I say 'a few steps' because you're joining me well after the childhood dream of becoming a professional athlete, beyond the collegiate drinking life, and a couple of years into discovering a passion for endurance sports. It took a lot of training miles, a dozen races, and a newfound love for the time-intensive life of a triathlete for me to realize that each step was worth documenting.
Why? For one, it forces me to log and learn which enables improvement from past successes and failures. A portion of this blog will be dedicated to weekly training updates - it's the most important part of growth for any athlete. However, wearable tech accomplishes that for most people, so it's got to be more significant.
The truth is, as self-aggrandizing as it may seem, I want people - couch surfers, fun-runners, amateurs, anyone - to understand with complete conviction that endurance sports competition a choice. It's not something with which you need to born or a challenge you can't take on without emerging from an incredibly athletic gene pool.
I plodded my way through life with the idea that jogging and exercise was for a special breed of person, and then I made a change. I started jogging with the thought that a half-marathon or marathon were only options for the naturally gifted, and then I ran harder. And I finished my first marathon almost certain that 26.2 miles was as far as I could go.
But then I wanted more.
That leaves me six months into my life as an amateur triathlete, and it really is a LIFE. The preparation, the diet, the training, the recovery, the travel, the races - it's an all-encompassing science that I'm learning each day. So let's add a narrative component - it only feels right. I'm seeking to motivate and inspire, but if this only serves as a training diary of sorts, I'll be more than grateful later.
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Without further ado, here's my athlete profile:
Name: Rich Age: 26 Height: 5'10'' Weight: 178
Race Experience: Half-Marathons, Marathon, Olympic Triathlon
Triathlon Discipline of Choice: Running
Training Style: Two sessions per day - weightlifting in AM, cardio training in PM.
Upcoming Races: IronMan 70.3 Atlantic City, Philadelphia Half-Marathon, IronMan Lake Placid.
Training Tech: Garmin 920XT watch w/ heart monitor.
Goals: Complete an IronMan, continue weightlifting while endurance training, 3:30 marathon finish.
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