My first day of swim training. I went to Colony West for some lap swimming. Dan had me all worried about getting a lane so arrived about 15 minutes early so I could beat the old ladies to a lane. It was unusual as there were already some blue hairs waiting in line in front of me. I was cognizant of infringing on territory so I politely asked if my lane was OK. I didn't want to use … [Read more...]
At Best
May 31, 2009 By
Then plan was to go to masters on this morning. I changed my mind and thought I better swim alone once and see how I feel. I'm glad I did because I felt uncomfortable at best. I did a 500 swim, 300kick, 500 swim, 200 kick. Nothing too fast, just getting back into the swim. … [Read more...]
Turd in the Pool
May 31, 2009 By
Today’s Master’s swim moved over to Nelson center pool at 8 am. The word on the street was to bring your wetsuit. The water temperature was 74 degrees. I showed up early so I wouldn’t look like an idiot taking a half an hour to put my new wetsuit on. I did a little research before going, and learned the best way to put on a wetsuit. The inside out method seems to be the … [Read more...]
Comfortably Painful Biathlon
May 30, 2009 By
I lined up at the start, wondering what my legs had in store for me. I really had no clue as to what kind of pace I could hold for the run. I went out at a decent pace, but held back from the leaders. I knew they would be in the 5:00 minute range and didn’t want to get sucked into that. I found some familiar faces to hang with. I started out on Carl Benton’s heals over the bridge and … [Read more...]
Good Tailwind
May 30, 2009 By
The Capital City Biathlon was today but since I have not been running due to injury I did not participate. Therefore I went out for a solo ride around 12:00. It was quite windy out of the SSW so I decided to ride to Loami. Wanting to get more miles on the TT bike I took a chance and headed out. As it turns out it was a good decision to take the TT bike. It came in handy when battling … [Read more...]
Capitol City Biathlon
May 30, 2009 By
[Results] [Photos] The Third Annual Capital City Biathlon was held on May 30, 2009. The course included a 3 mile run followed by a 15 mile bike ride. Congratulation to all the participants and a big thanks to Tom our photgrapher for all the wonderful photos. Please browse and download any photo you may want all courtesy of HardyBreed.com View photos from last years Biathlon View … [Read more...]
Swim Pyramid
May 28, 2009 By
Today I swam at lunch. I decided to go ahead and write down on a piece of paper exactly what I was going to do. I thought that this would keep me from cheating and on schedule. Here is what I did: 200 yard warm up 2 x 50 on :60 2 x 100 on 2:00 2 x 150 on 3:00 2 x 200 on 4:00 2 x 150 on 3:00 2 x 100 on 2:00 2 x 50 on :60 Writing this down really paid off for me … [Read more...]
The Hills
May 28, 2009 By
I did my first run yesterday morning. We did and easy 4.5 miles thorough the park. I felt ok. I didn't push myself too hard. So today, while everyone else was at the biathlon, including my fiance ( who got 1st place co-ed team with his sister. Great job!) I went for a run. I though I would challenge my self with some hills. I headed out Washington. The first part of the run I got … [Read more...]
How Bike Friendly is Your State?
May 28, 2009 By
A Bicycle Friendly State promotes cycling through legislation, policies, programs, and by creating new places to ride, educating motorists and cyclists, and encouraging people to bike for transportation and recreation. … [Read more...]
Engineered Sports Foods: Convenience or Necessity?
May 28, 2009 By
To look at all the ads for sports drinks, energy bars, electrolyte replacers, and sports candies, you'd think these engineered products are a necessary part of a sports diet, particularly if you are doing endurance exercise such as training for a marathon or a triathlon. … [Read more...]
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