Monthly Archives: March 2009

Ocean swim canceled

Posted on March 22, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

A fast moving winter storm just dumped a bunch of rain on San Diego.  It seems to have already moved on for the most part, but the swim is cancelled due to the run-off.  Bacteria levels often reach unhealthy levels … Continue reading →

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Rolling, rolling, rolling…

Posted on March 21, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today’s ride was tough!  It started out on the cool side but by noon the sun was out and it was warming up to being almost hot.  40 miles and many hills with more than 2500′ of elevation makes for … Continue reading →

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Hitting the hills

Posted on March 21, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

The ride profile for today has a bit of hills…  The weather looks to be cool so that will help, but it is going to be a difficult ride.  And with lack of sleep, it is going to be even … Continue reading →

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Back to the grind

Posted on March 18, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I took a week off to attend a friend’s wedding and to get some much needed downtime.  I didn’t do much training to let my body recover a bit and to see if I can get some lower back issues … Continue reading →

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The Triathlon Training Center at Men’s Health

Posted on March 11, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Men’s Health has a free on-line Triathlon Training Center that is a basic introduction to sprint-distance triathlons.  Basically it provides a suggested six to eight week training schedule based on your self-assessed fitness level.  It is a basic schedule and will … Continue reading →

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How to get started in Triathlons

Posted on March 10, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Brett Cornwright of TriathlonJones.com contributed to ZenHabits an excellent guide on to how to get started in the craziness of Triathlons. It is a good introduction about the various distances of each triathlon and some ideas to help assess your … Continue reading →

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Swim? I can’t move my arms…

Posted on March 9, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Tonight is a coached swim session but after the way I feel from all the training this past weekend, I need to recover. My quads are really sore from the run up the hill at La Jolla Shores and the … Continue reading →

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Day at La Jolla Shores

Posted on March 8, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today consisted of a run up La Jolla Shores drive and an ocean swim.  We met late morning at the south end of The Shores got briefed and then quickly go off onto the run.  The run was brutal and … Continue reading →

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Brick profile

Posted on March 8, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I uploaded the data from my Forerunner for the brick workouts.  I was fairly consistent through all the bricks. Spikes in speed (blue) were from a short down hill and the dips were for the run.  For some reason, my … Continue reading →

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Brick repeats

Posted on March 7, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

“Brick” is the word of the day.  In the context of triathlon, it is a workout where we have a bike ride immediately followed by a run. Fun stuff!  The goal is to train your body to transition from being on a … Continue reading →

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