Monday, Monday

AM Masters: Main set- 400m, 2x200, 400m, 2x150, 400m, 2x100, 400m 2x50
Thats enough for today. Now for some rest!

Run and Done!

Long run today. 2:30. I was a little stiff from yesterday, but I shuffled thru. Then it was off to LA to take care of some business.

Jalama!

I did this ride for the first time 5 years ago with my friend Santi while training for IM Canada and it remains one of my favorite rides. Santa Barbara to Jalama Beach and back. 125 miles. Ran 30 minutes afterwards.

Swim and Rest

AM masters- 2x50, 100m fast, 100m, 2x50m fast, 4 x's
Rested up a bit for tomorrows long ride!

Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday's workouts:
AM Swim Masters- A triathlon celebrity, Wendy Ingram, join our lane for a swim. Main set- 100m, 2x150m, 1oom, 3 times thru. The 2nd 100 was fast.
Lunchtime- to the gym for a core workout.
PM- Track- 8x1000. Just tried to hold a steady effort, 6:40 pace
Thursday:
I overdid it a bit at the gym and I'm a little sore today. Rode 90 minutes

Easy Ride

75 minutes on the bike. Gearing up for a big weekend. Stay tuned!

Not What it Used to be

My lane at masters is a far cry from the good ol' days. Today I swam with two random visitors. Gone are the days of the old reliable swimmers like Jane and Dave. I am now solo swimmer.
This morning: 400m, 2x200, 300m, 3x200m, 3x100m.
PM: easy spin for 1 hour

Long run

I've been in LA for the past few days so I haven't had much time for training. It's stinking hot down there! Back in SB, ran 4 hours. Kept it a pretty easy pace at the beginning, picked it up the last five miles.

Summer is going Strong!

Last night at Rick and Adele's place. What a great 4th BBQ!
AM- Masters Swim- 200m, 2x100, 200m, 3x100, 200m 4x100.
Lunchtime- at the gym for some core
PM- Track- 4x2000m. Ran around 7:10 pace. I was happy to get thru today. I was beat!

Happy 4th!

For my July 4th holiday I rode the lake twice. I thought that was pretty good until Bruce at Hazard's said Shiggy does a triple! I guess thats why he's a 8 time Hawaii Ironman vet. Total ride today- 125 miles

Rest Day

Resting up today. Tomorrow hopefully a long ride.

Hot Day in the Valley

Yesterday I was in LA all day, rested up a bit for today's long brick.
Finally there was some hot training weather. I drove over to the valley. Rode 100, ran 2:40. The run felt pretty good, except I couldn't bring quite enough fluids and I got a bit dehydrated at the end.

Sun Downer

I descended down the 154 this afternoon after riding up painted cave. I was following a couple of cyclists and the winds were absolutely howling. In one section the wind funnels into a narrow pass and the women ahead of me is blown off her bike onto the shoulder of the road. I slowed down and stopped. Fortunately she was a little bloody but not seriously hurt. The wind was blowing so hard at that point I could bearly stand over my bike. A truck stopped behind us and offered to drive us down. We took him up on his offer. I live to ride another day!
AM: Masters Swim- Fast 50's today. I did as many as I could fly until I cracked.
Off to the gym for some core then I embarked on my death defying bike ride.

Down at the Beach

AM: Got up early and ran around 8 miles down by the beach. Was going to ride this evening but felt a little pooped.

Summer Time!

What a great evening in SB.
AM- Morning Masters- main set: 2x100, 2x150, 2x100, 2x50, twice thru.
Lunchtime- Quick trip to the gym for some core work.
PM Track- 2000m, 1000m, 400m twice thru

A rather routine day

I can't believe June is almost over. Its been a hectic month.
Lunchtime- Easy run, around 5.5 miles
PM- easy spin, 1:20
My legs are still a bit sore from Sunday's race

Monday

My time for yesterday's triathlon was 2:19 and change. Good for 3rd place.
AM Masters- another long main set. 600, 2x300, 3x200
PM - kicked back a bit and watched some old episodes of 24.

Breath of Life

Today I packed up my gear and headed down to Ventura for the Breath of Life Triathlon. Its great having a race so close to home. I didn't stick around for the results so I don't know how i fared, but I know I was right behind Jon Clark. Jon was a bit ahead of me and I was slowly running him down but ran out of real estate. After the race I jogged for 45 min. Then it was off to work for the afternoon trying to catch up with things. I was a nice day, other than that work thing.

Pre Race Day

Rest day today for tomorrows Breath of Life Triathlon in Ventura. Olympic distance. I am looking forward to the distraction.

Don't hold your breath

AM Masters- We did this crazy breath control set- breathing 3,5,7,9. 12x100. I got a little dizzy!
PM- Hour run and strides