The last two weeks haven’t been/won’t be very productive from a training standpoint. I got in a good run last Wednesday, then got on a plane to Vegas. During my 5 days and 5 nights there, I was only able to squeeze in one short (7 miles) run. After flying back all day Monday, yesterday […]

So things got a little crazy in spin class this morning. I usually do this class as part of my longer rides, only getting my heart rate slightly above zone 2 for a minute or two during the class. Today was different. The instructor informed us that today we were going to find out what […]

Today was the first day of running from home since we moved. My training plan called for me to run for 1h40m. So I took a quick look at a map and planned out a route. The thing that I didn’t look at was the elevation of this run. I quickly found out what I […]

I burn a lot of calories. It’s just the nature of the beast. Training for long distance triathlons requires high volumes of swimming, biking and running…which all burn lots of calories. Depending on what my week looks like, I usually burn around 1000-1200 calories a day from training. This doesn’t include the calories I would […]

No gloves.No toboggan (they still called that?).No Under Armour.It was 52F this morning at 5:30 when I set off on my run…and I took off in a t-shirt, shorts and hat…and was comfortable. One draw back to the warmer weather is the fact that I sweat more, which caused the tape on my knee to […]

I spent all day Friday filling boxes full of everything in sight in preparation for our move on Saturday. This was after logging 2 hours on the bike and 25 minutes in the pool Friday morning. I was worn out by the time my head hit the pillow Friday night around 11:00pm. I normally love […]

Time – 21:23 (6:53 min/mile) Division (male 30-34), finished 60th out of 522 Overall finished 348th out of 8518 finishers Accomplished my goal time of 21:45. Complete race report later.

The Anthem 5K is this Saturday. I’m really excited to finally “race”. Truth be told, I enjoy the training almost, if not more, than the actual races. That being said, I’m still eagar to get that feeling that standing at the start line before a race gives you…nothing else like it in the world! This […]

Volunteer registration for the Ironman Triathlon here in Louisville opened up yesterday. My triathlon ability has not taken me to this level (yet), but I really enjoy being a part of this day. I volunteered last year and it was a great experience. I’ve already signed up to work in Transition 1 (swim to bike) […]

If you follow this blog, you’ve heard me mention Joe Friel before. He’s written many, many books on endurance training and trained athletes for over 30 years now. I’m currently using his book, “The Triathlete’s Training Bible” as my guide through my 2010 season. Joe Friel came to Louisville this past Saturday for a day […]