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Today is a break from impact stuff (ie running) and the drizzle makes it a good bike rest day as well. I got in a nice swim this morning. We started with 6 50s (odds free, evens non-free [2 backstroke, 1 butterfly for me]). Then we did 3 sets of fantansy swimming with fins —…
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Scarily enough, I am loving my swim workouts the most right now. I think it's all due to finding a great coach. His workouts are awesome — I feel like I'm improving constantly in the water with his help. There is also just something about watching the day start from inside a pool… and the…
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For Christmas I’d like 4 more hours each day… and a pony. Seriously, there just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day. I’m lucky that my main job has flexible hours — I don’t know too many other places where a lunch break is long enough for a slowpoke like me to run…
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The second tri in the PossAbilities Tri Series was on the 13th. It was a great course for spectators — a transition area right by a 3 loop bike and an out and back run, not to mention a run to the pool and then a run from the pool to the end (it was…
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The Tour de Palm Springs this weekend was a nice 104 miles. Some pretty bad roads, but some nice ones. Some nice climbing (up about 1500' in the first 20 miles, and about 4000' of climbing overall). The finish line was hard to find, but that was the only issue I had with the course.…
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Friday was supposed to start with a swim… but I ended up getting stuck working from 2:30 – 6:15 am (yeah, crazy hours, but stuff needed to get done and I had a karate class at 9). Some of the work got done, and the swim got skipped since there were plans for a run…
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Had a good bike ride yesterday. Got a bit lost, but eh, it was just extra miles. Then the plan was a swim. Meeting at 5pm with David for a 30-45 min water session. Being that it was hours my apartment pool was open, I said hey, I have a heated, saltwater (ie no chlorine),…
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First tri of the year today. A very short distance (5k run, 10 mile bike, 100 yd swim) and in reverse order, but it was still fun. Great support and really well organized. It was the first in the PossAbilities Tri Series (http://www.mountainmultisport.com/triseries.html). I did well… 2nd in my age group. Still not sure out…
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Made it to my first spin class today. It was fun… I'd like to try another and see if it keeps being fun. It was a nice variation on biking streets. Also went for a nice swim (just over a mile). As hard as it was to get in the water (which was warm… probably…
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So I had a bit of a break from riding with all the rain and then the marathon. It was good to get back on. I could feel my legs were a bit tired from the weekend. Not sore, but not the same amount of energy. Only about 13 miles and an hour. A few…