Oceanside 70.3 training with Coach Doug started about (10) weeks ago... well, training with Coach started (10) weeks ago... Oceanside training started just a few weeks ago. I have to admit, Coach's training plan so far is TOTALLY DIFFERENT than anything I've done. I've never trained to heart rate/zones/time vs. miles... but I have to admit I'm already seeing a difference. 
Today, we had a chance to meet up with Doug, Steph and Sir Triton since they were in town for work. We met them in Riverside for a hike and had a great time... and a great chat. If you follow me, you know that Jeff supports me unconditionally and 110%! So when he agreed to hire a coach for me, without knowing anything about him, he again, did it 110%. Today was a chance for Jeff to chat with Doug, get to know about him and his plan, and have many of his questions answered. I take for granted that I chat with Coach all the time, but I am so glad that Jeff had today's experience. :-) 
After our hike, we met up with Tri It Together for their annual Christmas Party. I can't say enough about how important this group is to me and my training. Friendship... Information... Commitment... Support... this group doesn't care if you've never done a tri, or if you are doing your 10th Ironman, all levels train together... become friends... and support eachother... :-)
Training is going well, but life has challenges at the moment. Working hard not to derail, because I know that God has a plan. :-) At the moment, I'm taking life... one... day... at... a... time.
