Monthly Archives: February 2009

The hills…

Posted on February 28, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

TorreyPines, that is… Today we hit the infamous Torrey Pines hill for some strength work and practice for the elevation profile for Wildflower.  A wonderfully perfect day it was, sunny and warm, with a nice on-shore breeze. Torrey Pines is … Continue reading →

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Business travel

Posted on February 23, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I am off in London for the week on business travel.  I am going to skip the swim sessions and the run but I hope to get a run or two in while on the trip…

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To Carlsbad and back

Posted on February 21, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today I am mentoring with the Vineman team and we are heading up the coast for a 35 mile ride.  The course is from Carmel Valley to Carlsbad and back, along Pacific Coast Highway.  I always love riding the coast, … Continue reading →

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Nice run…

Posted on February 19, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

It was a nice run tonight.  Almost 4 miles and I feel great.  The air was cool but not cold, no rain and generally very pleasant.  We had a good turnout from the team tonight as well — it is … Continue reading →

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Blog updating…

Posted on February 16, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

So I switched over from using Google’s Blogger to WordPress.  I am impressed with the flexibility and how easy it was to get going.

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Bike versus Spin

Posted on February 12, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

  Yesterday I did both a bike ride and a spin. They have different goals and impact and the training profiles are vastly different. On a normal ride, the speed (blue line), elevation, and heart-rate (red line) vary greatly, while … Continue reading →

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Bike, spin and swim…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Feeling the need to get some mileage in on the bike, I went for a ride with a co-worker during lunch. We rode from the office, down to the coast and back, just about 15 miles in the 60 minutes … Continue reading →

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Polar swim… or at least it felt like it!

Posted on February 9, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Brrr! It was really cold tonight. Or at least cold for San Diego. A cold front blew through over the weekend and today it was 52° tonight and the winds were blowing like crazy.   Not as many showed up … Continue reading →

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Honored Teammate Alfred Duron

Posted on February 8, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Most of the motivation I have for trying to complete the Vineman 70.3 comes from our honored teammates.  For this season, it is an honor to train for Alfred Duron, who this past December, found out that is he has … Continue reading →

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Squeezing in a bike…

Posted on February 8, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

It has been fairly stormy this weekend but the gamble to move the bike to Sunday afternoon seems to have paid off.  It turned out to be a fairly nice day, though a bit windy and slightly chilly (for San … Continue reading →

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