Silverman Chronicles: Peak Week

Active Toby — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:19:05 GMT

Overview: I’m on the precipice of achieving my season goal--completing both a 100-mile ultra marathon and a 140.6-mile triathlon.

Silverman: In peak training for Silverman and fully committed to the process. The month countdown to November 9 has begun. My swimming is coming along, cycling has improved drastically and I’ve learned so much through this process.

Training: The most difficult and perhaps most important lesson I’ve learned, which Matt Fitzgerald highlights in Brain Training for Runners, is the importance of writing workouts in pencil and not pen. This means that one should not be afraid or feel guilty for erasing/editing a training session if things aren’t working out properly. At first I would feel ashamed when I didn’t hit my target but now I realize this may have actually saved my season by avoiding overuse injuries, burnout and exhaustion. My training partner Ryan provides a perfect example of making the best of a training ride gone wrong in his blog from our ride last weekend. I’m hoping for the best this weekend but am now prepared for the worst

GreenLaces.org: In my continued effort to expand my horizons while lessening my impact on the environment, I’ve made a promise to the planet. From now on I will recycle my running shoes through the Reuse-a-Shoe program so they can be made into playground and athletic surfaces. I made my promise at GreenLaces.org and will support this grassroots movement by wearing green shoelaces in my running shoes.

I encourage you to make a promise and change one thing... So what's your promise going to be?

Recap: If you thought this year was big... stay tuned for my 2009 season preview. Let's just say things are about to get more interesting... Thanks for reading and please leave me some cool comments

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