Day 5 Swim

Last Swim of the week yesterday at lunch - Felt pretty good and can tell my fitness is improving. Day off today for rest! Long slow 90 min bike ride on Sunday. All in all it was a great first week of the program. Only 19 more to go!

Fri 2/27/09 12:30 pm Swim 30 min 1350 m 35:46 min per mile Effort: 11

The most inspirational 5 min video clip you will ever see

If this doesn't give you chills, you should really check your pulse!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH943Az_lPQ

Day 5 - TGIF!

45 minute bike this morning and felt great. Psyched to sleep in tomorrow morning!!

Fri 2/27/09 5:30 am Bike 45 min 14 mi 3:13 min per mile Effort: 12 other: M HR: ave 129 max 155 BPM

Day 4 - 60 Min Long Run

This morning's workout was a 60 min long slow run. The first 10 minutes I asked myself "why exactly am I doing this again?", the next 40 min felt great and I knew exactly why I was doing it, which were followed by the last 10 min when I again questioned why the hell I'm doing this!

This was the only workout for the day today, so I'm done until tomorrow's swim!

Thu 2/26/09 5:30 am Run 60 min 6.6 mi 9:05 min per mile Effort: 14 HR: ave 156 max 167 BPM

Day 3 Lunch Swim

Warm Up - 4x75 last 25 in each is backstroke
Main - 3x400, each one progressively faster
Cool Down - 150 easy

Wed 2/25/09 2:35 pm Swim 35 min 1650 m 34:08 min per mile Effort: 15

Happy Birthday Jamie!!!

Today is Jamie's birthday!! For all of you that don't know, Jamie is now going in reverse so today she is celebrating her 30th birthday!!! Happy Birthday Kiddo!

Day 3 - Resistance Training

started with full body resistance training this morning. Will be swimming at lunch today - speed day.

Wed 2/25/09 5:30 am Resistance Training 45.1 min Effort: 14 HR: ave 121 max 152 BPM

2nd 1/2 Day 2 - Bike

60 Min Bike, 24.6 Miles - easy pace

Tue 2/24/09 7:27 pm Bike 60 min 24.6 mi 2:26 min per mile Effort: 11 HR: ave 125 max 153 BPM

2009 Race Schedule

Here is a list of the events I'll be participating in this year:

Webster Lake Triathlon - Sunday, June 21st, 2009
http://www.firm-racing.com/events.asp
Distance: Swim .5 Miles Bike 12 Miles Run 3 Miles
Location: Webster, MA
Info: The swim is a .5 mile swim in sprawling Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. For you trivia buffs, it's the longest name of a place in the country.


Amica Providence 1/2 IronMan Triathlon - Sunday, July 12th
http://ironman.com/rhodeisland70.3
Distance: Swim 1.2 Miles Bike 56 Miles Run 13.1 Miles
Location: Starts in Naragansett Bay and Finishes in Dowtown Providence, RI
Info: The swim will be held in the protected waters off Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett. Water temperatures are expected to be 68-72 degrees F. The majority of the bike course encompasses the quiet, scenic communities of Exeter, West Greenwich, Coventry, North Scituate and Johnston. The bike route finishes in downtown Providence, with the bike-to-run transition located at Waterplace Park. The two-loop run course takes athletes through the historic East Side of Providence, tree-lined Blackstone Boulevard, Brown University campus and downtown Providence's business district. The race finishes with a backdrop of the State Capitol and Providence Place Mall.


Cigna Falmouth Road Race - Sunday, August 9th, 2009
http://www.falmouthroadrace.com/
Distance - Run 7 Miles
Location - Starts in Woods Hole in Falmouth, MA and finishes in Falmouth Heights, MA
Info - Jamie will be joining me for this one! The first three miles are narrow, hilly, winding tree shaded roads, while the last four miles are open on the flat right next to Martha's Vineyard Sound. A small steep hill lets you know that you are beginning the last half-mile of the race. Once you crest the hill it is "all downhill" to the finish.


The Nation's Triathlon - Sunday September 13th, 2009
http://www.nationstri.com/
Distance - Swim .93 Miles Bike 24.85 Miles Run 6.2 Miles (Olympic Distance)
Location - Washington, DC
Info - I'll be participating as part of the Bates College Triathlon Team for this event. There are over 20 current students and alumni that make up the team.
It features a course that winds through Washington, DC’s monument corridor in the shadow of the nation’s best known memorials and national treasures. The swim is in the Potomac River, the bike course through winds through DC, and the run is through Washington, DC’s historical landmarks with a spectacular finish!

Day 2 - Easy Run / 60 Min Bike

Started off this morning with an easy 30 min run and core workout, which will be followed by an easy pace 60 min bike.

Here's this morning's results:

Tue 2/24/09 5:30 am Run 32 min 3.6 mi 8:53 min per mile Effort: 12 (1-20 scale)
Heart Rate: ave 142 max 168 BPM

2nd 1/2 of Day One complete

Swim - WU - 200 swim, 200 kick, 200 pull, 200 swim
Main - 1500 swim - easy pace
CD - 4 x 50 each slower than the last

Feels good to have day one done! I'm starving!

Mon 2/23/09 1:58 pm Swim 40 min 2500 m 25:45 min per mile Effort: 13

Day One - So It Begins!

Started the first day of my 20 week training program this morning with a nice easy 40 min run. Felt great and didn't push it hard. Should be an interesting first week with lots of new workouts. Very long swimming workout at lunch today to kick things off.

Mon 2/23/09 8:58 am Run 42 min 4.5 mi 9:20 min per mile Effort: 11 HR: ave 142 max 164 BPM