This training thing really works!

Just back from the adventure of my first Oly-distance race, and all I can say is that structured training really works. I owe the entire execution of my race to the training that I did--especially the longer bricks I did closer to the race. This was the first race I did where I felt I had a plan and that everything went according to it as much as possible, that I felt was HARD but hard because it was just hard and not hard because I was unprepared in some way, shape, or form.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp...

I am a believer! (oh, and a triathlete ... again!)