August 2009
18 posts
Swim.Bike.Run - The Flyer
Here’s the flyer I’m sending to all my friends and family who prefer snail mail to email.Want to help?  Feel free to download and print a version for yourself. Share it with a friend. Take it home. Put it up at work, at your place of worship, your WFCaffe, on your car. Posted via email from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 31st
Saturday Workout | Forty Minutes of Hills | 45...
Today was a Run/Swim Brick, but all in all a great workout. We ran two hill loops near Campolindo, ~ 20 minutes each. As always I started out creaky, but once I loosened up I could really enjoy the run. We swam yards upon yards waiting to be video-taped to analyze our stroke, swim technique. It was pretty sweet. Once I saw the video, I could pretty quickly note that I need to work on my body...
Aug 30th
1400 yards, next up Level 2, ~ 2000 yards
I swam 1400 yards today. During my next swim workout I’m going to do the Level II workout which means ~2000 yards. My first workout where I swim more than a mile. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 30th
Awesome workout at Clark Kerr
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Aug 28th
I'm going for a long fast run | but....
our coaches asked us to bring a shirt that we don’t mind destroying??? Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 27th
1200 yards of Swimming! | Getting closer to a Mile
Getting in some awesome yardage in pulling! Can’t wait to hit my first mile in the pool. All these miles are to help raise money to find a cure for Leukemia and Lymphoma!  Click here to help. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 25th
Mondays are Rest Days | Necessary but hard (for...
Mondays are our day off from training. This might sound easy. But it’s actually fairly tough at this point in training.  I want to go swimming or ride my bike. But I need to rebuild, let the muscles and glycogen stores recover. Help me help someone with blood cancer by sponsoring me training efforts with team in training.   Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 25th
Walnut Creek to Danville Sunday Ride
Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch! Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 24th
Berkeley Marina: First 50 minute run in a while
I did my first 50 minute run in a long while at the Berkeley Marina today. Rochele and I have run here many times during our marathon training. The run felt awesome! I could’ve gone a lot longer. The cross-training is really getting me into shape fast and sparing me the wear and tear I typically feel when just running.  Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 24th
Another Wednesday Run Bike Brick with a Twist
This Wednesday was a fast brick workout. Our circuit was: Cycle for 20 minutes 15 pushups  15 Crunches 15 Squats Run for 15 minutes Repeated 2-3 times depending on how fast we were. I’m actually getting to the point where this isn’t exhausting. Certainly nowhere as exhausting as chemotherapy. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 24th
Tuesday and Thursday Swims
I’m up to hour swims on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Great flow! Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 24th
What Kicking Cancer's a** on a Sunday Morning...
This is the Summer and Fall Triathlon team out for our Coaches run.  Posted via email from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 17th
Scientists Say Humans Were Made to Run : NPR
Check out this website I found at npr.org I’m into this idea. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 13th
Coached Run @ Edwards Field @ Cal - Berkeley
OK. I’m slow. I ran two miles in 17:25. But honestly, it’s the fastest two miles I’ve ran in a long time. I typically run trails at a 9-10 minute/mile pace.Time to pick it up a bit. :)  Posted via email from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 13th
Phys Ed: Can Running Actually Help Your Knees? -...
via well.blogs.nytimes.com I believe running does help your knees - in addition to many other things. As Earl Pratt used to say, “the moment you sent down in that chair to retire it’s over with”. We’re just bone-machines. To maintain them, you must use them, hard. Caveman running after prey hard. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 13th
Relaxing through the distances.
It was a pretty epic morning in the pool. The pool wasn’t crowded. There wasn’t some crabby swimmer guy upset that I was about to jump into his lane. There weather was good. I had my coffee on. I was a competitive swimmer in elementary and high school; one of the best breaststrokers in our district. I’m not even going to comment on what you’re thinking. Anyway, swimming...
Aug 12th
First Brick Workout | Bike/Run
We did our first brick workout today. Our brick was a combination of Biking and Run. We’d ride our bikes for 15 minutes and then get off our bikes and run for 5 minutes. We repeated this three times without stopping. It made for a fun game and made clear that I’m going to have to get some speed laces for a quick transition from the bike to run segments of the triathlon. The pace of...
Aug 9th
working out six days a week
So I’ve taken three years off from training and running. I’ve missed it, but I’ve been busy with work, family and the house. The things I’ve forgotten are  How hungry I can get after working out. How crabby I can get after working out. How working out, propels you to work out more. Posted via web from Triathlonious | Comment »
Aug 5th