Ironman Lake Placid is only 12 weeks away. That means that it's time to really dial in the training and accept the fact that this is the stage when Ironman begins to take over my life.
My base building phase is over and now it's time to start upping the mileage to ridiculous proportions. That means most of my free time will be spent in the pool, on the bike, or on my feet running on the road. Thankfully it looks like Spring has finally arrived, making outdoor training much more pleasant.
As a heads-up: any crabbiness on my part is probably a direct result of Ironman training. I apologize in advance for potentially biting your head off for no reason.
I will spend the next several weeks testing the thresholds of my training volume, pushing up to the race-day mileage before scaling down in the final 3-week taper.
Let the fun begin!
