11 miles total this week, I was taking it a bit easy this week as a recovery from the triathlon last Saturday.
Colton CA 8/8
3 miles easy on the treadmill. Legs felt a bit stiff.
Coburg OR 8/11
Legs felt fresher today, 5 miles in 48:00. 1 of the miles at 8:30, another at 9:00
Castaic CA 8/12
3 miles in 30 minutes. I found Castaic lake nearby!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Camp Pendleton Sprint Triathlon
Goal #1, survive and finish.
Goal #2, post a slow time so that I can be assured of setting a new PR at my next race.
All goals accomplished!
A triathlon is an event including swimming, biking, and running. A sprint triathlon consists of a 500yd swim, then a 30K bike ride (a little over 18 miles), followed by a 5K run (3.16 miles).
I expected the swim to be easier for me. I had swam in high school. Admittedly that was a few years ago, but isn't there such a thing as muscle memory? Truthfully, there was too much muscle memory. The surf is pretty rough off this coast, and we swam out into eight-foot surf with water temperatures in the low 60's. I came out of the first couple of waves and started stroking and discovered immediately that the low-rise head turn I had cultivated during school to minimize effort of taking a breath does not work well in surf. Coughing and choking, I dodged the attendants that had already been pulling people out of the water. Jim and I had planned out angles of attack to keep the rip current from taking us off course, and I made it efficiently, if not quickly, around the two buoys and back to the beach.
I was surprised to see Jim coming into the transition area as I was leaving. He had started in the next wave behind me, and was not planning to have a fast swim. He has about 20 triathlons under his belt, and experience is a big help. He ended up passing me in the first five miles of the bike part,and his split time for the biking was just under an hour.
I kept up a steady pace in the biking. I had borrowed Jim's mountain bike, and we had forgotten to adjust the seat to my height. With the lower gearing compared to the road bikes, I did not let the people passing bother me. My split turned out to be 1:20:00.
I did not have a lot of gas left for the run. I tried to maintain 10:00/mile pacing, but could not. Jim is a talented runner and did the 5K in 26:28. I managed only a 37:46. I was sure glad to see the finish line!
My final time was 2:23:03, which was last in the mountain bike division. In comparing my times, though, I found that I had beat at lease one person in all the civilian male divisions over 25 years old. Not bad for a first timer.
I am looking forward to another tri. My slow performance may even have encouraged Jim's twin, Joel, to give it a "tri".
Goal #2, post a slow time so that I can be assured of setting a new PR at my next race.
All goals accomplished!
A triathlon is an event including swimming, biking, and running. A sprint triathlon consists of a 500yd swim, then a 30K bike ride (a little over 18 miles), followed by a 5K run (3.16 miles).
I expected the swim to be easier for me. I had swam in high school. Admittedly that was a few years ago, but isn't there such a thing as muscle memory? Truthfully, there was too much muscle memory. The surf is pretty rough off this coast, and we swam out into eight-foot surf with water temperatures in the low 60's. I came out of the first couple of waves and started stroking and discovered immediately that the low-rise head turn I had cultivated during school to minimize effort of taking a breath does not work well in surf. Coughing and choking, I dodged the attendants that had already been pulling people out of the water. Jim and I had planned out angles of attack to keep the rip current from taking us off course, and I made it efficiently, if not quickly, around the two buoys and back to the beach.
I was surprised to see Jim coming into the transition area as I was leaving. He had started in the next wave behind me, and was not planning to have a fast swim. He has about 20 triathlons under his belt, and experience is a big help. He ended up passing me in the first five miles of the bike part,and his split time for the biking was just under an hour.
I kept up a steady pace in the biking. I had borrowed Jim's mountain bike, and we had forgotten to adjust the seat to my height. With the lower gearing compared to the road bikes, I did not let the people passing bother me. My split turned out to be 1:20:00.
I did not have a lot of gas left for the run. I tried to maintain 10:00/mile pacing, but could not. Jim is a talented runner and did the 5K in 26:28. I managed only a 37:46. I was sure glad to see the finish line!
My final time was 2:23:03, which was last in the mountain bike division. In comparing my times, though, I found that I had beat at lease one person in all the civilian male divisions over 25 years old. Not bad for a first timer.
I am looking forward to another tri. My slow performance may even have encouraged Jim's twin, Joel, to give it a "tri".
