (http://youtu.be/a1fj8jqJTbM) you’ll notice that I kept saying I decided, then committed, and succeeded.  I know it’s going to work for me again.  I made the decision and committed to a plan, and I know I will see success on August 14.  I want to show you how I’m doing it and am going to make the commitment to share my meals, workouts, and progress with you every day until the sprint triathlon.  This is going to do two things.  The first is that it will help keep me accountable.  The second is that I hope it will show those of you that are struggling with your health and fitness that you can reach your goals by making a decision to work toward them and committing to a plan.

Thanks for joining me on my journey and I look forward to sharing it with all of you.