Category Archives: Triathlon

We were fortunate enough to have our swim forms analyzed by Ron ‘Sickie’ Marcikic of UC San Diego Masters Swimming Program.  Sickie filmed each of us underwater from the side and then from the front and then provided value critique of … Continue reading →

After the big event at Anthology on Tuesday, it was time to get back to training.  This is a recovery week but the schedule is a bit confused, so I did a 5 mile run followed by a 20 minute … Continue reading →

Today was quite a challenging ride with repeats of Mount Soledad as the objective. 3 to 5 repeats in 3 hours. That didn’t sound so bad at first as I had ridden to the summit via Solidad Mountain road many … Continue reading →

The team is hosting a wonderful charity event at Anthology San Diego benefiting Team In Training and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society this Tuesday, October 25, 2011.  There will be great music from the house band as well as numerous … Continue reading →

From my introduction into Triathlon training way back in 2004, my coaches impressed onto me the importance of keeping cycling cadence in the 90-100 range when possible.  They talked about dynamics of cycle stroke and how it compared to the … Continue reading →

Ironman New Zealand training stats from my Garmin 310XT uploaded to connect.garmin.com, June 11, 2011 to October 18, 2011: Count: 81 Activities Distance: 796.47 mi Time: 87:51:31 h:m:s Elevation Gain: 36,544 ft Avg Speed: 9.1 mph Avg HR: 131 bpm … Continue reading →

Rode a new route today with a co-worker.  Met up at 6am and did a new loop along Scripps Poway Parkway and Kirkham.  Approximately 3.7 miles for each loop, similar to the large loop at Fiesta with the advantage that … Continue reading →

It was time for the Sunday long run.  We are slowly increasing our distance and time on the run while maintaining sub-lactate threshold (SLT) pace.  For most of the team, 9 miles is doable in 90 minutes.  For me, it … Continue reading →

The workout today was to ride up the coast 90 minutes out and then turn around and head back to the start, then do a 20 minute or so transition run — all at sub-lactate threshold. The route was mapped … Continue reading →

I finally received the replacement saddle – a Terri Fly Ti Gel.  I also received my Profile Designs Carbon Stryke aerobars and changed my road bike configuration into a road/tri configuration.  I would really like to have a true tri … Continue reading →