Cycling: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Today, I did a 6:20 bike ride, about 102 miles or so in preparation for my Ironman coming up in early March. When I go for a ride, I usually[…]
Month: January 2005
Beat..Beat..Beat..Beat..
…it’s the only sound I hear as I move through the water, my head completely submerged, cutting serenely like a needle through butter, my heartbeat climbing higher and higher. I[…]
Putting up with being sick
For a triathlete, being sick really sucks. We have a race coming up and we can’t get out there to train. How will we know if we will be at[…]
Triathlon, Fad or Something Else?
About a year before I started racing triathlons in May 2002 (with Team in Training), triathlon racing was already on the upswing especially in the Bay Area. Why did this[…]
Head Positioning
One more thing I neglected to mention about my head positioning. I try to look about a few degrees forward of the vertical, and press the head and chin down.[…]
Heavy Fog, Cold, Gotta Bike…
I just spent 5.5 hours on the bike. And it must have been 40 degrees when I started at 9am and by the time I was done I was pretty[…]
Swim Secrets
These last two weeks I’ve been trying really hard to reinforce two things in my swimming. 1. The Catch My coach tells me about 2 weeks ago that I drop[…]
M2: My Ironman Coach
Mike McCormack has been instrumental in getting me to perform better than ever before. I highly recommend his training at M2: Triathloncoach.com. His general philosophy is one of quality versus[…]
Training Training Training
In 2002, I got into triathlons with Team in Training. Since then I have been racing continuously every year. What a necessary component in my life! Going through all my[…]