Restart

Well after two years of not racing due to a hectic life and work schedule, I want to give it a second try.  Heres some of the back story.  In 2007 I completed my first 3 sprint races, then my military life got in the way.  I moved to TN, and have been unable to consistently train since then.  Although I have been working out, there has been no structure at all.  My log shows what I have been doing for the last couple months, but from Jan - Sept I was not logging my workouts.  During that time I was rarely running, but I was strength training nearly every day.   I started to pick up my running again in Oct, and am ready to start preparing for several sprint races in 2010.

For my 2007 races, I did just enough training to complete the races, but was not competetive at all.  I have a swimming background, however I have not been a competetive swimmer in a very very long time.  When I am consistent with my swim training, I can avg around a 1:40/100 pace in the pool without much effort.  With that said, my swim endurance is not there, as I have not been swimming.

I have never been a cyclist, and have no experience other than the inconsistent training in 2007.  Cycling is the area I can improve the most.  I enjoy running, but I am not fast.  I consitently train in the 9:00-10:00 mi range, and my only 5k race (early 2007) was 25:08.  My MHR, based on a 1.5 mi PT test (10:05) is 205.

I don't want to repeat the poor training habits of 2007, and being a fairly fit and athletic person, I feel I would see a lot of improvement over 2007 with proper consistent training.

  I have looked at the BT training plans, and I'm not real crazy about them.  I have the Friel TTB, as well as many other books, but I really dont know where to start, especially with the bike training.  I feel I can get to an acceptable swimming level fairly quickly based on my previous experience.  As far as running, I can comfortably run without pain anywhere from 60-80 minutes.

If you have any recommendations for how I should approach my training I am all ears.  At this point I am looking for advice, I hope to begin a formal plan once I identify my races for 2010, which will probably begin in May and run through Aug/Sep.

Thanks for sharing your experience with me, and please forgive my stupidity in some of my training in the past.  I know I broke the 10% rule in Nov....alot.......and I backed off my running to prevent injury since then....