Today marks the start of the Base 2 Phase in my training. It’s similar to Base 1 in that there will be a focus on volume more so than intensity. I will still be doing most of my work in heart rate zone 2, but will be adding in force training. Some examples of force […]

Thanks to OnTri.com, I have all my workout data from 2009. Check out the stats for the year: Swim 62.26 miles38 hr 18 min 24,904 calories burned Bike 2,239.44 miles122 hr 43 min  89,577 calories burned Run 632.02 miles87 hr 35 min  63,203 calories burned TOTALS: 2,933.73 miles248hr 36 min177,684 calories burned TODAY’S WORKOUT:Ran 7.27 […]

Every 4th week during the Base and Build phases of my training is reserved for rest and recovery. It’s desperitly needed after the fatigue accumulated over the three previuos weeks. Without this regular rest, my fitness won’t progress as required. The idea is to let the muscles recover and for my body to feel rested […]

A little over a month ago, I was asked if I would be interested in becoming a reporter for Pure Fit Radio. It is a national radio/podcast program all about endurance sports. The Pure Fit Radio website, found here, contains lists of events (road races, triathlons, etc.), a great list of links (running, cycling, triathlon, […]

Anyone else LOVE the smell of new shoes? As I pulled mine out of the box this morning, I took a good long sniff…mmmmm. If I’m alone on this one, so be it. I’m not ashamed. Some people love to smell coffee in the mornings to get them going, I think that new shoe smell […]

because Santa brought me lots of good gear! My beautiful wife must have sent Santa the specs because he brought me the exact watch that what I wanted. It’s the Timex Ironman Race Trainer/Digital Heart Rate Monitor. Isn’t it beautiful? Just a Few of the Watch Features 10 Workout Memory – Automatically saves latest workout; […]

Headed out around 7:15 this morning for a long run with lots of hills. It was a great morning for a run, upper 30’s with very little wind. It rained over night, but the precip held off long enough for me to get in 13.1 miles. There were actually more hills than flats. Check out […]

I finally found the time last night to sit down and watch the NBC coverage of the Ironman World Championships that aired last Saturday. As always, NBC did a great job. Good interviews and stories on athletes and pretty decent coverage of the actual race…of course, I watched live coverage of the race on Ironman.com […]

I’m not saying that if you are a fast swimmer, you will suck as a triathlete. I’m saying that if you train for speed in the pool, your overall triathlon times will likely decrease. You simply won’t have the energy required coming out of the water to succeed on the bike and run. Occasional speed […]

Due to when I train (early morning) and how I train (following a pretty strict plan), I train alone. I’ve been on rides and runs with other people before and it’s a nice change of pace, but I actually prefer to train alone. Some triathlete’s have training partners or groups that they run and ride […]