Week #2 training went well. Swam 5,466 yds in 2:18, biked 84.7 miles in 5:09, and ran 13 miles in 2:27 hours. Still battling with my heart rate zones and getting into zone 2. Running in what is supposed to be zone 2 is just impossible, and I am just not feeling like I am …
Tag: Triathlon
Jun 20
Week 1 of IM Pocono 70.3 Training – Finding Zone 2…
Last week(6/13/2011) was my first training plan week for Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3 on October 2, 2011. The training went quite well and actually felt pretty easy despite the increase in volume. The hardest part of this week was trying to stay in heart rate zone #2. For me Zone 2, which is 60-70% of …
Jan 22
The Flyers Game Brick Workout
Today I did a new workout called the Flyers Game Brick Workout. With temps in teens today, I was remanded to either the treadmill or the trainer. I struggle to not die of boredom on either of them for more than 45 minutes. The Flyers were playing the Devils today at 1PM so I thought …
Oct 11
This Blog Has A New Name…
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=159 Since it looks like this whole Ironman pursuit of mine is getting serious, I decided to rename the blog so that it supports that theme. I don’t know if anyone actually reads this blog besides me, but my hope is to focus the theme of my writing. Triathlon has become a big part of …
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 …