Monthly Archives: March 2009

Friday recovery

Posted on March 6, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today was a recovery day and meant for mental as well as physical rest.  In training for three sports, it is easy to suffer the fate of too much, too soon, too fast and end up with a serious injury … Continue reading →

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Keeping the pace…

Posted on March 5, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Tonight I ran with the Wildflower Olympic distance team at the usual meeting point at Tecolate Shores.  Goal was to do at least 4 miles, plus warm-up and cool-down.  In all, did more than 5 miles at an average pace … Continue reading →

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Advanced swim

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Another night of not getting into the pool.  It was crowded again with both the Lavaman and the Wildflower/Vineman teams sharing 8 lanes.    I am now really looking forward to the ocean swim on Sunday so I can get some … Continue reading →

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Spin up

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Spin always turns out to be a fast paced and challenging workout. Tonight wasn’t any different! It was a pleasant cool night which made for great conditions.  We got in about 45 minutes of high-cadence, ILTs, and 2x2x2s.  I forgot … Continue reading →

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Riding around La Jolla

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I rode around La Jolla a little bit as I was early for Spin.  I stopped along the sea-wall a bit to watch the waves and then over to the Children’s Pool to watch the seals.  Most of the seals … Continue reading →

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Bikes…

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I have been looking into a new bike as I want to move into a model built for triathlons.  My reliable Trek 1500 is 5 years old and I have more than 8000 miles clocked on it.  It has been … Continue reading →

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Hidden secrets of popular restaurants…

Posted on March 3, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

A rather timely article came out from Men’s Health – 16 Restaurant Industry Secrets 2009 – and it rather depressing how even seemingly ok meals are really packed with calories or trans fats or that even some restaurants are deceptive … Continue reading →

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Eating healthy…

Posted on March 3, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Proper nutrition is just as important as training in this program and this is something that I personally struggle with.  I don’t have really good eating habits though I am actively working to improve them.  But while training it seems … Continue reading →

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Monday swim

Posted on March 2, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I didn’t swim today due to how crowded it was at the pool.  A water polo team practice only left us 8 lanes plus the shallow end to do our workout and the Lavaman team was there tonight as well. … Continue reading →

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