I’ve hit a rut. I’m working out consistently…well, running at least, somewhat consistently…but not having an immediate purpose if starting to take its toll. My spring so far has sort of been built around rugby.Continue reading
Category: Swimming
A Different Kind Of Schedule For Me
I decided a couple of weeks ago that I was going to focus on fast instead of far for this year. I took some time off after the Tour of Sufferlandria (a whole week offContinue reading
The Unplanned Off Season
Dang it the money. It happened to me. I was really happy with the way I kept up the fitness momentum throughout the holidays–the beginning of the “off season”. The plan was that there reallyContinue reading
Dang Guv’ment…Again
I always said that if George Bush ever figured out how good my life is, he’d find some way to come and screw it up. Now, because he shut down the guv’ment for a coupleContinue reading
2013 Battle Of The Bridges Race Report
I did this race back in 2010 when it was called the Health First Triathlon. It’s one of my favorite race courses. Check that…I think this may be my favorite race course. The race hasContinue reading
Gaming Triathlon Training
There’s nothing like having another competitive person push, pull, and drag you to the next level of performance. I’m a big fan of playing games during training when I’m coaching sports like rugby and baseball.Continue reading
Daily Reading List — August 21st
Mall Becoming Cheaper Than Amazon – And the consumer wins again! The problem with the mall is that I have to go to the mall. Triple B (Bed, Bath, Beyond) is like a SkyMall youContinue reading
Now I’m Afraid of Trainerroad
If you’ve been following along, and my sources indicate you probably haven’t been, I started the Trainerroad program a few weeks ago as a sign of my commitment to making big gains on the bikeContinue reading
Daily Reading List — July 24th
Five Ways To A Faster Run Split – Got my best 70.3 run split doing a lot of this stuff. One of the things I changed was the way I do intervals–just go hard forContinue reading
2013 Bridge To Bridge Swim Race Report
First of all, it’s not a race. Got that? I’d probably have opened up with a different line if I’d gone faster. But that’s not the case. Second of all, 3.75 miles is a reallyContinue reading
Daily Reading List — June 17th
Top 5 Triathlon Swimming Problems And What You Can Do About It – Haven't been nervous in any water for a long time, but these are good things to review and always have in theContinue reading
Daily Reading List — May 13th
Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans – One of the things I've learned from triathlon training. Stress is stress. Traveling makes you tired too…maybe not as tired in the exact same way as aContinue reading
Swim Start Training
I was the last one in the pool last night and thought about dumping all the kickboards, pull bouys, and whatever that other junk is in the basket next to the pool into my laneContinue reading
Things I Think About When I Swim – Part I
Today when I was swimming I was thinking about how jealous I am of dolphins. They are so freaking fast. But then I realized that I’m pretty even with them on the bike and haveContinue reading
Daily Reading List — January 23rd
Actual Facebook Graph Searches – This is loaded with awsum. FB unlike avalanche in 3,2,1… Small Expenses Add Up – When you start tracking where every penny goes, it can be a rude awakening. AddingContinue reading
