Well week one towards IMCDA has started, so much for time off. Tuesday’s bike ride is was the “first” day of training for IMCDA. WTF am I thinking? I have started a endurance nation 16 week off season training program. Does that make sense that the off season training is 16 weeks????? At least the hours are low 5-7 hrs per week. The basis of this plan is high intensity work over long slow work. I believe this is going to be key to my long term success since this is where I have failed in past. I have always been able to suck it up and go the shorter distance if that’s what you call the Olympic distance and 70.3 miles but stepping it up to 140.6 is going to be a long day any way you look at it. The last thing I want to do is spend 16 hours and 59minutes out there on race day. 17 hours is the cut off so If I spend more time out there than that……….lets not ever think about that.