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BASIC PHILOSOPHY(s):
1) Predictability:
If your training is done properly, there should be very few surprises in
your IM race.
2) Sustainability:
Proper nutrition is the most VITAL element of proper training &
successful racing.
3) Specificity:
Train like you race. For Ironman, whatever your training pace is,
that's your racing pace. And stay in your aero bars (see Bike
Fitting if that's a problem).
4)
Flexibility:
Almost no one stretches enough. Most "swim" and many
"chronic injury" problems are really "flexibility"
problems.
5) TIME
MANAGEMENT:
a) In training, don't spend major time on minor things (or the
converse).
b) If you're training more than 20 hrs/week, you're wasting
time. Go watch TV, get a job, or ask your kids what their names are.
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The
Deal
Most of the "coaching" I do is actually
"consulting". I don't have the patience for modern triathlon
coaching, with the cookie-cutter spreadsheet approach ("Friday 6 weeks from
now do a 1:04 run at 143HR average on flat terrain").
To be honest, I think a lot of it is a marketing scam.
There are a lot of people making money off the deal... but I don't see too many
people racing fast.
If you need or simply like detailed
daily schedules, I'm not the coach for you. I offer knowledge
& experience earned from years at the pointy end of the pack.
No computer program can match that.
So what I do is offer help to serious athletes, be they
front, mid or back of the packers. I'll help you plan out a strategy to
cover the training build-up and the race itself, incorporating the 5 factors of
my training philosophy.
I've made Ironman a serious study since it first worked me
over in 1991. In '95, I did a 9:18 in Kona in a windy year off of an
average of 12.5 hrs/week training, while working full time. Am I a
super-talented freak? Freak, maybe, but not super-talented. I did
the training that was absolutely necessary to race Ironman well, and skipped the
fluff.
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Swim Help
Nothing against swimmers, but
most of us aren't.
I understand why non-swimmers
(or lousy swimmers) can't swim, I've been there myself. It took me a
few years, but I've learned how to swim decently (56min IM), I know what
works, what helps, and what's crap.
The good news: I
can help diagnose your swim problems, I've had them all myself.
Using both above water and
under water video, I can help you see what your major stroke hitches
are.
The bad news:
Most swim problems are flexibility related. In this case, progress
is only made out of the pool. But there's less chlorine there.
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The Cost
IM
Coaching/Consulting:
$150
for the first month, $100/month thereafter (2 month minimum). Limit 6
athletes per month.
Training/Race
Nutrition Consults:
$50/hour
Swim
Tech:
$50/hour
Seminars
for Clubs or Groups:
Call
for availability and scheduling.
Seminars
can be arranged for General Triathlon Info, Ironman Prep, Nutrition, Swim
Tech, Bike Fit & Performance or The Party Habits of Female Pro
Triathletes.
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