Training-related information
Jun 30
Less than 27 days left until Ironman Lake Placid. Week 22 was another tough one. In addition to 18 hours of training this week, the heat and humidity have been brutal. It is a constant sweat-fest! Some of the tougher aspects of the week featured 4x60sec run pickups on Monday and some 2x300m building speed …
Jun 24
YTD Training Stats: Activity Distance Duration Swimming 147,607 yards(84 miles) 58:17 hours Cycling 1,858 miles 115:41 hours Running 476 miles 74:23 hours My 21st week of Lake Placid training was a recovery week. This was much-needed after a pretty intense weekend of training in Lake Placid and the end of a …
Jun 23
Here is a small clip for what we have to look forward to and IMLP next month. Thoughts?
Jun 17
Sunday morning I woke up a bit groggy. I reached over to my nightstand, fumbling around until I felt the elastic band of my heart rate monitor strap. I squirmed around wrapping the HRM around me without actually sitting up in bed, a task I have become quite proficient at over the last several months. …
Jun 17
Saturday I awoke to my Jawbone Up vibrating away at around 7:15am. A quick Heart Rate variability check revealed a 74 and to “continue training as usual”. Gitty-up! Next was to fuel up with a banana, raspberry, spinach, and beet smoothie. A much more normal, at least to me, alternative than pancakes. Beets are supposed …
Jun 16
Thursday In order to get an early start on my work day, I decided to work from home on Thursday so we could get on the road to Lake Placid by 4pm. Due to some bad storms that day, Denise got out of work early, so we decided to get on the road earlier. It …
Jun 09
48 Days Until Ironman Lake Placid Week Totals Type Distance Duration Rest Bike 124.5 mi 07:53 Run 23.4 mi 03:44 Swim 5522.7 yd 02:05 Total Duration: 13:42 I managed to survive another post-race build training week. Coming off a race and getting right back to training is always a bit brutal, but coming off a …
May 31
This past week has been a scorcher. Temperatures were up in the high 80’s and low 90’s with brutal humidity. Thankfully, it is a race week and my training volume was a bit less. Although it may have been the fact that it was a race week that it was so tough. I always feel …
May 27
I haven’t posted any training updates in a few weeks, so as I finish off this last of 3 build weeks and head into my “B” race of the season I thought I should catch up a bit. I have been steadily building the past three weeks since the NJ Devilman race without any let …
May 21
One thing I have been playing around with lately is Heart Rate Variability(HRV) as a way monitor the effects of my training load. I used to do this strictly by testing my resting heart rate(RHR) every morning, but HRV can tell you much more about what is going on in your body using the other …
