Swimmers, cyclists, runners, triathletes and multisport athletes from beginners to the elite are a Hardy Breed. We all struggle to balance the demands of work, family, and training. At HardyBreed.com we share our experiences in multi-sport lifestyles, and provide a forum for athletes to share and learn from each other.
This year I have started tracking my training on DailyMile.com. This is a great site. What I like about it is… one it is like twitter, two it is like facebook, and three, it will soon integrate with Garmin Connect. Yes, I am a freak, I want to know what I am doing, what I… [Continue Reading]
I showed up to masters swim and started warming up. After a couple laps I stopped and took a breather. I was exhausted.
Tuesdays Lunch w/ Eric had taken its toll. We did 6 quarter mile hill intervals in Washington park. These were a long slow incline. Very deceiving. I had set my pace on… [Continue Reading]
We had some great weather this weekend. Saturday I headed out for a long run with Jason and Eric. We planned on doing the Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon course. None of us are actually doing that half, but we thought it would be a good training workout. It has some good… [Continue Reading]
The weekend was good and bad. Saturday I went on a run with Jason and Eric. We decided to run the 10 mile Vine course. I started out feeling ok, but after the first couple of miles I started to struggle. My legs felt like logs. The run boiled down to survival. Closing in on… [Continue Reading]
You would think with someone with a little experience would know how to run. But if you ask some of the best runners/triathlete out there, they would say that they are learning something new everyday.
Today’s “Lunch with Eric” was one of those learning experience. Maybe not so much during the main workout, but on the… [Continue Reading]
The weather men have not been able to predict the weather within one day. Earlier in the week the forcast was for highs in the upper 40s, with rain on Saturday, and sun on Sunday. Turns out… Rain both days. I guess it did get into the 40s but with wind chills in the 20s.
I… [Continue Reading]
For some reason I looked up my old trusty marathon training plan and started calculating back from the Illinois Marathon. Next week would be the start of the training plan. I will say right now that I have not registered or committed myself.
The first workout. 3×1.5 miles at tempo. I thought what… [Continue Reading]
2009 was a learning experience. I completed a total of 9 races. 3 running, 1 biathlon, and 5 triathlons. Looking back, that doesn’t seem like that many races. I think I put in a lot more training miles this year and focused much more on the bike.
I was really big on group… [Continue Reading]
It has probably been a couple years since I did this race. And my no mean was I ever “racing” it. In the last 5 years or so I haven’t missed a local race. But this year, the Frostbite was only my third running race. (I did the the CU Half Marathon and the Scholastic… [Continue Reading]
I thought I would head to the track for “Lunch with Eric”. There are still a few of us showing up every now and them. Today’s focus… the Frostbite, which is this Sunday. Alex, Keith, David, Billy and I were set to tackle 4×1600 at a 6 minute pace. I would… [Continue Reading]
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