(Un)fortunately, I’ve been having the same discussion since I was called nigger for the first time – I was 6 years old, his name was Paul and I had no idea what it meant.

Solid ride yesterday but boy was it cold. I ended up calling it good at 2hrs because it was so cold and I had run out of trail. Lakeshore path is good but it can get quite irritating navigating the strollers, bladers and running groups. Such is life…I’m just happy to have it so close to home…it could be worse.
Today’s Training Goals:

Run: 1:15hrs @ 145-155 BPM

Personal Projects
In addition to logging some miles, I’ve took a few miutes to create a new option to Subscribe to my blog. It’s probably beneficial to the …

It’s a beautiful spring day in Chicago! The sun is out, it’s a little on the cool side and I get to go for a long ride. Honestly though, as I sit here munching on my apple…I’m a bit apprehensive to hop on my bike but the thought of spending 2.5hrs in the spin room is too much to bare. I have to get outside for this one. No excuses. Yesterday’s run was a good because I was able to dial in a pace, albeit on the slow side, for …

Somehow, despite having very few appointments, I missed my post. Such is life with so many parallel projects going on. My schedule seems a bit odd to most people; I’m up early to train, followed by a multiple consulting projects, my own training, two triathlon clubs, random person web projects, job searches, relocation details and my a personal life that seems to be infused into it all. It’s no wonder I’m distracted during my workouts. Nonetheless, I managed to cram in a 2100M swim and 60min spin yesterday.
Today’s Training Goals:

 Run: 1:15hrs …

Yesterday, I had the best intentions for my workout but as I slipped into the pool I was suddenly distracted. The distraction resulted in a ridiculously frustrating swim and despite feeling really strong in the water, I couldn’t focus. Fortunately, I was able to push through and finished, after which I decided to take a brake and finish my run ‘later’…yah not so much. At 11PM last night (nearly 2hrs after my usual bedtime) I was still debating whether I should go for a run. Complete waste of energy!  Needless …

It’s only 11AM and already it’s been a busy day! Looking forward to my workout, so my mind can settle.  Feeling really good after my day off and ready to tackle today’s long session… 

 Swim: 2286M
Run: 1hr @ 145-155bpm

Ah yes, finally a day off!I slept horribly last night and awoke at 5AM feeling like I had just doze off. By 8AM I was back from working with the LVAC Tri-Club and passed out on the couch for 30min. Despite running a bit too long yesterday, I feel brilliant! It’s going to be a awesome day! Today’s Goal: 

EAT
REST
READ

Happy Easter! Despite the Friday’s snow storm, it’s beautiful outside today! A little chilly and plenty of slush but its sunny, so time for a run. Today’s Training Goal:

 Run: 1hr (15min in <145 BPM, 45min 145-155BPM)

I’ve been a bit concerned over the past week about my training intensity. My heart rate has been running a bit high on the run and a little low on the bike. Later today I’ll have to take a closer look at my heart rate monitor data (BTW – BPM = beats per minute) and possibly re-zone. …

After my ride in the freezing cold last week, I decided not to brave the 4 inches of snow that we got in Chicago yesterday and opted to spin instead. Rina and I dropped into a spin class at LPAC where Chris Neubauer treated us to yet another brilliantly instructed ride. Rina, the trooper, hung with me for the first 1:15 and I finished the last 45min on my own. After nearly 2:30 minutes in the black light spin room, we walked outside and were welcomed to blue sky and melting snow, …

On average, I spend about 2hrs a week in the pool and in closer to 3hrs starting in April. Swimming is not a strength of mine, so those 2hours are the most challenging parts of the week. This article in the NYTimes offers some good tips from one of the best American Swimmers, Ryan Lochte. My take-away: set goals, don’t neglect strength workouts outside of the pool, slow down, focus on technique and be competitive.Nice little article…I’m interested to see what else NYT has in store for this series on olympic hopefuls.