On paper this past week looked like an easy week, not a lot of miles logged, but what miles were logged were hard miles. Three days of logged training, but two of those days were super hard efforts during short hard time trials on the bike. The other day that I logged mileage was in… Continue reading 11 – 17 July Weekly Training Summary
Some good mileage this week, not as good as last week. I got talked into doing a 5km, first actual 5km races since November of 1999, for charity. I had to take Tuesday as a sort of recovery day to recover from it and missed my ride on Tuesday,, Friday had a doctor appointment in… Continue reading 4 – 10 July Training Summary
Some good mileage this week, it feels good to be getting some good runs and rides in again. I still need to get in the pool more, at least I did get one swim in this week. Total miles for the week was 270.17, below will be the breakdown of the miles and training sessions.… Continue reading 27 June To 3 July Training Summary
I like to gather different data when I am training. Some of the data is the same as many other athletes and coaches gather, but what I want to write this blog about, is hydration. I am heavier than most cyclists, runners, and triathletes. This is one of the reasons I have to manage my… Continue reading Hydration
Not exactly the week I had planned, I wanted more mileage on the bike, a little more on the run and not swimming this week was not the plan. I am happy with the training I got, I always am. Little bit of pain in my calves this week, I think it is from not… Continue reading 20 – 26 June Training Summary
I will start with the days leading up to the race, which was on the 19th of June. On Friday and Saturday, Logan and I were both under the weather. I had a sore throat, which had been hanging around for at about 10 days, and I started coughing up a lot of phlegm. It… Continue reading Maumee Bay Olympic Distance Triathlon Race Report
Not a great week for racing, recovery or tapering, but it was a fun week. I think I did manage to get some good speed work in on the bike. Now to build a good plan to fix my run and swim and keep what I got on the bike. Swim                               1 session           .83 miles           … Continue reading 13 – 19 June Training Summary
When I woke up on the 14th of June, I knew it was going to be a long day. The day started off like any other day, up at 5am and headed to the gym by 6am. After an hour workout it was time to get Logan to swim practice; I am now lifeguarding during… Continue reading Blue Streak Time Trial #3 Race Report – 14 June 2016
As an athlete, or even just as a human being, it can be a challenge to humble ourselves enough to listen to and heed the advice of others. When it comes to training there are plenty of opportunities to practice humility before, during and after training sessions or events. It is not always easy, but… Continue reading Be Humble And Listen Others
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