Redemption Part IV:27 Days to go til Ironman
For a July Ironman, like Lake Placid, I start training in December. There are 40 minute swims at 5 a.m. 60 minute indoor bike rides at 4:30 & the occasional 6-8 mile run in the snow. That’s called the "base phase". By March I start adding volume. (It gets louder?) I start adding distance. This is called the "build stage" of training & it will last until the first week of July. Swimming increases from 2,000 meters to 5,000 meters. (You swim a 5k???) Yup. (How long does it take you to swim a 5k?) 1 hour & 40 minutes. (What do you think about for 1 hour & 40 minutes?) Many things: my next blog, my next meal... During the build phase, biking increases from 20 miles in the house to 120 miles on the road. (Without stopping???) Just for red lights & stop signs. (What do you do for food?) Protein shake in bottle 1, Gatorade in bottles 2, 3 & 4. (Any solid food?) I shove a couple cliff bars in my pockets. (What pockets?) My bike Jersey has pock...