Training Plans are Written in PENCIL

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable - Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Training plans are important BUT they are just that - they are plans only; they are written in pencil and you and your coach have the eraser. Life happens. Athletes have families, friends and careers; they get illnesses and injuries from time to time. Plans are just a starting point - they are flexible, adaptable, moldable. The idea is to get to the finish line with as much preparation as you can and there are hundreds of ways to do that! So, for successful training and outcomes, be willing to erase, tweak, move, juggle, pivot and twist out of the mold.