7.5 mi. Arriving it was Walter, Dave Reback and I for the warmup. I was better prepared to start quick, but it did't seem like a big deal today. Very humid out at 5am. Paul was an early riser too, he went his island route warmup. Charlotte arrived in time to do one warmup and … Continue reading Sprinkles too.
Month: May 2011
This first event at Coral Cove park was a great upgrade on the Running Sports holiday weekend. We based our bikes on our cars as a transition, we had volunteers that helped with water, and timing the athletes. I swam with Austin and chose to ride my mountain bike so as not to be tempted … Continue reading StealthMan
4 mi. I couldn't stay for the cooldown, but the regular workout was good. It was a mix of long and short intervals, which I felt good doing. I ran behind Tom M. for the first one, then kept a good pace through all the other sprints to keep between 4-5th among the guys. 1 … Continue reading Some of each
2000 yards. John had off early from school today, so I picked him up with Walter in the car and we went to the pool. He got dressed to swim, but never went in the water, saying it was too cold. I did this workout, under a very hot sun. 8 Warmup Set (400y) 2 … Continue reading New guest appearance
8mi. I got there in time to catch Walter waiting for Dave Reback to circle the parking lot. We did a perky speed warmup followed by two quick bridge laps before Dave R. went his own pace and Walter and I discussed work and stuff. It was hot at the start, only a small breeze … Continue reading Hot again on the hills
58mi. Today I met Scott on his "solo" ride to the tiki hut and back. He claims to have been doing two rides per week on the streets, and three spin classes per week at LA Fitness in the mornings. It's working, he was very prepared and strong on this ride. I felt labored on … Continue reading Early again
22 mi It gets HOT and humid for run training in South Florida. We enjoyed a relatively cool winter and spring, temps kept lower than usual especially in the morning when I run. The heat is back, mid way through May I was reminded how the next 6 months will be. Charlotte suggested a long … Continue reading If at first you don’t remember
2000 yards As I do more 100s and 200s, I see the rotation during the stroke, I hold my breathe til the very last minute, it's working. It helps to be swimming at LA Fitness with the new lights installed, too! Warmup Set (200y) 8 x 25 build @ 0:40 Main Set (1600y) 4 x … Continue reading It gets easier when you do it right
5mi. This week the workouts were a staggered mix of long and short. I did well to push near the front group on most of the long ones. Without Erica, I stayed near Tom Matese and tried to catch a very fast Chris Drew. 1 mi warmup jog 300m w/100m recovery 800m w/100m recovery 100m … Continue reading Nice to be among the speedy again
7 mi. No cool down for me, I wanted to be back in time to make John's lunch and not rush through the morning process. Charlotte showed up in time to run 5 of my 6 laps with me, Walter got there very early and was on lap 4 when I started! It was cool … Continue reading Cool maybe for the last time
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