25Feb/080
Looking Back
Some highlights (and lowlights) from the past week of training.
- Monday
- Actually got outside to do some biking with the day off work. Reaquanted myself with the Camosun hill (it had been a while) for a little aerobic power workout by myself.
- Wednesday AM track workout
- Hit the track with the regular morning crew (Alan, Martina, and Steph) for some broken 1 mile pieces. Felt good doing 1:20 400's so was thinking that I'd be ready to break 5:20 in the mile time trial on Thursday.
- Thursdays 1 mile time trial
- Not only did I not make my 5:20 but I dropped 3 seconds from my PB to 5:30. To make matters worse, Doug passed me in the final 100m's to take the crown (literally) as fastest. Nice work Doug but watch out next time because...
- Looking at my heart rate data, it's obvious I was still tired from Maui. Despite being 3 seconds slower, I averaged 4 bpm higher than my last time trial and hit a heart rate I'd never seen before in training or any race. So hopefully with a little more rest and the ability to pull out that kind of effort, I'll be that much faster next time
- Saturday duathalon pieces at Iona
- Again felt good to be outside but more importantly felt good to do some transitions for the first time since September. Some serious kinks to work out here with my bike shoes but at least I know now.
- Sunday swimming time trials
- Two time trials: 100m and 600m. Broke my PB in the 100 with a 1:16 but struggled in the 600m doing (a disputed) 9:54. Unfortunately there was no video evidence this time around because there are some who argue I did 650m but I disagree. It was just a tough swim. Had some issues getting used to having a lot of other swimmers around but again, good to remember what that's like for races.
Recent Tweets
- This Saints kicker is killing me. #5pointspread
- New blog posting, Quick Updates - http://robeakin.com/dm
- After 2 months of race focus, had forgotten the exhaustion of long bike rides. Two 3 hour rides this weekend. Hope I'm ready for the Fondo.
- Just ate a 900 calorie salad. Can you even call it a salad anymore when it's equivalent to one and a half Big Macs?
- Holy crap. Bettman is such a douche he thinks he can renegotiate the CBA when it suits him. - http://t.co/t9bUgRD
Calendar
Leading Edge
- LETC this week September 8, 2010Only a few races left in 2010! Grande Fondue this Saturday, Cultus Lake tri and Mt Baker hill climb on Sunday… Not sure where a workout is located? Check the MAP and scan the legend for the workout location Wednesday September 8: 6:30 PM @Jericho Sailing Centre Thursday September 9: 6:30 PM run@Jericho East Saturday September 11: 8:00 AM […]
Martina Wan
- S4 Week 48 – It ain’t going to be easy, but anything is possible. September 7, 2010Vancouver Triathlon 2010 race report. First off thank you to the volunteers, friends and family who braved the morning of cold, wet and windyness and cheered and supported along the way. Sadly summer looks to be over! Well, it was a tough day at the ‘office’, but I’ll get into that later…. The last time […]
Engineered Athletes
- You can learn more from failure than success… August 23, 2010You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. But in success you can believe everything you did was great, when in fact some parts may not have worked at all. Failure forces you to face reality. Fred Brooks I was reading an article […]
Tri Thinking Pink
- Post Game Show September 5, 2010Some final analysis to wrap up my IMC report. As before, you can follow these links to see the previous parts if you haven't read them yet: the Pre-Game Report, the Swim & T1 Report, the Bike Report, and the T2 & Run Report.I've had a week to reflect on the race now and have come to many conclusions. I'll start with the immediate after […]
Alive With Sport
- Getting outdoors August 9, 2010I seem to be immune to the triathlon bug this year. You know the bug – the one hits for weeks or even months after you sign up for some race that scares the pants off you. Not that I’m cured, I do forsee that this bug will hit again in the future. It’s just […]
Tri’n Fool
- Calgary Pre-Race Report August 27, 2010Last year the pre-race logistics were a pain. Staying out of town, and with one car between my Mum and I made it even messier this year. I needed to register and pick up my race package at the Westin downtown then truck all the way out to Ghost Lake (about 90 km out of Calgary) to drop off my bike and my T2 bag, then head all the way back to the hotel.I was […]