The topic of sports drinks came up between myself and a few other people that were still on the bikes after Spin Class this morning. I only had my bottle of water while others were drinking PowerAde. They wanted to know why I didn’t have a sports drink with me if I planned on riding […]

Even though a lot of the roads are still covered in snow and ice, I decided to head out on a early morning run today. Left the house around 6:40am and it was very peaceful. The snow kind of makes things quieter and there weren’t a whole lot of people out that early, so for […]

For as long as I can remember, I’ve taken vitamins. Seriously…my dad started us out on chewable multivitamins as soon as we had teeth! The Flinstones chewables were great, but I eventually graduated to a more complex adult multivitamin. I’ve changed brands a few times over the years, but I still take one everyday after […]

The mini won’t start in front of Iroquois Park?!?! That’s part of the changes they have made to the course this year to allow for EVEN MORE RUNNERS! I always enjoyed starting at the park and having the option of going into the woods to relieve myself one last time before the race starts, without […]

What makes someone a fast runner? Genetics? Body type? Amount of time they’ve spent running? Aerobic capacity? All of these are factors, but the secret to running fast is your running economy. Running economy is basically how efficiently your body uses oxygen. So how do you improve your economy? Step 1: FORM The feet should […]

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 […]