Weekend in Victoria

Last week I went to SpeedyReedy and tried on my first swim wetsuit. It took about 30 minutes to get it on and only seconds to peel it off. Looks and feels good, went with size ML Blue Seventy Reaction. Very cool. The picture is dark but gives you an idea.

Had a great three day in Victoria B.C. at the Worldmark. Friday night Greek at Millo's.Took a great easy run Saturday, about 5 miles, around Ogden Point, a huge park, then back through town, the inner harbor and Fisherman's Wharf. Lunch at the Bengal Room, Empress Hotel, special service. For dinner I recommend the Superior Cafe for a great time, good food, and live music (three hours with the Children of Celebrities). Sunday lunch at Earl's on Government St. Black Ball ferry to Port Angeles, dinner in Kingston, Mainstreet Bar and Grill, finally home late.

Back to training; last week summary: 8 workouts; bike 34 mi. 2:50; swim 2.5 mi. 2:25; run 9 mi. 1:48; strength/core/cardio 2:20. Total distance 45.5 mi. and total time 9:23.

Started out with full week scheduled: M/W/F: Cycle, Strength; T/Th Swim, Run; Sa Swim; Su run.

Enjoy the week, a hui hou, see you on the road.

It is official: Spring has arrived

Sunrise over the Monroe valley.

I had an awesome week of training, well one day I was kind of ill, but other than that, great. Gotta give a shout to the Monroe Tri'rs, great swim clinic Evan and Hamber, fun brick on Sunday, thanks Sarah and Kirsten. I am the slo-bee nubie. Thanks for Sarah running with me. It was good fun and I want to do more with this group.

Training in the last week: Bike 63 mi, 5:30; Swim 2.21 mi, 2:15; Run 6.2 mi, 1:30 (slacker); Strength and core work 2:30; no additional cardio; 11 workouts, 71.41 mi. 12:45 total time. Endurance is growing but speed is slow to come around.

This week will be short, can't workout every day: 8 workouts expected, bike and strength, swim and run. Back on longer schedule hopefully next week.

Here is my list of potential races, what do you think?
Issaquah Sprint June 5; Seafair Sprint July 18; Whiskey Dick Olympic tri Aug. 1 or Wenatchee Aug. 21. Also looking into Branson 70.3 or Black Diamond long tri in September and Leavenworth 1/2 marathon in October but those are question marks for now.

Just FYI, celebrated St. Patrick's Day responsibly, first day of Spring joyfully, and 39th wedding anniversary (Mar. 21, 1973) happily.

That is all for now. A hui hou and I'll see you on the road.

Great week!

Lots of activity this week. I can tell, I am very sore. Monroe Y Tri Club is ramping up and the fun is just beginning. I had an awesome time at the intro indoor tri last Sunday and looking forward to more club activities. Club organizers are doing a great job and have tons of enthusiasm. I also spent the week gardening, cleaning, having dinner and lunch guests and painting the Emster's room. The 1 hour jump this morning caught me yawning all day.

Week summary: swim 3.53 mi, 3:30; bike 56.5 mi, 5:05; run 13.1 mi, 3:10; 1:45 additional cardio; 3:50 strength, core, plyo training. Total distance SBR 73.4 miles. Total workout time 18:10. That's a lot of training.

Looking forward to the new week, A Hui Hou, see you on the road.

Spring Training

Though it is still officially winter in the Northwest, I'm psyched for spring. I love March, St. Paddy's Day, spring flowers everywhere. The beauty that reminds me that I have a whole season of yard work ahead. And unfortunately I have begun. We have had several good days and some cold ones. In between I've weeded, mowed, raked, fertilized, pruned, and gotten ready for bark. Also I have been training.

I've done most workouts indoor all winter and now I am getting more opportunities to go outside. Of course so are others and there are more and more people showing up on the road. I had an excellent week of training and finished with an indoor tri, albeit a short one, on Sunday at the Y. So all and all, I feel pretty pumped about the week and have good energy for this week's training.

Summary: swim 3:20, 3.85 mi.; bike 4:50 57.5 mi. (up 20 from last week); run 2:15 10 mi.; strength 2:50; cardio 1:00. Total distance for s/b/r 71.35 miles; total time of exercise 14:15.

If you follow ultra sports: Conrad Stolz killed the MTB 2010 Challenge at Cape Argus; Scott Beasley finished the Copper Canyon Ultramarathon in Mexico. In my own way I'm keeping at it; a hui hou, see you on the road.

February ends and March begins

Finished the month with a recovery week. I feel good and added some cardio workouts this month until my primary 3 start to ramp up.

Week summary: swim 3.21 mi. 3:10; bike 37.5 mi. 4:08; run 11.5 mi. 2:40; total distance 52.21 mi.; strength/core 2:30; cardio 14 mi 2:00; total training time for the week 16:03.

February summary: swim 12.46 mi. 11:15; bike 147 mi. 12:38; run 44 mi. 10:35; total distance 204.96; strength/core 10:30; cardio 25.5 mi. 4:40; total training for the month 50:08.

I'm scheduled for about 50 plus miles in the primary 3 for this week coming up. I feel like I could put in more mileage but for the time being I'm going to stick with the Fitzgerald training guide and be patient. Today was strength/core and bike workouts. It was also a crazy warm 60 plus first day of March. It was so warm I was outside working in the yard and sweating hot.

Tomorrow into the pool and run. Until then, A Hui Hou, see you on the road.