After an “ultra” race, I usually need to lay off running, so I will bike 5 days and likely swim 4 days of the week. JH: I run, bike and swim 3 days per week in each sport. Z: Do you follow a set training schedule? At the end of the work day, twice a week I’ll do a strength session that takes 45-60 minutes. Since cycling takes the most time, there are days I just bike for 2.5 to 3 hours. A typical weekday morning starts with coffee and a banana, then a 75 min Masters swim followed by a run or a bike. I want to make sure to live out my athletic passions AND do great work so it can be a bit of a juggle. But if you don’t take control of your day, other things will fill the time. Then I do everything I can to delay meetings until 10am! That’s not to say I haven’t had to be ready for work at 8am or 9am. During the week, I get up as early as is necessary to fulfill my training and still be on time for my first meeting of the day. JH: I work out 2 to 4 hours per day Monday through Friday, 5 to 6 hours per day on the weekends. Z: On average, how much do you train a day? I want to be outdoors moving my body rigorously for at least a few hours each day. Plus, I don’t care enough about the race to change my daily lifestyle. Some say I train too much, but I know myself well and high-volume training works for me. I also really love preparing properly to do my best come race day – this means I love the training – as much, maybe more than the racing, itself. What matters most is to do the best I can with what I’ve got on a given day. I sprinted as hard as possible up this monster hill (14-20% grade), caught them all and, while I was first in my age division, passing them was the best part. I was pretty sure they were considerably younger and getting tired I felt terrific and wanted to catch all three. The last three miles were up a very steep hill, and I could see three women ahead of me. JH: I love it! Yesterday, I did a 25-mile trail race. I signed up and then thought, now how am I going to do this? I was successful at the half Ironman and, like a lot of things, I just threw myself off the proverbial cliff. I was intrigued by the idea for a long time but also had a young daughter and didn’t think I had time for anything more than a half Ironman until she was old enough to be home in the morning without me. JH: I entered my first Ironman at age 42. Z: When and how did you start doing Ironmans? He taught us every sport from football to whitewater kayaking, and made sure that we were good at them all so he had someone to play with all the time. My dad had three girls, he probably wished for three boys. JH: I was fit before I went to kindergarten. She is living proof that age is just a number! Zenergy caught up with Jeri to learn more about her secrets for staying hardcore through the decades. Since age 42, she has completed 21 Ironman triathlons, topping the podium an incredible seven times. The 63-year-old powerhouse (and Zenergy member) competes against some of the world’s best female athletes in the ultimate endurance tests. Jeri Howland isn’t your average grandmother.
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