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Sunny Afternoon on the Deck (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:14:33 -0800

Sunny Afternoon on the Deck (Taken with instagram)

Neighborhood Swim/Bike: 700ft of climbing, 7miles, 1mile swim

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:05:51 -0700

I’ve been waiting to do this workout since I started training. The club pool is just up the hill from us,

a 3 minute drive. There are also literally miles of trails and backroads within a half mile of my front door, but

between my front door and the trails is a steep mile of climbing. The workout I’ve been waiting to do is to bike to the club,

swim a mile at the club, and then bike back.

So today, I did it! I’m stoked. The climbing wasn’t too bad and certainly better than the first time I tried

cycling up the hill a month ago. We’ve been having rain in the bay area, so the pool was empty for most of

the mile swim.

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1.5 Miles in the Pool

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:40:49 -0700

I did my first mile and half pool workout. A big part of swimming is developing an efficient gliding stroke. That is, for each stroke actually riding the glide. It’s pretty exciting because I’m getting there. The 2600 yard workout isn’t killing me either!

To see what a gliding stroke looks like, check out Michael Phelps’ stroke. See how one arm is always out in front of him, lengthening his body, allowing him to glide.

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Labor Day training in Lake Tahoe

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:16:47 -0700

We spent the Labor Day holiday at Camp Jameson Beach in South Lake Tahoe with three other families from the neighborhood.

In addition to much ch

Lake Tahoe, while not as salty or rough as the San Francisco Bay, is cold enough to warrant a wet suit when swimming long distances. I loved swimming in the Lake. The water is clear with a coarse sandy bottom. Swimming in the wet-suit made me more buoyant, so each pull/stroke when a little farther, but the also decreased my shoulder rotation, so I had to really focus on my form to make sure I didn’t get sloppy and inefficient. This was my first mile swim in the open water this season and it was epic.

The roads around the lake were also pretty epic for road biking. From Camp Jameson, it was a 5 mile up hill ride to Emerald Bay. Again, the lack of granny-gear (a small chainring (gear) that makes going up-hill easier) made this a real workout. Well worth it!

I’ve only got four weeks left to reach my fundraising goal and I’m only 35% of the way there.

Please consider donating today!

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Swim.Bike.Run - The Flyer

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:10:54 -0700

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.

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Saturday Workout | Forty Minutes of Hills | 45 minute TSwim | Swim Analysis

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:37:37 -0700

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 rotation, and not lift my head when I breathe.

Let’s not forget why I’m doing this. I’m raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help fight blood cancers.

I’m only 13% of the way to my goal and have 6 weeks left! Please consider making a contribution to help.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/Marine09/jcozzatti

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1400 yards, next up Level 2, ~ 2000 yards

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:24:21 -0700

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.

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Awesome workout at Clark Kerr

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:41:41 -0700

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I'm going for a long fast run | but....

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:40:05 -0700

our coaches asked us to bring a shirt that we don’t mind destroying???

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1200 yards of Swimming! | Getting closer to a Mile

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:37:58 -0700

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.

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Mondays are Rest Days | Necessary but hard (for right now)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:55:05 -0700

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.

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Walnut Creek to Danville Sunday Ride

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:02:20 -0700

Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch!

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Berkeley Marina: First 50 minute run in a while

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:52:34 -0700

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.

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Another Wednesday Run Bike Brick with a Twist

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:25:32 -0700

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.

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Tuesday and Thursday Swims

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:15:59 -0700

I’m up to hour swims on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Great flow!

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What Kicking Cancer's a** on a Sunday Morning Looks Like!

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:33:09 -0700

This is the Summer and Fall Triathlon team out for our Coaches run.

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Scientists Say Humans Were Made to Run : NPR

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:53:13 -0700

Check out this website I found at npr.org

I’m into this idea.

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Coached Run @ Edwards Field @ Cal - Berkeley

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:46:32 -0700

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. :)

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Phys Ed: Can Running Actually Help Your Knees? - Well Blog

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:41:18 -0700

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.

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Relaxing through the distances.

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:50:32 -0700

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 now is really different than when I swam competitively. Not that this isn’t competitive on some level. But my goal now isn’t to be the best in the county, or to go crazy fast for 100 yards. My goal is to glide through the water at the most relaxed efficient pace I can for 1 mile. My goal is to get into a similar groove to the one I get into when I run seven relaxed miles. The legs move, the mind wanders. The further I swim the more relaxed I become. I’m not there yet, but I’ve seen glimpses of it.

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