Well, after 2 weeks of family being here, I'm finally getting back on my training schedule. I did exercise during the hiatus, just not with 'purpose'. On Tues I went to REI in Denver to see Sally Edwards speak. She's won several Ironman Triathlons and helps athletes learn how to train better. She asked how …
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Being the fair weather rider that I am, I opted to ride inside today, 1 solid hour, on the LeMond bike. Let me start by saying... BORING. Let me end by saying... BORING. However, I did get a good workout in. I did little mini-sets of pushing the heart rate anaerobically for about 1 minute, …
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My 4pm workout (moved from lunchtime due to a very long conference call) was supposed to be: Swim - 3x10 minutes of continuous swimming with 60 seconds rest between sets. Trying to swim farther each set Run - 20-30 minutes easy jog Ahh, but when I showed up at the gym, I discovered the pool …
Continue reading Today’s triathalon workout – swim+run – or so I thought
I have 2 friends that have talked me into doing the Danksin Triathlon coming up in June in Colorado. I'm in pretty decent shape, I'm in the gym every day, I lift once a week and usually spin or run the other 4 days a week. If the weather is nice, I hike or run …
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