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Ironman Florida (IMFL) training…7 months away

So, I’m really starting to get used to these periodization cycles that coach has planned for me.  They seem to come in 1 month cycles…1st week starts out as a recovery week, and then you build for 3 consecutive weeks.  Rest days are always on a Monday(after the long workouts on the weekends).  This will only [...]

1st Day of Spring 2010

I absolutely love Daylight Savings time!  2 more hours of daylight means getting to bike outside and not having to stay indoors on the Trainer. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Computrainer(CT), but I just love hitting the outdoors.  I was able to hit the Tobacco Trail several times after work, this first week of [...]

John Chambers (CEO) Visits RTP

On Thursday, Cisco Systems was celebrating 15 years at the RTP, NC campus.  John Chambers was scheduled to speak at 2 of the 12 buildings on Cisco’s RTP Campus.  Having been in the industry for 10+ years now, I’ve always heard John Chambers’ name mentioned at the same time you hear the phrase “Economic Bellwether”.  That’s [...]

Computrainer 30 min Time Trial

Now that I’ve had the Computrainer for about 4 months, I have enough data to be able to look back and see how I’m improving.  This week I did my 2nd 30 min Time Trial where you’re supposed to ride at you maximum sustainable watts.  Just looking at the graph and my averages, I can definitely [...]

Ironman Florida (IMFL) training…8 months away

February was a great month in terms of building consistency.  Other than missing the 1st workout of the month I was able to follow my training plan exactly.

Swim = Blue
Bike = Brown
Run = Red
Orange = Lift
Green = REST

My Monthly workouts for Feb in review are below:

As you know, it’s all about the bike…And biking is what [...]