Today I went swimming for the long 2 hour swim at Foothill College. I was a little hesitant due to the length of the workout, but I went anyway thinking that I would not sprint at all and only stay aerobic. My Master’s coach of course would not oblige (ha!). He gave us some fast[…]
An interesting article from Bicycling magazine, September 2006, p. 32. Great insights into bicycling aerodynamics and the science of cycling. 1. Time trialing is about efficiency, not power. It’s much easier to increase efficiency rather than increasing power. 2. Your bike accounts for only 15-20% of overall drag. 3. 75% of drag is determined by[…]
Check them out, some courtesy of Dan, Kelly, and Mike. A fun day for all!
This last week I was in London and resisted actively romping around the city too much. I found that after the race, I still had that feeling in my chest of overexertion for quite a while. I did walk around a bit, but felt drained by mid-afternoon and returned to my hotel room for a[…]
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The day has come! Sunday morning I get up after a night of fitful sleep. I didn’t want to take some melatonin as I didn’t want to risk some additional drowsiness due to drug induced slumber. And I don’t put in my earplugs for fear of not hearing my wake up call. But that means[…]
It is now the eve of Ironman Austria. There is always a bit of apprehension on the day before. Have I trained enough? Am I ready? What’s my strategy? Did I pack the right things in my transition bags? WIll I make it to the finish line? And more. Even after having done one Ironman,[…]
Why are race logistics always a nightmare? You’d think that the race directors would be able to cover all the details in the race booklet. Travel to and from the race area, retrieving your race equipment post-race, when/where do you turn in your race bags, picking up your bike, etc. etc. So many details and[…]
Last night’s pasta party was pretty good. Had two big plates of pasta until I could eat no more! Pros Fernanda Keller and Lori Bowden are racing also on Sunday. Should be interesting to see if one of them can take first place. Man, it was hot in there. No ventilation in the tent at[…]
I woke up today wondering if I should go swimming with the tour group. I was kind of tired, still a little bit not over jet lag, but I dragged myself up to at least go get free breakfast. I chatted with pro Andrea Fisher over coffee and eggs, and then proceeded to get all[…]