Crono!
This morning I finally took the Crono for a ride outside! And… it was great. The fit is not exactly perfect yet, but it’s really close and man, is that an awesome bike to ride. I’ve never ridden a triathlon bike before and I’m making the switch from my aluminum Felt to this all carbon…
Read MoreCAF Fundraising Update
As an update to my efforts to my CAF fundraising efforts, so far I’ve raised $5,505, not including some matching gifts that haven’t been received. (If you want to donate, click here to get to my donation page. The link is also in “About Me” in the sidebar.) I have to note that I’m very…
Read MoreRunning (mostly) pain free
The big news from today is that I did a scheduled run and it was pretty much pain free. It wasn’t perfect, but the discomfort I felt was more like tightness or the remnants from the bruise on my hip rather than feeling like a muscle strain or something worse. I’m still not totally out…
Read MoreSwim question – thanks Anonymous!
This weekend “Anonymous” posted a question in my comments asking about how I keep from getting bored while swimming. Thanks Anonymous, it’s an interesting question that I actually have gotten from a lot of people. I agree with Anonymous and find swimming to be a very relaxing activity. One of the primary benefits I get…
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Los Angeles Marathon
Saturday morning I woke up nice and early and went to 24 Hour Fitness for a swim. It was a beautiful morning and I felt great. My hip was just barely bothering me and I wasn’t really feeling Friday’s long swim. When I got there, I had the pool just about to myself, but over…
Read MoreLos Angeles
We got into Los Angeles yesterday morning. We got up at 4:15 AM to catch our 6:45 flight out of JFK. We never get to sleep at a “reasonable” hour the night before we travel – Wednesday, we finally went to sleep a little after 1 AM. Three hours of sleep, sweet way to start…
Read MoreMonthly summary – February
Here’s February: Swim: 30,200 yardsCycling (outdoors): 135.45 milesCycling (indoors): 18:59 (hours)Run: 37.35 milesStrength Training: 1:40 hours Approximate monthly total training time: 44:31 (hours) Weight: 169.5 pounds All in all, a pretty good month. I trained about 1.5 hours less than in January. Swimming and cycling were up from last month, running and strength training were…
Read MoreStill Paying for that Stupid Fall
As noted yesterday, my leg was feeling better yesterday and I was beginning to think that I was getting close to being fully recovered. Well, I woke up this morning and it had taken a step back. I have to clarify that it’s not really my hip. The massive bruise I had was on my…
Read More1,000 yard Time Trial Redux
The main training excitement today was my second attempt at a 1,000 yard swim time trial. The last (and first) time I tried this was in mid-December and I finished it in 17:21, which works out to 1:44/100 yards. I knew for certain that I’ve improved a lot since then. I’ve done a lot of…
Read MoreWeekend Update
It’s Sunday night and I’ve got to make up for not writing yesterday. It’s among the first training days that I haven’t posted an entry since starting this thing. I did train my scheduled training yesterday, but didn’t write because I ran out of time and wasn’t really feeling that inspired anyway. I think I…
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