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2005-01-25 4:15 PM

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Subject: NOW what do I do?? (overthinking things again...)
Okay, so I had this grand Friel-based plan in place to get me to my first race...

I"m through Base 1, and on the peak week for Base 2, (having hit 100% of target training for weeks 1 & 2, thankyouverymuch!) and this business trip totally throws me off my game.

Now I'm sitting in my "rest" week, having RESTED during my "peak" week for this period. ???????

I'm assuming the thing to do is extend Base 3 to FIVE weeks, making this week the extra "first" week of Base 3, with about the same training plan as the "real" week 1 of Base 3.

Or should I "backtrack" and do my Base 2 Week 3 week this week, and roll right in to Base 3?

Or should I do Base 2 week 3, then rest *another* week, then shorten Base 3???

Or should I re-schedule the entire plan from here out and shorten some other phase to make up for this unscheduled week off???

OR WHAT!!!!?????!!!!!

I swear, the more I watch "Monk", the more I wonder if I should go see a shrink... :-)


2005-01-25 4:37 PM
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Subject: RE: NOW what do I do?? (overthinking things again...)

Good question - unfortunately, most of the tri-books I've read/looked through are written by pros, designed for aspiring pros, and leave a LOT of gray area for the rest of us poor schlubs that aren't all sponsored up.  How do YOU feel?  If you feel like you're ready to go on to the next week, I'd go with that.  If you think you should cover your 'peak week' and then move forward, I'd go with that (see where this is heading?

Having taken an extended time off and thoroughly trashing my schedule over the past two months, I'm getting back into my plan the only way I know how...doing what I can, as well as I can, and get back to where I had planned to be.

2005-01-25 5:38 PM
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Subject: RE: NOW what do I do?? (overthinking things again...)
 Sorry...who's on first???? 
2005-01-25 6:10 PM
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Subject: RE: NOW what do I do?? (overthinking things again...)

Soildier on.

Continue as if you've not missed a beat.

As said by many a great triathlete, 70%-80% of your workouts 100% of the time is much better than 100% of your workouts 70%-80% of the time.

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