Monthly Archives: August 2010

Harris Lake Nuclear Swim Weekend

Have you ever walked through a field of corn?  It’s pretty amazing how tall the stalks can get.  Now imagine that same field was full of water and you had to swim through it.   Well, it’s kind of shocking at … Continue reading

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Recovered and Ready to Roll…

After having a nice recovery week, this week was time to get back on the horse…so to speak.  We’re getting to the point in the training volume where it is necessary to do 2-a-day workouts, because it’s just not feasible … Continue reading

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Training Logs for Triathletes

About a month or 2 ago I ran across a question on Facebook asking what is the best Training Log.  I’ve since been asked this question several more times recently.  Real good question, but this is also like asking what … Continue reading

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Weekend Road trip

This weekend was looking to be very busy, so IMFL training was looking like it may need to take a back seat for a day or two(no big deal, since this was a recovery week).  This was not your typical … Continue reading

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Recovery week so you can live to fight another day.

  Photo by Claudio Gennari This is the first week all year that I feel like I’ve "needed" a recovery week.  Mondays are always my day off from workouts, and some weeks are deemed “recovery” weeks by my coach, but … Continue reading

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Weekend…Less than 90 days until IMFL

Friday: The weekend started out with a shortish fast swim workout at the pool.  I was running short on time, so I had to skip the weightlifting afterwards. 300yd warm up 15 x 100yd free w/ :10 rest 100yd cool … Continue reading

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Garmin Forerunner 310XT Giveaway

Sign up to  win a Free Garmin 310XT from DC Rainmaker. If you’re into triathlons and/or gadgetry, then you’ve probably read some of his previous reviews.  I use these reviews for pretty much any Garmin question that I have.  Read … Continue reading

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Weekend…So much to do, so little time.

Do you ever have those days at the pool where the swimmer in the lane next to you just seems to be flying?  Well, I had a day like that on Wednesday.  I’m in my lane doing my thing when … Continue reading

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