Comfort, many miles of discomfort and fun
Justin came in from Seattle to race Comfort. Comfort is my favorite course. It's a lot of people's favorite course, including Lance Armstrong. Lance was funny going into the race, on again off again, on again, off again. ON. I was talking to my friend Christianne about the rain. Thursday was only .75 inches, and then, boom the sky opened up and let loose. I was kinda worried about them down there will a tornado watch and the possibility of hail. We weren't in any hurry to get there because of
The easiest way to get faster:
Drills: Whether it's on the bike, in the pool or your feet hitting the ground, doing drills is the best way to get faster without having to work hard. On the bike, do one legged drills, find the dead spots of your pedal stroke, and then take the time to train them, practice balance, riding different lines, etc. In the pool, do one arm finger drags, reach and rolls, catch up drills, just to name a few. On your runs, count your foot strikes, run barefoot, do track workouts. For ideas on getting faster through
Rattlesnake Bite or Not a rattle snake bite, that is the question
After showing my 'puncture' wounds to several people at work they all looked at me like I was crazy for not going to the DR to have them checked out. So off I went, and 460 dollars and 4 hours later, I got some of the most intelligent responses I have ever paid 460 dollars for. And folks think coaching is expensive. Hell, I could pay myself for months with what I paid there, and I certainly did not receive as good as service!! First entrance, "80% of Pit Vipers don't
El Paso Puzzler!
This is the hardest race I have ever done! And Every ONE should participate in it at some point in their training. I had a great night sleep and woke up at 5 AM. The day began with heating up my cappuccino, 4 eggs, .25 cups of brown rice grits with honey and raisins and .25 cantalope. Everything went smoothly for an 8 am start. The first lap was supposed to be 11.5 miles. I was estimating that I would be able to do 7 mph for the 50 miles. I came
I had some one ask me these and wanted to share my response when asked about my philosophies and strategies as well as quanitifying improvement
Mission Statement: To combine scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to enhance performance, personal fitness, health and increase the overall quality of life to individuals. I think, it's more about making life better in your sport and in your daily activities of life, short term and more important long term. My coaching philosophy is really: It's not about being fast, it's about getting faster. It's about taking a whole/or holistic view of my athletes and understanding their lifestyles, how they train, what their goals are and
Yet another case of Pre Race Pnuemonia;can’t wait for El Paso Puzzler
I'm really looking forward to racing the El Paso Puzzler this weekend. Roughly 7000 feet of climbing in 50 miles. Nothing I can't handle. Hell, I've done 3000 feet in 7 miles on more than 2 occasions. I actually feel pretty darn good. The thing that really has me down right now is no laptop. I generally work more, but without taking out family time. Work at swimming, work at work, work watching a movie. Without the laptop, I am confined in my, what 8 x 6 cubicle I call
2.5 days of sugar and GF Flour
I've been binging on sugar and GF flour for 2.5 days now. I can hardly move, I have so much inflammation in my joints and muscles I'm so stiff I can hardly stand it. I used to eat this way all the time, never felt a thing, doesn't mean the inflammation wasn't there, I was just less aware of the outcome of eating it. Gotta get off the sauce!
You’re @ the principals office, sorry Mommy was having too much fun on her SS at Northshore
The Excrutiation Exam was on Saturday. It was so cold, colder than I have ever camped before; sub 30 degrees. It didn't phase me too much, I had all my cold weather Minnesota gear. It took a lot of clothes but I was pretty comfortable. I wasn't feeling all that great going into it. I had the week off when we were in Florida. When I came back on the bike, I felt like I had lost quite a bit of fitness and only had a few days to get
In the Closet
Merry Christmas, Happy Winter Solctice, and all that comes along with the season. I've been gone. At first, I was busy trying to get my website launched, and then I was busy in Fort Myers and Sanibel Island, Florida; visiting the monkeys Great Grandma and collecting shells, and beach running. I didn't get what I needed into my site in time, will do after this, and I had a fabulous time with the family in Florida. I'm sitting here sipping coffee, and mentally making the list that keeps getting longer and