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So when I started doing really HR running, it was definitely frustrating. I had to slow down soooo much! I always averaged around 10 min/mile, and now it was a struggle to stay at 11:30 or 12 minute miles! But it was base training time, so I was hoping it would pay off. I just…
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I just did an awesome ride (my first with the Inland Inferno Tri club). We rode out to the Santa Fe dam, and then climbed up GMR (Glendora Mountain Road). Now, I’ve done the dam ride before… it’s just under 40 miles round trip from the bike shop. With the addition of GMR it made…
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First training reminder: I’ve always loved the run of tris. I love the feeling of getting off the bike, and just me and the ground spending time together. Yet lately it’s the run workouts I’ve been missing?? I just don’t get it. Gotta fix it though — sometimes I get too confident about not losing…
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It’s a good thing I like Dora from Finding Nemo so much. Her “just keep swimmin’!” song is often in my head. This morning I was being crabby… didn’t really want to bike commute, didn’t want to go to work, didn’t want to run… etc etc. Finally realized a swim might be nice, and realized…
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I’m baaaaaack. Ok, well I was never really gone. But I’m writing again. Many rides and runs, and even a few swims, have passed since I last wrote. Hmm… the new bigger things… swim: going pretty well. I really really like working with Karen (a friend and, as it turns out, an awesome coach!). She’s…
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Training, work, life… all of it seems to be in "zoom" mode. Work has a bazillion things due last week. That ended up having me work a good 20 or so hours over the weekend, and still putting in longish hours all week. At least I'm hourly 😉 Training has been rocking. Well, Sunday on…
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Finally rode the commuter bike on the commute today! It means my tri-bike has no pedals right now (as the bike shop is ordering some cheapo looks for the commuter, and while waiting the good pedals are on the commuter bike). I also got a flat. I think the tube on the bike wasn't really…
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Swimming (with Lisa) was good yesterday. She doesn’t look at all as broken as I was worried about! And her swim form in particular looks great as always. This morning though my bed was too warm, and I had been up to late. I may run this evening, or I may let the BAAR Brawl…
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Ok so yes, I did a lot this weekend. I earned my rest day today! Only pilates, and I'll be good after that. I promise! I didn't even bike commute (thanks to an 8am meeting when I get here at 8:30 on the bike). But yeah, damn that was a great weekend! Friday I extended…
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This has been a good week so far… Wednesday night I met with Coach Tony at the pool and got some AWESOME swim tips. Many of the actual bits were the same as I'd heard before, but he gave me a wonderful visualization tool: You are swimming in a tube. This tubes is parallel to…