The alarm clock started to beep at 4:06AM and I quickly made a precision slam of the snooze button for another 9 minutes. I had been in and out of consciousness all night long except for the hour before the alarm clock went off, which I slept the soundest of the whole night. I laid …
Tag: swim
Oct 19
Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3…My First Half Ironman?
From October 2010 until May 2011, I focused on building a solid base of endurance which ultimately ended totaling 2x the distance of each discipline in the half-iron distance per week : Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112, and run 26. … There would be a time trial start for the bike and they would just run down the rows in T1 telling each athlete to go every couple seconds.
Jan 21
The Longer I Swim, The Better I Feel…
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=190 Today was my Friday off, so I planned on getting in a good swim. We had gotten around 5 inches of snow last night, so running or cycling were out. I started out with my typical 500yds of warm-up and 500yds of drills. For my main set I did a 100-200-300-200-100 pyramid set. Somewhere …
Jan 15
Training Year Off to Up-And-Down Start
This year promises to be an interesting one with the my journey towards completing my first Half-Ironman at Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3. On a positive note, I was able to pick-up where I left off in the pool after 2 months off. My fear was that I would be starting from scratch, but I really …
Dec 08
Back In The Pool…
Finally after not swimming for the 3 months, I got back to the pool again. Felt good too. It’s time to start building endurance again. Below is my first swim workout… Warm-up: 1×250 Free Drills: 4×25(side,catch,fist, side), 1×50 side, 1×50 catch, 1×50 fist, 1×50 side, 1×100 kick(fins) Main: 15 mins Freestyle(~700-750 yds) C/d: 1×50 free …
Aug 22
Steelman 2010 Triathlon Race Report
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=128 It’s hard to believe I have embarked on my third triathlon already in the last year. The Steelman was one I had steered away from last year due to a longer than usual swim. The Steelman Sprint consists of a 860yd(0.5 mile) swim, a 15 mi. bike and a 5k(3mi) run. This year it …
Jun 11
Lessons Learned From My Second Triathlon…
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=110 This past Sunday(June 6 2010) I completed my 2nd sprint triathlon. The event was the Belleplain Triathlon hosted by D&Q Events. I had compteted in the Duathlon two years ago and my wife had had also competed in it two years before that. It is very well run and the course is great. Very …
Mar 04
Rodale Aquatic Center – Large Pool Schedule – March 1-18, 2010
Online copy of the Large Pool Lane Schedule for your convenience… RAC-Lg Pool Lane Schedule