Spring Break
So it's finally Spring Break and that means two weeks off. From work at least. It terms of training it means two weeks of a little extra volume. The first week will see some extra time in the pool and then lots of time on the bike in the second week.
Unfortunately, the weather does not seem to want to cooperate...
It's better than when I checked it on Saturday and there wasn't a hint of sun and more days with snow over the two weeks but it's still pretty sad. Guess I'll just have to suck it up.
Things have been going well on the training front. Two weeks ago swim time trials showed the progress I've been making in the pool doing a sub 23 minute 1.5 km (had never broken 24). Starting to get close to my goal for the year of breaking 22 minutes and being a "decent" swimmer so I'm not left chasing on the bike and run.
Thursday I broke my 1 mile running PB with a 5:21 (previously 5:31). Not really sure where that came from considering I took some time away from hard running over the winter and it had been a struggle getting the speed back. Guess I just needed the right motivation.
The bike seems to be coming along but don't really know for sure as I haven't had a chance to actually test it out. That should come this weekend with a Spring Series race or two.
So a day off today and then ready to hit the pool hard. At least it can't rain on me in there.
Recent Tweets
- 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
- Pumped about getting on the ice for the first time in years tomorrow. Too long since I played a sport where you have to wear a jock. #odd?
Calendar
Leading Edge
- My first triathlon. Vancouver Tri Sprint September 6, 2010 September 6, 2010Results are not up yet, though I know that Martina won Olympic, and Teresa and Bronwyn were first and second respectively in Olympic 50-55 Age Group. I will post full results as soon as they are available. So, what to write for this mornings race report? It has been strange to contemplate doing this race. […]
Martina Wan
- S4 Week 47 – GO IM’ers! August 29, 2010Just want to say best of luck and congrats to all the amazing people doing Ironman this weekend!! You guys are amazing in taking on this feat … and maybe one day I will be there : ) […]
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 […]