Gosh…
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! And, I’m alive! I survived the nasty flu bug. Yes, it was THAT bad. I don’t ever remember being that sick. In bed for days & really miserable. I was just grateful Jerome was home (Happy New Year to us) to help with the kids & help me try to work because I don’t get sick days.
And, now I ring in my 42nd year from Tucson healthy & refreshed now to get 2o13 started off right …a little late.
Speaking of the new year, I have been doing some Podcasts & Webinars.
Elizabeth & I did a Podcast recently covering: All Things Pregnancy!
Here it is: https://www.box.com/s/mvgl0ksa4dmry4ktkixz
For our next Podcast we are going to do a Q&A with no topics off limit. So please put any of your questions in the comment section here or send me an email at jhtriathlon@sbcglobal.net.
Also, I was happy to do a Webinar with Training Peaks titled: How to Beat the Winter Training Doldrums. I have to tell you, I was actually a little nervous. Talking into a phone while staring at your outline-notes in dead silence is a little nerve-wracking! But, I never stopped talking (!) and had fun with it.
Here it is: http://youtu.be/TxhKrYgFsIY
Enjoy!!! And please send in your questions! Looking forward to them.
When are you guys doing the next podcast? I need a deadline for all the Qs I want to ask
We would like all questions by Friday, January 25th! Or the sooner the better!
Happy New Year! Glad you are alive:)
Here are two questions for now that I would love to hear you discussing:
1, Weight/body composition in short-course vs long-couse. Both you and Elizabeth have raced Oly distance and Ironmans, right? Thus I am wondering what your experience is, do you race at different race weights for different distances? Are long-course athletes leaner, or are short course athletes leaner, or there is really no difference?
2, Training camps. Does it make sense for an athlete to go to warmer climate over winter and spend a week just training?
I guess one question is whether a 5-6 day training camp is enough to boost fitness. Maybe it is just a waste of money to fly somewhere warm for just a few days. Maybe you would have to go for 2-3 weeks to really see some results?
And the other question is whether it makes sense to do a training camp in January/February when the triathlon season does not start until June. Let’s say the first race is at the end of June, when would it make sense to do the camp?
Thanks!