Before I started coaching, I had a job that worked me 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. I was on my feet literally all day and spent the majority of my time interacting with customers and staff. I was training for my first Ironman race, had only been married a couple of years, and my husband was working full-time while finishing up his master’s degree. To say our life was busy would be very accurate! That year was a test to my ability to plan and schedule as I had to figure out how to balance work a full training load and family time around two very hectic schedules. This is where having a coach really helped.

Jason arrived in Cambridge, Maryland on Wednesday, four days before race day. This allowed him to settle in after two days of driving, and have a low stress week to get his workouts in and rest and relax while not working out.

July was a busy and big block of training and racing. Jason did two races, Mountain Lakes Olympic Triathlon at the beginning of the month, and Maine 70.3 at the end of the month. In between these races we kept the volume relatively high so we could keep the pressure on with just two months left of training.

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.