Monthly Archives: May 2011

swimming can be a killer ab workout

well, I’ve been to the pool every day now for 3 days in a row, and I’m reminded that swimming can be a killer ab workout …especially now that the local YMCA has opened the lakefront beach, and the outdoor … Continue reading

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summertime and the living is easy

as the heat comes up, I just _love_ being outside…and cooking on the grill…and feeling the HEAT of the sun …like can’t get enough …like I ride my bike to the store when it’s 95F out, just to feel the … Continue reading

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still ticking

Well, as I predicted a couple of weeks ago, my training schedule has indeed been shredded with travel My originally planned 13’ish hours a week has become 9-10.5 hours a week…still not horrible..like not ‘2-3’ hours a week…so that’s good 🙂 My … Continue reading

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New CP90 at 251W…last record…last week…237W

With my shrunken, time compressed schedule over last week and this, I’ve reverted to shortening the bike workouts and moving up the Intensity. Last week when the New York trip jumped into the schedule, I did a 2 hour ride, … Continue reading

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Training schedule shredded with travel

A last-minute impromptu trip to New York this past weekend…American Airlines and their last-minute non-stop fare sale of $69.00…dang…just daring me not to …so with the flight reservation window open on the computer, waiting for the final ‘Submit’, I checked Hotwire and then Priceline, and…dang…hooked … Continue reading

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How much weekly training Intensity? 20%

Coach Gale Bernhardt and I have been in a detailed discussion recently about the right amount of training Intensity to include each week to steadily improve fitness and performance, without getting injured, over-trained or sick High Intensity Training (HIT) means Zone … Continue reading

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We’re gonna need more ice packs

On my long run today (1:45:00, 11 miles), my left calf started feeling a bit stiff after some faster intervals…about an hour and a bit into the run…after I had stopped to top up my water bottles…so I kept the last 4 miles on … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day!

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First open water swim of the year today

The local YMCA has a supported open water swim from time to time, so I decided to do it this morning before my planned, high Intensity 3 hour bike ride….get warmed up and burn a few extra calories With the … Continue reading

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5K run test: new 39 vDOT

I was reminded today of why most age group athlete’s don’t test their fitness level very often…if ever…it’s HARD…and SUFFERING Here’s what pain looks like in a Heart Rate download chart…near the end you’ll notice the little notch above my … Continue reading

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Bike Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test result: 270 Watts

Well, the steady improvement continues as my FTP test on the bike today indicates a new 270 Watt FTP Personal Record (PR) …alright…YEAH! …okay…enough of that…another move upward from the last 2: April 4, 263W,  (1 month ago) Janury 3, 249W (4 months ago) … Continue reading

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Great early season results!

Congratulations to all our friends that were racing this weekend…some excellent results out there! Iron Anne Boone was once again first and only in her Try Charleston Half Ironman 65-69 Age category, racing faster than her time goal, and almost 15 minutes … Continue reading

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