Hi all, I started running back in 2011 after years of believing that I couldn't. It turns out that I just wasn't patient enough. That year, I did several races including the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon. Woohoo! In 2012, I did several runs including two triathlons. The Milton Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant. I was signed up for Mont-Tremblant again this year, along with the full Ironman but I was unable to train consistently for either race. I found out that the reason I had no motivation to train was because I had severe anemia. Yay! There goes about $1000 of entry fees! I am doing better now but I am not going to do an Ironman in 2014. I need to get a solid year of training done and then I will decide whether I am ready in 2015. I am on a ketogenic diet because I want to teach my body how to make use of fat as a fuel source during training and racing instead of relying on sugar for long workouts and races. Main Quest Maintain a ketogenic diet while preparing for my half-Ironman training in January.Specific Goals Swim at least three times a weekCycle according to the Sweet Spot Intermediate Base I & II plansRun at least three times a weekMaintain dietary ketosis, except on November 25th - 27thLife Quest Master a song on guitar or bass in RocksmithMotivation I am signed up for two half-Ironman races in 2014. I really want to finish close to the average time for my age group in both events. So basically, I want to not suck. Things can absolutely happen, but I don't want it to be a result of lack of training.
