When most people here the word “Triathlon”, they think of the Ironman race. It’s the distance that started it all. 2.4 mile swim • 112 mile bike • 26.2 mile run. Tomorrow is the Ironman Louisville Triathlon. Around 3000 athletes from over 20 countries will be competing. Even though I’m not racing, I’m really excited […]

with the guys who designed the two Urban Active gyms here in Louisville that have lap pools. I’ve been swimming in these pools for over a year now, getting in my laps, improving my times, etc. All along, I assumed that both of these pools were 25 yards in length. Why would I assume this? […]

Ran 5 loops around the St. Matthew’s Mall this morning (it’s right next to the gym – I didn’t drive to the mall to run around it!). That translates to 6.1 miles. Time was 49:04 (8:02/mile). I made an effort to get my cadence to 29-30 strides per 20 seconds on the first lap and […]

I first heard the term “cadence” in spin class several years ago. Cadence represents the amount of full revolutions taken per minute (rpm). This is pretty easy to understand for cycling, but in running a revolution can also be referred to as a stride. I was reading an article on a triathlon website a few […]

Went for a 4 mile run this morning – weather was perfect! Got started right as the sun was coming up around 6:45 or so, and it was cool enough that I didn’t even get a very good sweat going. Ran 4 miles in 31:56 (7:58/mile). I decided to wear my heart rate monitor (HRM) […]

The Louisville Marathon/Half-Marathon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009. I will be competing in the half-marathon (13.1 miles). I’ve never done this race before, but it starts at Zorn Avenue and runs along River Road down past Waterfront Park and back. Flat course with a great view…should be fun! My training started this morning with […]

We’ll, not really gluttony…but the closest I’ll ever get to it. Once or twice a year, I will take a week and pretty much each whatever I want. The rest of the year, I’m pretty strict about my diet. This past week was one of these weeks. So what did I eat? Here’s some of […]

Good learning experience today in the Ohio. Things I learned: 1. Treading water for 5 minutes while fighting the current of the Ohio River is not easy! They had us all get in the water to “warm up” about 5 minutes before the race started. I swam out to the starting area and then began […]

It’s the Ohio River! So they’ve pushed back the start of tomorrow morning’s swim 90 minutes, so it will be around 10:15 before I’m in the water. This means I get to sleep a little longer! Spent about 15 minutes in the pool this morning working on a few drills, just to get the muscles […]

So the Tri Indy was the first triathlon I participated in where wetsuits were allowed for the swim portion. I had heard a lot about people using them in open water swims, but to me, I thought of them as just something else to slow you down in T1. After all, it’s not easy getting […]