Apparently Triathlons are not enough...

When I started training for my first triathlon 4 years ago I weight in at about 225 lbs.

Though I've completed 10's of olympic distance triathlons, 4 Half-Ironmans, and one Full Ironman since then, I'm still weighing in just over 205lbs. That's a little frustrating to say the least!

Apparently I need to go longer, train harder, and watch what I eat. So now it's on to ultra running... Maybe that'll do the trick?

So I've chosen 2 ultra-distance trail runs to train for.

My first, a 50k will be on Orcas Island ( The Orcas Island Fat Ass 50k).

The second, should I succeed in the 50k, will be the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile in Bellingham (unless they don't have one in 2009 - then I'll have to find a substitute...)

For my training plan, I'm using a plan I got and modified a little for me that was published on page 83 of Runner's World, April 2008. You can take a look at it here on my google docs page.