Category Archives: Vineman2009
Strength spin. Weak swim.
Coach Trent had a strength spin on tap tonight, which I was ill prepared for. I was expecting the normal ILTs, cadence, and standing drills. Instead, we had some large gear drills, some standing, “bursts” and in the middle, we … Continue reading
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May has been a tough month
The middle of May has been all about work. Office move at work and training up in Irvine made for very long days. Training took a back seat, but it did give a chance for my body to get some … Continue reading
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Elfin Forest Ride
Beautiful ride today through the Elfin Forest. 48 Miles in all with 2500′ of climbing, from Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, up to Carlsbad, inland through the Elfin Forest, then back to the coast. The weather was great overall and … Continue reading
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Wildflower weekend
Wildflower was what this weekend was all about! A weekend of camping, racing and fun. Amazing would sum it up the best! Wildflower is a camping triathlon and is knicknamed “The Woodstock of triathlons”. More than 7000 particpants, families, and … Continue reading
Ocean swim and BBQ celebration
The Wildflower triathlon is next weekend. Five of my mentees will be tackling that race, while the rest of us continue on with training for Vineman in July. As this was the last long swim for the Wildflower team, the … Continue reading
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Practice Tri and Coast Ride
It is a week until Wildflower so we held a practice triathlon for the teams at La Jolla Shores. This is the opportunity for everyone to run through what race day is like and to nail down everything so they … Continue reading
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Torrey Pines trails and hills
As this was the last serious run for the Wildflower team until the race in less than two weeks, the goal was to run 7 miles or so. The scheduled run was through Torrey Pines State Park with some trails … Continue reading
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Another double-header: Spin and Swim!
Wednesday means spin and swim night. I missed last week, so I really needed to make it to this one. Coach Trent wasn’t available for spin and Mentor Alan filled in and ran the drills. 50 minutes later and I am … Continue reading
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Another perfect ocean swim
It was another picture perfect day at La Jolla Shores, making for a spectacular ocean swim. I have been really looking forward to these lately. The water was relatively calm, decent visibility, and the water in the low 60s. With … Continue reading
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“Epic Ride” aka Honey Springs Road
Coach Trent called this our “Epic” ride and it really was a great one. 37 miles for the Vineman team and 50 miles for the Wildflower Long course team. Wildflower team had long left before I arrived at the meet-up … Continue reading
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