- Jun2820150
Post Race Week: What Do I Do Now?
in RestRead moreI’ll admit it: Sunday, the day after my first triathlon, I was down in the dumps. In fact, at one point, I had tears in the corners of my eyes without a real reason for them to be there. There wasn’t any real stress, I wasn’t watching The Notebook (I jest), and hadn’t had my holy-shit-tearjerker of an appointment with
- Jun272015
Triathlon, Training, and Health Goals for 2015
Read moreBasically, since my finishing my first tri yesterday, my mood has been on the downward spiral. I’m not fighting it, but at the same time, want to start building some goals for the rest of the year to start focusing on. Thanks for the good words, Bryan! Here’s the list I’m hoping to completely cross out by the time the
- May132015
Progress and Paramedics
in RunRead moreWhat a great run today. The goal for this morning’s run was to finish 5 miles in the 40 minutes I had planned, to finish 5k in under 23:30, and to get better as the miles progressed, not the other way around. I could feel myself running out a little too hard to start, and tried to focus more on
- May092015
Yardage Is Less Than Meterage
in SwimRead moreI always forget, yardage is less than meterage. Just when I think I’ve finished a shortcourse workout, it pops into my head that I still have another couple hundred yards to go. When I started back in the pool, I longed for Saturday afternoons, which seemed to be the only times that I could schedule a short course workout. I liked
- May082015
Sometimes You’ve Gotta Squeeze ‘Em In
Read moreLife doesn’t always listen to your schedule or training plan. A sick child, car problems, unexpected meetings at the office…all of these things can quickly derail the plan that you’ve made for yourself. My workout started about 30-40 minutes later than I’d planned today. Instead of scrapping the workout altogether, which is usually the knee-jerk reaction, I turned this morning’s workout
- May062015
Down For the Count, Back up Running
in RunRead moreI took a pretty big hit yesterday, and just couldn’t really get out of bed. Perhaps it was just lingering from the day before, but the sore throat I’ve been fighting for a week plus wiped me out yesterday morning. After taking the kids to school, I was out like a light switch for the rest of the morning, and
- May042015
Learning to Adjust
in SwimRead moreWorkout #8 – 1500m 1000m Broken Swim We’re in the middle of one of the busiest weeks of the year at work. My company has an enormous presentation today, and my team is responsible for the visual story. As such I didn’t have an hour for my workout today. I was rushed, and unfocused, but banged out this quick workout: 300m warm-up 6
- May042015
To The Marina And Back
in BikeRead moreHeadwinds suck. Period. The beginning of the path to Ballona Wetlands is like running into the face of a wind tunnel. Actually, it’s not like it, that’s exactly what it is. Today’s winds were especially strong, and at times, it can be discouraging…especially on a fixie, because it feels like you’re being slowed to an absolute crawl. Instead of getting
- May022015
So Much For Sleeping In On A Saturday
in SwimRead moreWorkout #6 – Swim Broken 2000m Waking up at 7am on a Saturday morning to go swimming requires resetting the idea of what Saturday morning should be. My throat has been scratchy all week, as I feel like I’ve been fighting something. Oddly, I don’t feel sick for most of the day, but then at night, my throat starts to
- May012015
Running Early, On An Empty Stomach
in RunRead moreWorkout #5 – Run 30min So my physical therapist told me in a session yesterday afternoon that working out on an empty stomach first thing in the morning could potentially be a huge fat burner. The logic is pretty simple: when you eat before you work out, your body uses the fuel most readily available. We burn fat when we