“A champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.” – Anson Dorrance
Monthly Archive: April 2008
Apr
24
Apr
21
Race Report – Sooke Sprint Triathlon
So this was the weather on the island when I got there on Saturday. Not exactly triathlon weather. Luckily is cleared up for Sunday but it was still a chilly 6 degrees. My focus for the swim was to stay as relaxed as possible as I have a habit of pushing too hard early, panicking, …
Apr
18
Rested = Good
After the sluggish start to the week, the recovery from last week is starting to show itself. Wednesday morning was some bike/run pieces at the track but it was the Wednesday night bike that . Felt great climbing the Spanish Banks hill and even managed to set a PB on my second run up (4:19, …
Apr
18
The Way I See It #7
“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” – Grace Murray Hopper
Apr
15
Back in the Saddle…
…and the water…and on the pavement. After a well deserved recovery week (when did 7.5 hours of training become a chance to recover?) last week, it was back to “work” this morning with only 8 weeks to go until worlds. Definitely felt sluggish at first this morning in the pool (even with my new streamlined …
Apr
09
If you can’t run fast…
…at least look cool.
Apr
04
The Way I See It #6
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” -Seneca