The last few weeks we have been trying to use up every available training hour he has in between work and work travel. He has had a couple 14 hour training weeks, which has been really good for him. His final preparation has been getting very race specific as we dial in race power for the bike, and race pace for the run. Here is a look at a key session in the swim, the bike, and the run.

It’s been a busy month of training and racing for Jason as he builds his fitness toward Ironman Maryland. Since my last update, Jason has completed another sprint triathlon (4th in his Age Group and made massive transition improvements) and has logged some serious bike and run mileage. He’ll cap off the finish of the Base Phase of training with one more triathlon, Mountain Lakes Olympic in two weeks time. Let’s break down what he’s been up to over the last several weeks.

I’m so excited to bring you another athlete training series. The season spent following Kelly’s Ironman journey had several folks reach out to me telling me how much they enjoyed the series. Kelly inspired many athletes to keep training through the high’s and low’s of a year dedicated to Ironman; isn’t that amazing? He also inspired one BEST athlete of mine in particular: Jason Spruiell. Jason reached out and volunteered to have his journey documented this year! So, while Jason gears up for Ironman, we are going to document his training. The good, the bad, the ugly. I hope you follow along for this ride as we get started.

Meet Jared Howell. Jared has been with me for just over a year now and he is one of the nicest guys I know. Jared is always smiling, enthusiastic, and eager to learn and work through the process that is triathlon. It’s been such a pleasure to coach Jared in the last year.