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July Update
Miles were a bit down this month, as house projects went up in priorities.
I ran nine, then seven, then thirteen, then eight.
The positive in training came when we visited my brother-in-law in Southern California. We had planned to visit his family next month, at the same time his twin brother was to be going out from Colorado. He happened to mention that he planned to run a Marine Corp triathlon while we were going to be there. I found that the event was open to civilians, and committed to compete with him. (As opposed to competing again him. That would seem to imply that I may be of some competition. I am not.)
So, August 6, the date of my first triathlon.
Having an event really sharpens my workouts. When I am training with a purpose I push harder and more consistently. When I train with a porpoise I get wet and eat raw fish.
I ran nine, then seven, then thirteen, then eight.
The positive in training came when we visited my brother-in-law in Southern California. We had planned to visit his family next month, at the same time his twin brother was to be going out from Colorado. He happened to mention that he planned to run a Marine Corp triathlon while we were going to be there. I found that the event was open to civilians, and committed to compete with him. (As opposed to competing again him. That would seem to imply that I may be of some competition. I am not.)
So, August 6, the date of my first triathlon.
Having an event really sharpens my workouts. When I am training with a purpose I push harder and more consistently. When I train with a porpoise I get wet and eat raw fish.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Platte River Trail
Ever wonder where that trail next to the Sapp Brother's Truckstop in Commerce City CO went?
This is a great multi-use trail, almost 30 miles long, and is scheduled to connect to the Front Range trail system. The picture is near my house, in Henderson CO.
You can access this trail from Sapps, or the Tomahawk Truckstop in Brighton CO (a couple of miles west down 120th Street.) The trail aslo goes to downtown Denver.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
April Update
April ended up being a great month to push out my mileage on each run, even though my weekly miles have not gone up. I have been hitting six and seven mile runs without pain.
Many Runner's World articles stress that to recover or prevent injury, only increase mileage or intensity, not both. Running while team-trucking is an opportunistic sport. You never know when you will have a chance to run. As it worked out this month, I happen to be sticking to the RW program.
I may start posting every run again in May, and pick my next marathon.
Many Runner's World articles stress that to recover or prevent injury, only increase mileage or intensity, not both. Running while team-trucking is an opportunistic sport. You never know when you will have a chance to run. As it worked out this month, I happen to be sticking to the RW program.
I may start posting every run again in May, and pick my next marathon.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
March Update
Back to trucking, back to our routine. All the cruise weight-gain I had worked so hard to accumulate is falling off, my runs are more consistent, spring is springing. I ran nine miles, ten miles, eleven miles, and nine miles. I am still not to where I need to be in weekly mileage, but getting there. The 40 and 50 miles weeks from my last marathon training seem to be more possible now.
A friend recommended icing my foot after runs, and I have been having the most success with keeping my my heel pain-free this month. Ice would have been cheaper to try than the shoe inserts, night splint, NSAIs, and new running shoes, but I am glad to be having any success.
A friend recommended icing my foot after runs, and I have been having the most success with keeping my my heel pain-free this month. Ice would have been cheaper to try than the shoe inserts, night splint, NSAIs, and new running shoes, but I am glad to be having any success.
Monday, February 28, 2011
February Update
I asked Cindy if she thought she could recover from her hysterectomy as easily in the eastern caribbean as she could at home.
She thought she could.
I booked a nine-day cruise/weight-gain program for the middle of the month. We actually kept a pretty good exercise program going, even trying yoga for the first time while on the cruise.
Two weeks over ten miles, two weeks under ten miles.
Favorite run was in St Thomas, USVI, four miles just as the sun was coming up. Later that day we walked six miles while power-shopping.
The night splint I bought in Miami, a Strausburg Sock, helps with morning pain from the plantar fasciaitis, but does not seem to be healing the disorder.
She thought she could.
I booked a nine-day cruise/weight-gain program for the middle of the month. We actually kept a pretty good exercise program going, even trying yoga for the first time while on the cruise.
Two weeks over ten miles, two weeks under ten miles.
Favorite run was in St Thomas, USVI, four miles just as the sun was coming up. Later that day we walked six miles while power-shopping.
The night splint I bought in Miami, a Strausburg Sock, helps with morning pain from the plantar fasciaitis, but does not seem to be healing the disorder.
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