So I met with one of our KC teammates in late December 2009, Coach Ryan Ross, to discuss preparation for IMBranson 2010.  The meeting didn't start too well when I slid a snapshot of my last 3 years' training logs across the table and he responded with "Where's the rest?"

Needless to say, I needed to ramp up my training and I have done that in earnest since January 1.  I spent the last few weeks of December rebuilding after an extended post season layoff and to prepare myself for the volume needed to prepare for the race.  Here's a good snapshot to give you an idea about my newfound volume:  My January volume is double the monthly volume of 11 of the 12 months of 2009!!!  don't get me wrong, I'm not just churning out minutes to get as much volume as possible.  I am doing very targeted interval sessions with the right amount of long sessions mixed in.

I feel great about the new program and really feel like I am doing all the right things to get me ready for a great season although the 2010 season for me will be more about preparation and less about just going out and doing a bunch of racing.

Oh yeah, I also need to mention that I finally have gotten my diet in line.  Thanks to Eric Otte for introducing me to DailyBurn.com.  Utilizing this site to track my diet has been a huge education and has allowed me to drop 12 pounds since Jan 1....(roughly 5 pounds above my target race weight).

More later - Tomorrow morning is a tempo run and considering the freezing rain is now falling it looks like I have a date with the treadmill!!

KB