Had a good swim workout at the pool this morning. The 500 hundred sets were tough, the first not too bad, but the next two were tough. The second and third were harder because I really pushed it on the 50 sprints. Even though we were doing the 50s on a minute I was getting…
Month: January 2011
Another Endurance Ride
Today was another Endurance ride on the CompuTrainer. This was the first ride with the new Heart Rate cable from CompuTrainer. I had been having problems with my HR disappearing during the ride or not even having one at all. After an e-mail to the folks at Racermate they sent me out one of the…
Back in the pool
Felt good to be back at the pool. Slow start on a Friday again, so I got a few extra yards in during the warmup as people slowly drifted in. The lane was packed though by the time we started the main set. 750 warmup 600 pull 250 kick 300 300 3×100 300 4×75 300 6×50 300 3×100 300…
Vacations are bad
Yup, that’s right, vacations are bad. It doesn’t take much to lose any gains in fitness and vacations seem to accelerate those loses. Probably for two reasons, poor diet on vacation and less exercise. Sure, you will get physical activity in walking around Disney and you might even get out for a run, but most…
Can we get some more snow please?
This morning was a run day. I was seriously contemplating getting on the treadmill this morning when I looked at the temperature in my truck and it read 2 degrees. Thinking about how cold it was and how there isn’t much room to run because the sidewalks are not always cleared I was setting myself…
Too Much Ice Cream
Well, today was the first day back working out since the trip to Florida. I really paid the price this morning for not having been on the CompuTrainer in 12 days. I had already decided before I left that I would repeat the week 6 workout for the PIG program. It was a good thing…
Old School Training
This morning I got up and out for a bike ride down here in Englewood. I threw my Garmin on my Dad’s Peugeot. In it’s day it was a really nice bike, it is in rough shape now though. It has been through a couple of floods and in need of some work. I did…
Last day of Orlando Training
This morning is the last day of Orlando training. I got up early again and did a 6 mile run before everyone else got up. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/64260035. Changing climates is a tough thing, it is so much more humid down here than at home during this time of the year. Lucky for me that Lake Placid…
Florida Training continued…
Got up early again this morning and got out for a run. Just short of 7 miles. I’m not used to the warmer, more humid weather. Here is what the Garmin recorded http://connect.garmin.com/activity/63954832. Yesterday I did some training in bad weather. Rain! Poured at the Magic Kingdom, but we managed to make it to quite…
Training in Orlando
Training has moved to Orlando for the next few days. The weather in New England was just not condusive to running outside after the 20 inches of snow and 20 degree temps. What do you do when that happens? Go to a warmer climate!!! Ok, so we had a family trip to Disney planned anyway….