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127 Days to Go: Progress???

Into week four of the training and fatigue is setting in. Not sure if it is from the training or from the load of life in general :-) Certainly, this is the most busy time of our lives so training falls to the absolute dead bottom of the list and consequently gets dropped frequently. But all that being said, things are going relatively better than expected. Looking forward to some warmer weather hopefully creeping up on us as March and April roll around the corner. Painful to train in the cold. Pleasure/Pain principle baby!

148 Days to Go: Swimming

Met a guy training for the 1/2 ironman today. Talked a bit with him about his swimming, etc. Fun to meet other guys training. I thought a lot today about how even this training needs to be done “in the strength of the Lord.” It sounds so cheesy in even my own ears, but it is quite true that there is a heart attitude that goes along with everything we do that must be upward focused.

Swam 1400 yards. Felt like a productive swim.

150 Days till Boise 1/2 Ironman. Training Begins!

Using the trigeek training plan this year. I really like the way it is setup and the no nonsense approach to training. Very helpful and saves a lot of time.

My starting weight with clothes and shoes is 223lbs. I need to loose about 10 pounds to be ready. In order to do this somewhat scientifically, I am tracking calories. Here is a screenshot from my iphone of the calorie counter I am using. Its a free program called looseit.

Overall I feel very rested, healthy and ready to train. I dread the winter months for the cold, but indoor trainers, and lengthening daylight help the spirits! Common spring!

My first workout for this plan was a 55 minute run. Just took it easy and enjoyed it. During my workouts I normally listen to a sermon of some sort but today I opted to pray and I really enjoyed just thinking about using the life God has given me for his purposes.

Spudman 2009

Wasn’t planning on doing the spudman even though I had registered for it. I had hurt my back playing basketball the 6 days before to the point where I couldn’t hardly walk and then I got flu sick 3 days before and was thinking in my head that I absolutely did not want to race in those conditions.

I ended up feeling pretty decent Friday but still had ZERO intention of racing so I worked on my house all day long and got toasted by the sun. That evening my brother called and convinced me to do the race. So I did it and actually felt pretty good. I am SO glad I did it. It was the first race where I ran the entire thing. I did have some pretty good cramping due to the fact that I haven’t practiced a brick once this year, but it was still a very good race.

I averaged 18.9 on the bike and 8:47 minute miles. I was happy with those numbers.

I even got third place in my divsion (clydesdale men)!

NEW BIKE!!!

New wheels! Very happy to finally have a TT bike. It’s a Carbon Fiber frame made for Planet X but uniquely, it doesn’t have any of the decals on it. I think the deal is that the manufacturer makes the frame for several different companies worldwide so this is a pre-branded frame from the factory. I swapped over most my components from my old bike so the cost was just the frame off eBay. It’s always a risk buying over eBay, but i was very happy this time.

267 Days to Go: 1/2 Marathon

A PR today. Went out fast and then crashed hard at the end. I was surprised at how difficult the last two miles were. I was really laboring at the end. It was definitely not a consistent run.

Moving Time (h:m:s) 1:52:05 8:26 pace
Distance (mi ) 13.28
Moving Speed (mph) 7.1 avg. 15.2 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +3,879 / -3,834

Avg. Heart Rate 151 bpm Zone 4.2

274 Days to Go: Good Week of Running!

Best half marathon pace for me! Still hurts to run that far. Not sure if that will ever change. I am thinking I might need to train at further distances to race at this distance. Just doing this distance week after week is good. Listened to a great sermon my Carl Ellis on the soul dynamic and oppression in black history.

Moving Time (h:m:s) 1:52:37 8:26 pace
Distance (mi ) 13.35
Moving Speed (mph) 7.1 avg. 15.5 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +3,309 / -3,257

Avg. Heart Rate 147 bpm Zone 4.0

275 Days to Go: Speed Barriers

Not recording all my workouts here. Getting a bit lazy. Did a tempo run today with my best results yet. I was encouraged that I actually felt pretty decent. I am getting my bike this weekend so i am pretty excited about that. Can’t wait to actually try it out.

Moving Time (h:m:s) 0:45:24 7:31 pace
Distance (mi ) 6.03
Moving Speed (mph) 8.0 avg. 12.2 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +992 / -1,000

Avg. Heart Rate 155 bpm Zone 4.4

Temperature (°F) 79.7°F avg. 80.6°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) SE 4.0 avg. SE 4.6 max.