David Gillen's Group - FULL (Page 36)

I went 21:59 (hoped to break 22:00) for 5K.  They messed the course upslightly and I got to run on the service road to the highway.  I am using the time my garmin showed at 5K since they had us run longer. 

Wow!  Congratulations!   You'll have all other kinds of priorities besides triathlon now!  I'm happy for you.

First of all, you're going to have a blast at Timberman.  It's a great race, one of the best I've done!

Secondly, it's WAY WAY to early to start any formal training program for any race that's 9 months away.  You definitely should not repeat your 90 day program multiple times, b/c it should have you peaking near the end of of those 90 days, and then you'll need to have some serious recovery time after that peak.  

Anwyay, I suggest you try to find another "A" race about 4 months or so before T-man, and then follow a training plan that will prepare your for that A race in April or so.  Then take a few weeks of active recovery and then start your 90 day plan for T-man.  An Olympic triathlon or even a half-marathon could be a good choice.  You could even go for something like a century rally.

If you start focusing in on T-man now, you'd definitely be burned mentally out by mid-August.  By training for an OLY or even a longer cycling event like a metric or full century, you be forming a good base on which to build a foundation for your Timberman training.