I knew this weekend would challenge my training. You can have a plan, but you still have to adjust to reality. Yesterday was supposed to be a swim and strength session after a 6.5-hour drive and a race preview for my athletes. Adapted: No pool available—so we previewed the swim course instead. Not the planned distance or intervals, but still time in the water. Added a ride on the bike course for some easy aerobic work. Finished with a quick 22-minute bodyweight session in the hotel gym. Plans can’t be set in stone. The goal is to find a way to get something in. That’s the win. Today calls for a long ride and another strength session… might need to have a conversation with my coach. 😉

Team, Ran 8 this morning and felt really good. The start hasn’t been perfect, but consistency is starting to come back and I’m taking that as a win. I’ve been really intentional about keeping the strength work in as volume increases. Not because I’m trying to create more fatigue, but because I’m trying to stay durable enough to keep showing up. Question for you: As training volume starts climbing, what’s the first thing that usually disappears? Strength? Mobility? Sleep? Recovery? Something else? Let’s talk about it.

First week of the build is done. Not perfect, but that’s ok. Week 1 Totals: 🏊 Swim: ~1:00 | 3,625 yds 🚴 Bike: 7:05hrs | 115 mi 🏃 Run: ~1:45 | 11.2 mi 💪 Strength: 1:03 📊 Total TSS: 757 The swims were shortened this week and I missed a tempo run. I’m not hiding from that, but here’s the thing, perfection isn’t the goal right now. Rebuilding consistency is. Now let’s talk about the strength work, because this matters more than most triathletes realize. As volume climbs, it’s important to keep up with the strength work even when the schedule gets tight and the legs are tired. Skipping it might feel like the easy call in the moment, but sticking with it is what helps prevent breakdowns later in the season when it counts most. This week I kept strength in on June 2, June 4, and June 7; short, focused sessions averaging around 20 minutes each. That’s the S2G approach in action. We’re not trying to PR your back squat in the middle of a race build. The sessions are designed to fit around your tri training, not compete with it. Three sessions. One hour total. Zero compromise on the swim-bike-run load. That’s the whole idea. Show up. Do the work. Adjust when life happens. Repeat. Five weeks to go. 💪 Are you keeping strength in your race build, or is it the first thing to go? Drop your answer below 👇 or DM

Garmin has me at a 1 today, and that makes sense. I’ve been in maintenance mode for a while, I’m ramping back up, and fatigue is part of the process. The encouraging part? My acute load is still in the optimal range. That means the work is going where it should — I’m building, not just accumulating random fatigue. Some days will feel great, some days will feel flat, and some days the watch will basically tell you to go to bed. That doesn’t mean the plan is wrong. It means the load is doing what load is supposed to do. With about 5 weeks to go before a 70.3, I’m not trying to avoid fatigue completely — I’m trying to manage it well enough to keep building fitness without digging too deep a hole. That means being honest about sleep, recovery, and how I actually feel in training, not just chasing perfect numbers. Build. Recover. Repeat. What’s your current training readiness telling you?Are you feeling fresh, flat, or somewhere in between? Drop your status below or DM.

Quick check-in for the group: How’s everyone feeling heading into the weekend? Not just physically, overall. Training, strength work, recovery, life… it all counts. One thing I’ve been thinking about with this whole May Reset is that progress is rarely about having the perfect week. A lot of the time, it’s just about staying connected to the process even when things feel a little chaotic. So this afternoon, take a second and check in with yourself: What feels good right now? What feels a little off? What do you want to carry into next week? You can keep it simple. Drop one word, one thought, or one win below. 👇 or DM