Well I had been so lucky this year with my health and not getting sick. It finally caught up with me this past weekend.
The previous weekend I had been up at Steven's Pass for an annual trip with High School friends. We were all crammed together in a lodge with many little kids and babies. I was really careful about keeping hands washed but alas I didn't survive and picked up a little bug (probably from picking up a little bugger).
Started feeling a little rough on Friday with a scratchy throat and Saturday morning I got up and dressed for my planned 2 hour run but then thought I'd be better off taking the day off and not risking really getting sick and having to be down for a week. Luckily things never really got fully involved and I was back training yesterday with a good 4000 yd swim workout. Now I just have some congestion in my head and chest but I seem to have plenty of energy so I'm going hopefully get back on track this week.
It was tough not working out this weekend both because those are my long run and ride days and because it was beautiful, warm (well....above 50 degrees) and sunny. It was killing me to be inside and laying low.
I'm headed off to Tucson in just 10 days for training camp and very much looking forward to the warmer temps, training partners and coaching.
On other fronts I've decided to upgrade my bike for this coming season (you know that old I need versus I want question). I wanted to upgrade my bike. I've ordered a Cervelo P3 frameset and will switch all my components over to the new frame when it arrives in April. Apparently this still remains a very hot bike for 2008.
I was looking at the Specialized S-Works Transition but the earliest availability for that locally was going to be in May which would be too late to get any quality time in the saddle before Hawaii 70.3. I will get a chance to ride the Specialized in Tucson as I understand the Specialized reps will be there as they still sponsor Peter Reid. If I ride it and I love it I might need to see if I can work a deal but then again I know that I'm happy with Cervelo as I've been riding my Cervelo Soloist Carbon for the past 8 months and really love it.
Look for pictures and and updates from Tucson in the coming weeks.
2.26.2008
2.03.2008
Lots of news and a big training month
It's been a big couple of weeks with lots of interesting news. I've had some great workouts, I picked up a team sponsorship and there is a very good chance that I'll be getting some coverage on Ironman.com Live on race day.
I'm going to be competing for Team Zoot GU. Zoot is a major triathlon apparel company and GU makes the gooey stuff that keeps you moving during training and racing.
My coach Shawn Skene who does web development for several triathletes websites also does race day coverage on the web for Ironman.com at some events. He's confirmed that he'll be doing the coverage for Ironman Coeur d'Alene and that I should expect to get coverage on race day (win, lose or melt down), no pressure right. I'm also stoked that he'll be at the race.
I just finished off a great week of training. It was a lower volume week this week, but that is all relative however. It was a little over 9 hours of training this week. My leg has been feeling much better, it's still a little stiff after my hard run days but in general I'm remembering how it feels to train without pain and it's nice.
I'm already starting to understand how this year is going to differ (or already differs from last year) and all I need to do is look at the numbers. Here's the breakdown. This past month I completed 38 workouts totaling 40 hours. In comparison the same month last year I did 25 workouts totaling 26 hours. Actually I did more workouts and hours of training last month than I did in any month leading up the the Ironman last year. Did I mention it's only the beginning of February!!!
In particular I logged 311 miles on the bike and/or trainer which is less than last year but unlike last year my long rides have been outdoors which are so much tougher (not too mention colder and wet, especially this winter). I ran 117 miles last month compared to 86 miles last year and I'm running faster and doing much more focused running than last year. The big one is the swim last year 2.9 miles of swimming, this year 16.4 miles. I don't even want to know the difference in speed, but for reference today I did a short swim workout with 2 x 800 yds. With a moderate effort I was swimming a pace that would put me in around one hour for the swim (last year 1:15), and yes we still have 4 1/2 months till the big race, I'm so excited about the potential in the water.
I'm putting my final plans on fund raising for Charley's Fund for this year, looking forward to a few more cold and wet weeks of training before my trip to Tucson for training camp.
I'll post again soon.
I'm going to be competing for Team Zoot GU. Zoot is a major triathlon apparel company and GU makes the gooey stuff that keeps you moving during training and racing.
My coach Shawn Skene who does web development for several triathletes websites also does race day coverage on the web for Ironman.com at some events. He's confirmed that he'll be doing the coverage for Ironman Coeur d'Alene and that I should expect to get coverage on race day (win, lose or melt down), no pressure right. I'm also stoked that he'll be at the race.
I just finished off a great week of training. It was a lower volume week this week, but that is all relative however. It was a little over 9 hours of training this week. My leg has been feeling much better, it's still a little stiff after my hard run days but in general I'm remembering how it feels to train without pain and it's nice.
I'm already starting to understand how this year is going to differ (or already differs from last year) and all I need to do is look at the numbers. Here's the breakdown. This past month I completed 38 workouts totaling 40 hours. In comparison the same month last year I did 25 workouts totaling 26 hours. Actually I did more workouts and hours of training last month than I did in any month leading up the the Ironman last year. Did I mention it's only the beginning of February!!!
In particular I logged 311 miles on the bike and/or trainer which is less than last year but unlike last year my long rides have been outdoors which are so much tougher (not too mention colder and wet, especially this winter). I ran 117 miles last month compared to 86 miles last year and I'm running faster and doing much more focused running than last year. The big one is the swim last year 2.9 miles of swimming, this year 16.4 miles. I don't even want to know the difference in speed, but for reference today I did a short swim workout with 2 x 800 yds. With a moderate effort I was swimming a pace that would put me in around one hour for the swim (last year 1:15), and yes we still have 4 1/2 months till the big race, I'm so excited about the potential in the water.
I'm putting my final plans on fund raising for Charley's Fund for this year, looking forward to a few more cold and wet weeks of training before my trip to Tucson for training camp.
I'll post again soon.
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