Baowolf's Life Balance Group.. (OPEN!)

GROUP FOCUS: (Triathlon any distance, run any distance)

NAME: Baowolf / Steve

STORY: I was new to all three sports in 2007, hit that 40 something, overweight needed something to challenge myself and found BT. I picked up a beginner plan and did my first sprint several months later.. then an Oly, HIM, IM, marathons including Boston. I have had some bumps along the way with 2 bike crashes, broken collar bone, a couple pulled calf muscles, a knee operation 3 years ago, plantar fasceitis this past year. I have lead 8 mentor groups or so and though I an not a coach I am happy to share my experience from the past 10 ish years of going from no base to 9 IMs 4 HIMs and 3 Marathons etc. All distances / abilities welcome but as you can see I tend to go long. My best IM is 11:40:xx, HIM 5:30:xx, Mary 3:19:xx and 3 miler 17:58. Don't ask about swim.

FAMILY STATUS: I am happily married 28 years, have 5 children, cat, and 10 ducks.

CURRENT TRAINING: I generally run 3-4x, bike 3-4x, swim 3 x per week and usually train for longer events HIM/IM or HM/marathon. I will hit some shorter races for fun. I have trained by HR, cadence, power, etc.. I usually design my own training plans because I know what I need and am planning on doing an IM for 2018, not sure about other races.


THIS YEAR'S RACES (2017): IM Santa Rosa.

2016 RACES: I did IM Santa Rosa and Shamrock half mary.


WEIGHTLOSS: I like to race IM's around 145, but tend to put some pounds on during the offseason. Unfortunately I did put on quite a few pounds when I took 6 weeks off, so lets say I want to drop that 25 pounds again, sigh.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTOR: I have been a mentor 8 years and try to check the group daily, but at least 3x a week. I have raced just about every distance Tri/run including some trail runs (not 50k or 100k yet). My philosophy is to build a base before working speed, to find balance in training and in your life and to view Triathlon as a lifestyle and not as a race that is coming up in 4 months. I try to communicate these ideas in a helpful way, but if your long run is 3 miles and you want to do a marathon in a week I will tell you that it is not wise to attempt that race as you don't have sufficient base for it. My goal is to train injury free to the extent possible through smart training. This is not one of those heck ya anyone can do an IM off the couch in 2 weeks kind of group. I want my members to go into races prepared, get a PR or at least finish with a smile on your face. If you are a short distance person (sprints, 5ks) this group is fine, I just don't know as much about running sub 6:00 mpm paces. Shorter event runners need to not compare their training to IM event folks it is a completely different training model. All distances are welcome though. All previous members of my groups are welcome even if they miss the sign up cuttoff. I like members to post once a week and if you sign up try to keep with it for at least 6 weeks before deciding to stop. It is ok if you want to check in less frequently, just let the group know what your availability is so we don't worry. I personally have shifted to an administrative job over the past 2 years and have to work at work/exercise/life balance. Anyone who wants in is in, you don't have to ask. I can speak to any of the IM courses I have done (IMTX, IMCDA, IM Boulder, IM Santa Rosa, IM Tahoe) .