The Blanco Out Back Triathlon Mini Gator is probably the shortest, smallest tri in Texas. I wanted to win. I finished third overall and won my age group. Aww man … Yay me. Jessica also competed, and did well, as did five good friends of mine. So I did well, it was fun and I […]
I ran with Alex. Fifteen 400s. He explains the workout and gives our/my times. I was stride for stride with him on that last lap, but couldn’t push past him. I’ll take 73 seconds. My legs are still tired, overly tired I think, so I was surprised I ran and felt as well as I […]
Mile repeats yesterday. I overslept in the morning but made it to the afternoon class. It’s a different vibe than the morning, but equally fun, social, competitive and all that. Gilbert said we should take the first one slow, the middle ones 20 seconds faster, and then run a couple seconds faster than last month […]
I said I might take 4 days off. Jessica said “Do it.” I didn’t listen. I took Friday off from training. Saturday there was a family mix-up and we both missed the Gazelles morning long run/stretching routine, so I tried to make it up with a snappy little 4 mile jaunt and 1K swim around […]
I really feel like I need a break. I”m tired. Fatigued. Pooped. Burnt. Blah. Sigh. And it’s not like I’m killing myself. I run 3-4 times a week. Bike a couple times a week. Swim 3-4 times. Usually take one day off. But I feel like a lump. We did 1000s on the track today. […]
Gilbert often says workouts need to be done at “10K pace”. What is that really? It seems like everyone always goes much faster than their 10K pace. For instance, I did the Cap10K at a 6:59/mile pace. For argument’s sake and ease of math, let’s dream and say I can now run a 6:40 pace […]
Today’s blog is only for tracking my workouts. Yesterday we did Meriden, a hilly little neighborhood course of 1000m or so. I didn’t feel too strong. I did four repeats. Times: Unknown, 4:14, 4:09, 4:01. After the fourth, Gilbert joked, “you need to move up to the fast group.” Whatever. I saw their times and […]
Here’s a little bit of wisdom I gained over my vacation: Don’t get discouraged when a 71-year old passes you during a triathlon. I’m not kidding, even though there are probably thousands of septugenarians who can dust me in any number of competions. Speaking of competitions, I competed in jeff & brede’s intergalactic triathlon in […]