2000 yards. There is no clamor for lanes at LA Fitness on a Monday. By the time I'm 75% done, a few guys show up to swim, but they end up taking the lanes next to me. One guy swims with fins and a snorkel. Yes he goes faster than I do. I think mostly … Continue reading Monday doesn’t excite as many swimmers
2000 yards. Because I'm not a swim fanatic, it's easy for me to question the effectiveness of doing the boring workouts. It does allow me time to think undisturbed. And I feel the soreness in my arms from swimming on Monday, doing weights for upper body on Tuesday and retruning for more laps today. I … Continue reading Is it working?
2000 yards I struggled to get into the parking lot this morning, cars are backed up on Okeechobee Blvd all the way to Haverhill Road due to a lane closure. Because of this, timid drivers don't vault across the three or four lanes. This leaves me hung in the middle of Okeechobee Blvd watching and … Continue reading Don’t look now…
50mi ride/3mi run. This is what I'm supposed to be doing - like a prescription, the success in an Iron-distance event is based on my ability to click off rides and connect competant runs to those rides. I met Sal at 6:30pm at Loggerhead Park. A new event, "Oceanfest" had some of the parking goofed … Continue reading The prescription
4 mi. Track workout was lightly attended today. Until Dave Reback brought a vanload of kids, there were less than 12 people running today. Paul felt a calf pull on his first "220" so he made his way around the track to start and announce each interval. When I arrived, we were the only two … Continue reading Odds have it
This year's race looked to be perfect weather for anyone traveling up from Florida. Even before the 10 day forecast could reach April 15th, it was apparent that the temps would not be too warm or too cold. Only precipitation could mess up what looked to be a wonderful day to run. I flew Sunday … Continue reading Boston Marathon 2013 – The race to the finish line
My race ended in grand fashion. I experienced wonderful running weather, tremendous crowd support and a goal time achieved. I had several friends also participating in the race, each running their own version of the famed Boston Marathon. If you haven't been to the race, I can offer an explanation of what many videos and … Continue reading Boston Marathon, beyond the finish line
10.5 miles I went to the store run this morning, not because I needed the miles, but because I wanted to see people. I didn't want to recite what I saw and experineced in Boston, I wanted to keep some of my normal schedule. An email was sent out a day before, saying there would … Continue reading Back with a group
2000 yards. Today I made a surprise appearance at the pool since the notification about LA Fitness doing a "chemical balancing" is no longer on the front desk. I went back out to my car, got the swim gear bag and hit to pool. Starting 15-20 minutes earlier meant no other swimmers, in a newly … Continue reading Cleaned out
8mi. The bridge brings out the truth. I will need these hill miles in Boston, with my visor on, my head tilted so to keep my glance right in front of me, my legs used to the press up and down. Barry joined me for my warmups, the run and the cool down, it's very … Continue reading Reacquainted with my toes
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