After taking a solid break from training, I'm back at it for 2012 with some solid goals for my racing and for D3 Multisport as well.
Building off last season I hope to improve upon my successful season of 2011. I'm hoping to take my two 2nd place finishes and improve that 1 place. Hopefully that's not too much to ask for. I've been racing since 1988 and I've probably had six 2nd place finishes and dozens of top 3s overall. Unfortunately, I haven't had a first place, but hope to change that this season. Set your goals high or why bother, right?
While I haven't been killing it in training, I have been hitting it hard work wise. For starters, we've brought on two new coaches who are great additions to D3. We'll have more info on them in the next newsletter.
Things we are working on:
1. We've rolled out a great new Swim Analysis service. So, no matter where you are, if you can get a video of yourself swimming, we can analyze your video and and get it back to you quickly. More info here on that here.
2. We have a few new sponsors such as Mix1 which will be offering up an incredible discount through one of our other sponsors, Max Muscle Sports Nutrition of Boulder. We'll roll that out very soon as well. Speaking of MMSN, they are also offering up a sweet deal for our Quarterly Training Plan Members as well - more on that coming up next week.
3. Our Quarterly Plans have been a huge success and I'm blown away with how many people have taken advantage of them so far in the last month. For less than $100 a month, you get a custom training plan, 1x a month check in with your coach, and access to all of our sponsors and other member benefits. We are a tad over 1/2 way to our max on this service so if you are interested, drop me a note and let me know. Once we max out we'll have to start a waiting list. Click here for more info.
4. One more item of note is that I've revised our training plans quite a bit with the addition of a New Swim Focus Plan, Run Focus Plan, Xterra Plan, and many others. I'll be rolling our the revised plans each week. These are great for the athlete who just needs a plan to follow - you load these plans into your Training Peaks account and go with it. Effective and easy to use. We've had hundreds of users benefit from our plans, so give them a chance if you are looking for something.
5. Lastly, we have a few openings for 1-1 coaching as well. Check out our Coaching Page on D3 for more info.
So, as you can see, there is a ton going on D3 wise.
If you have a training question or need help with something, don't be shy. Shoot me an email and we'll help you get sorted out.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Coach Mike
