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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 first, but then once you realize it’s just corn, it’s not that big of a deal.  [...]

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 to do 3+ hour workouts after work.  This would leave me finishing my workouts at 10pm.  [...]

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 is the best car for you to drive.  The answer is….Well, it depends.  And it doesn’t [...]

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 road trip of leisurely sightseeing and goofing around.  This was the kind of trip where you [...]

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 this week has felt different.  My previous 3 training weeks have been 12 hours, 15 [...]

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 down

I love the fast swim workouts.  Short intervals + Short rest = Time flies.  For some reason, I enjoy [...]

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 the most in depth product review you’ll find for the 310XT if [...]

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 this guy just absolutely fly’s past me….And he was doing butterfly.  Then he switches to freestyle.  [...]