Training update
Eleven days into 2007 and training is going well. I am following a half ironman triathlon training plan developed by Joe Friel. So far so good.
To make 2007 training interesting, I have decided that I am going to try to run or bike down every street in my neighborhood using my new Forerunner 305. Because a lot of my runs in this training plan call for me to keep my heartrate in a certain zone for a certain duration, distance is inconsequential, so I don't need to worry about courses that I have measured and know the splits. I have done 2 runs so far with this specifically in mind. Here is an aerial view of my progress so far.
Today Mike, Jay and I did 2x(3x400) with a 400 recovery run between sets. I hit all of my splits but it wasn't easy. A weekly speed session is my only deviation from the Friel plan. With his plan, I was supposed to do some strides and hop on each leg 30 times between intervals. I don't think I'm sabotaging the plan too much with this modification.