Short brick this morning wearing the tri suit. 8 miles on the bike, followed by a 2 mile run. Bike ran smooth after the tune-up, I sure can tell that the rear breaks were adjusted! Tri suit felt good on the bike and run, so we’re a go for wearing it on Sunday.Last night I […]

This morning was spent doing some interval running on the track at the gym followed by some light weights. My intervals were pretty simple: 1 mile warm-up run (14 laps of the track at the gym) at my race pace 4 laps (.285 miles – yes, I know, it’s a weird distance) at 90% effort […]

Spent about an hour on the bike this morning at the gym (roughly 20 miles), and then hit the pool for 20 minutes of swimming (1000 meters / 0.62 miles). Worked pretty hard on the bike, but took it easy in the pool…after all, this is suppoesd to be an easy week. For my birthday […]

7 Days until Tri Indy! This will be my first Olympic distance race and I’m excited to see what I can do. God rested on the 7th day, and so do I…Sunday’s are my rest day and believe me, I need them! Olympic Distance Triathlon = 1500 meter (0.93 mi.) swim, 40K (24.8 mi.) bike, […]

Last long ride before next weekend’s race. Took White Lighting (that’s my bike) on a 40 mile ride this morning, followed by a 2 mile run. Doing two disciplines back-to-back is known as a “brick”. I wanted to practice the bike to run transition because to me, this is the most difficult part of a […]

Thought that I would create this blog so friends and family would be able to keep up with how my training and races are going. This might also be a useful tool for other multisport athletes looking for training idea’s. My plan is to post as often as possible so check back frequently.