I worked with the YMCA summer swim team this past summer and I was amazed at the lack of core strength of the young swimmers. I worked with three days a week after practice for the first two weeks before meets started and once a week on Mondays after meets started. Below is an… Continue reading The Top 6 Core Exercises for Swimmers
athlete noun ath·lete \ˈath-ˌlēt, ÷ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ Popularity: Top 30% of words Simple Definition of athlete : a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength I have seen questions like this on different social media posts, Am I an athlete? Or How do you define… Continue reading You Are An Athlete
Yesterday, I realized that I had not ridden my bike all week. I logged zero miles this week. I went back in my training log to see when this had happened last, and it hadn’t happened since the middle of February, and it was because I was sick. This week and last week were low… Continue reading 19 – 25 September Training Summary
On Saturday, September 10th, I rode up to Cedar Point with Kevin Petty, after we watched my son run in the largest cross country meet in the country (a different blog on that later). It was an uneventful ride up to the race expo. The skies were getting dark as we approached Sandusky, and the… Continue reading Cedar Point Full Triathlon Relay (Bike Leg) – 11 Sept 2016
This was a recover/taper week for yet another Olympic distance triathlon. This was to be my last triathlon of the season, I have the bike leg of Cedar Point full distance triathlon in three weeks and my season will be completed. I was scheduled to the Toughman National Championship the Toughman New York do to… Continue reading 15 – 21 August Training Summary
I had something happen to me today that has never happened to me before, I had a flat tire during a race. I have completed over 30 triathlons and 15 bike races and events, and never had a flat during the race or event. I have had flats during training, before the race or event,… Continue reading Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast
Some good mileage this week, it feels good to be getting some good runs and rides in again. What I thought was stomach cramps from the Olympic distance triathlon that I dropped out of after the swim last Sunday, turned out to be sometime of flu or sinus infection. I have been fighting it all… Continue reading 7 – 14 August Training Summary
A crap training week followed by a DNF at an Olympic Triathlon this morning. First time ever for not finishing an Olympic distance triathlon, stomach cramping before the race and even worse after the swim. Activity Sessions Time Distance Swim 3 1 hour 6 minutes 2.06 miles Bike 1 1 hour… Continue reading 1 – 7 August 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 184.59, for the month 819.62 miles. Below will be the breakdown of… Continue reading 25 – 31 July Weekly Training Summary With End Of 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 a few swims in this week. Total miles for the week was 188.98 Miles, below will be the breakdown of the miles and… Continue reading 18 – 24 July Training Summary
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