Flexibility is the key to Airp.... I mean triathlon training

Ok so this morning 15 odd minutes before my alarm to get up goes off I get a text from a friend in ROTC, saying that PT this morning got moved in doors. What that means is one of two things 99% of the time 1) it's raining/snowing/etc... 2) its reallllllly cold out. With my hodgepodge collection of cycling gear I can handle cooler weather and the Arizona summers but when its gets cold or wet I'm woefully under equipped. So I decided that since I had the late run last night and was just super tired that this was just a good day to sleep in. So I did. I'm moving my cycling workout to Friday after a meeting I have. It will mean two back to back riding days but that shouldn't be anything to bad. I'll just use this extra time to catch up on school.

Nice Run

Just got done with a really nice run at Reid Park. While it felt (and was) slow it also felt fluid is the best term I can come up with. Everyone was just going along really nicely no aches or pains just a nice easy run.

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The only thing that made me mad tonight was the fact that something is up with the SC's electric. Driving tonight I discovered that I could either use my headlights or have the cabin illuminated (such things as speedometer or radio backlights were totally out), also the tail (not brake thank goodness) lights are patchy. So I'm going to call the body shop tomorrow and see when they can take it back in to fix it since it wasn't doing this before they took it all apart.

"A" Mountain my way.

Did my "A" (aka Sentinel Peak) Mountain repeats today. Ride went well, used the B2. Was able to stay at least in the saddle the entire time if not aero. Speaking of that saddle felt significantly better then it did the last time I rode that bike so hopefully everything has adjusted it. Did 3 repeats up the peak in the small gear up front and the 2nd from the left on the back.

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edit: one thing I noticed that my heart rate was harder to manage (in this case keep lower) while in aero compared to even being in the drops on my road bike


Ok just got done with the TriCats swim, and damn that takes it out of me. Oh well.

In other news I'm really struggling on whether or not I should go to NATCON. I both want to and don't want to. I do because it's a pretty unique experience in a city I've never been too. I don't because I don't really have the cash nor do I want to break up my training schedule. Have a while to think about it so we'll see.

Death via River Path Running

I never should have stopped running pure and simple. Runs that used to be cake are challenging. Today is a good example of that there is a sample fun from when I was running with dan we covered 7.03mi in 1:10, today I covered 8.66 in 1:30. To top it all off my average HR was lower that first time! ugh!!!!! Oh well hopefully If I just stay with it my form, and HR will all fall back into place.....please.... My only excuse was that it was raining today, so that's it.... of course that must be it.

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Swim today went great, set a season PR for the 1000m at 21m 46s. While slower then last season still not too bad.

BioSphere 2 Pain!

Did a long ride out to Bio Sphere/Oracle today. Man that hurt, good hurt... i think but hurt non the less. Aprox 60mi in 3:45 not too bad but I really need to cut that down for Honu.

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Swim

Ok went for another swim lasted 50 minutes this time, mostly due to time constraints could have gone the last 10 minutes. Felt good, but at the same time I am keenly aware of the fact that I seem to have lost what little of a stroke I did have.

My poor arms!

While PT this morning was a good workout it defiantly killed my arms. Leading the body builder/push-up station for 40 minutes just kills. Oh well hopefully it will just make me stronger!

Dizzy, I'm so dizzy

Long track run. Minor pains nothing too bad.

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Training Update

Ok so since its been a bit since I last posted I have actually been maintaining my training plan... sort of. My run scheduled for Tuesday link only went for 35 odd minutes. Mostly due to my legs being babies after taking this long of a break.

Yesterday I cut my bike workout short my about 30 minutes so that I could meet up with my dad, I plan to add this time to my long bike ride coming Saturday.

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Shoulder has been handling everything pretty good. I have been doing pull ups and chin ups which might be helping. ROTC PT has started up and so far I have been able to handle it in stride but I am defiantly going to be doing sit ups and push ups every night to make sure I can max it out.

Back at it....again

Ok so first training day of the new year is defiantly a good one so far. Went out on a just a nice short/medium bike ride with the target HR zone of 2 which went perfectly.

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First swim after my shoulder got hurt tonight so have to see how that goes.

::Update:: swim went ok. Shoulder hurt a little during the workout so called it early at 45 min. Have to see how it feels tomorrow and then for the swim again on Wednesday.