It snowed quite a lot here for the last few days. Enough that I have been stuck bumming rides to the gym from people with appropriately prepared cars. I have been averaging around 40 miles of running a week since my last post. I haven’t spent much time in the pool but I have been using the rowing machine to keep that aspect of my training alive. I am starting to look at the calender for next year. I will post a list of my possible appearances soon. I am certain though that I will be beginning the season with the Jack Frost Time Trial on February 22nd. Its a 20k bike so it should be a decent performance test. I am hoping for a time in the 27 minute range but the course can get very windy.
Well I was offered a discount sponsorship by Fluid Recovery Nutrition. So now I have a hook-up for my recovery drink needs. Training is going well. A couple days ago I was able to get 9 miles in an hour flat. Not too shabby. I have also been putting in a decent amount of time in on the bike. My ribs are recovering decently. I don’t expect to be out of the pool much longer. Work on the gift guide is almost complete so keep your eyes open! As usual let me know if you have any requests for explanations, reviews, or write ups! I love new material!
Well, now that that is out of the way, we can move on. I have been continuing my running and bike training while I let my ribs heal. Swimming is still out of the question but hopefully not for much longer. The distances and lengths of my workouts have increased as I have decided to fore go competing in only sprint races. After my showing at Treasure Island I don’t see any reason why I cannot be extremely competitive in the Olympic distance races by the end of the off season. Back to work
Well after that run yesterday my rib injury has really started to flare up. I tried to swim yesterday but was met with more pain than I prefer to feel. In reality, outside of leg strength training, I took most of the day off and just finished chores and errands that needed to be done. Today its cold and wet outside again so I’m going to hit the gym for a nice long bike/run brick. Slow2Pro.com is also working on a triathlete’s christmas list/ gift guide so keep your eyes peeled if you have a special someone you need to be shopping for! Thank you to everyone for following me!
So I back from the Treasure Island Triathlon in San Francisco and Im getting all the video’s ready for you guys. So for the next few days come visit again and check the new ones out. This is the first video I took while I was there.
As for my training, I’m back in business once again. Now its the off season and I have decided to begin my switch to Olympic distance races so my mileages are going to increase as such. Today I started late because of my traveling so I just did a run. Got 8.75 miles in tonight in about 65 minutes of running. Not a horrible pace by any means. Tomorrow Ill be hitting the pool for a few thousand yards and more than likely a bike/run brick. More to come!
Well after a 45 mile ride yesterday I thought I might give everybody some insight in to how I keep track of all my running and cycling workouts. The ride was great. I planned to only do a 20k at a 90% effort level but I caught up with a mass of riders from the Vancouver Bicycle Club. I rode with them for about 10 miles but on one of the large climbs I attacked and completely dusted them Because of that, I didn’t know where the route went after and I lost the group. I continued on my ride and caught up with another group from my old cycling team North River Racing. It was good to catch up with some of the guys and the pace was much better than the VBC group. I’m looking forward to training with them more.
After the bike ride and a little nap I hit the gym for a 40 minute 10k which equates to roughly a 80-90% effort? Well anyways it felt very good considering I had biked 45 miles earlier that day. Well off for another day of training. I love this.
Yesterday started with a session in the gym but I couldn’t let the nice weather we are having go to waste. I went for a run once again at Lewisville Park. This time the hills felt a little easier than before. After the run and some food, I hit the pool for 2000 yards. My stroke/swim has gotten faster but some of the weigth lifting has really tightened my stroke up. I’m going to have to work on this for swims that are a much longer distance. Well…of to another day of training! Have a good one!
So today started as a normal day but quickly became an intense one. I began the day recording the video you will see soon discussing my data collection during run and bike workouts. After that I hit the road for what was going to be a nice 10k. It turned into an all-out run. After coming home and recovering, I went to the gym for “just a swim”. Well some fool in the pool thought it would be fun to race me. I had to crush those dreams. Because of that I ended up with about 1500 yards at near race pace. Being all fired up I decided to hit the stationary bikes. 30 minutes later I decided “lets do a brick” so I went and did a 19min 5k immediately after the bike workout. Needless to say Im tired but as determined and fired up as ever!
Its getting pretty close to the race at this point. Yesterday was a good day. I went on a short sprint early in the morning to get more of an idea of what my realistic top speed is. I was able to eek out a sub 8 minute 1.5mile loop. I was pretty happy with that to say the least. After the run I hit the bike for an 80-90% effort ride. I ended up with a 29 minute 12.4 mile. Thats pretty decent considering the course I’ve been using has a couple hills thrown into it. Thus far today I’ve only done some weight lifting. Im heading out on my bike then depending on the night’s social situation I may head to the gym for a second time.
On another note, I ordered my first wetsuit. A 2XU V:1 Velocity. Its a freakin awesome wetsuit. Look for a review in the near future. Also please leave me some comments and let me know what kind of workout ideas or product reviews you guys would like to see me do podcasts of!
Because of that, I didn’t know where the route went after and I lost the group. I continued on my ride and caught up with another group from my old cycling team North River Racing. It was good to catch up with some of the guys and the pace was much better than the VBC group. I’m looking forward to training with them more.
