Totals 5/23/10-5/29/10

It's been an eventful week, had the first race of the year, put in a ton of bike volume, including a painful 6 miles back to my house on a nearly flat tire. I've had some neck and lower back pain on the bike that I think is just due to the increase in volume. I've also been doing lots of landscaping, just making me more tired...

Swim – 9450 yards
Bike – 214.58 mi
Run – 20.23 mi
Strength/Core – 1 hr 30 min
Yardwork – 6 hrs
Walking – 1 hrs

Training total:

Swim - 135,500 yards
Bike - 19 hr 25 min trainer, 1073.59 mi
Run - 334.36 mi
Strength/Core - 39 hr 55 min
Snow Shoveling - 1 hr 30 min (hey it's gotta count for something...)
Yardwork - 21 hr 40 min
Walking - 19 hr 30 min

Bluff Creek Sprint Tri race recap

So my first tri of the year was Sunday in Ogden, IA, probably about 30 miles west of Ames. It was a tough day out there, with high heat and humidity, lots of bugs, and a pretty hardcore headwind on the bike, but I ended up finishing 8th out of 208. Not a bad result for the first race of the year. Check out my race recap here:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=209538

Totals 5/16/10-5/22/10

Wow haven't posted on here in a while, it's been a hectic few weeks with work, and I had my first race of the yeah Sunday (more on that in a separate post). The weather was kind of lousy, a couple days were total washouts. So it kind of became a mini-taper week for the race.

Swim – 7300 yards
Bike – 57.12 mi
Run – 15 mi
Strength/Core – 1 hr 30 min
Yardwork – 3 hrs
Walking – 2 hrs

Training total:

Swim - 126,050 yards
Bike - 19 hr 25 min trainer, 859.01 mi
Run - 314.43 mi
Strength/Core - 38 hr 25 min
Snow Shoveling - 1 hr 30 min (hey it's gotta count for something...)
Yardwork - 15 hr 40 min
Walking - 18 hr 30 min

My race setup

So my first race of the year is tomorrow, the Bluff Creek Tri, a sprint tri near Ames/Des Moines. I just got the bike setup to race, including my new race wheels, a Hed 3 front a0nd 0a Renn 575 rear. Check it out...

Totals 5/9/10-5/15/10

Another week goes by, nothing too eventful going on. The weather was kind of crappy, so that limited time on the bike. That and the fact that I got 3 flat tires this week. I need to check out my front wheel, I must have a spoke hole uncovered or something. I built a retaining wall around part of my house this weekend which was a total mofo, especially after being really dehydrated from the long Saturday workout.

Swim – 8200 yards
Bike – 113.15 mi
Run – 28.11 mi
Strength/Core – 1 hr 45 min
Yardwork – 7 hr 20 min
Walking – 45 min

Training total:

Swim - 118,750 yards
Bike - 19 hr 25 min trainer, 801.89 mi
Run - 299.43 mi
Strength/Core - 36 hr 55 min
Snow Shoveling - 1 hr 30 min (hey it's gotta count for something...)
Yardwork - 12 hr 40 min
Walking - 16 hr 30 min

Totals 5/2/10-5/8/10

The season is really sneaking up on me. Only 2 weeks until my first race of the year, the Bluff Creek Tri over near Ames. I feel like my swim and run are right there, but my bike needs some work. It doesn't help that the weather has been crap lately. These 2-3 hour rides in 40 degree windy weather are not a lot of fun. Hopefully I can get a few decent rides in this week though.

Swim – 8000 yards
Bike – 80.51 mi
Run – 22.87 mi
Strength/Core – 2 hr 5 min
Yardwork – 1 hr 50 min
Walking – 45 min

Training total:

Swim - 110,550 yards
Bike - 19 hr 25 min trainer, 688.74 mi
Run - 271.32 mi
Strength/Core - 35 hr 10 min
Snow Shoveling - 1 hr 30 min (hey it's gotta count for something...)
Yardwork - 5 hr 20 min
Walking - 15 hr 45 min

Pictures of my baby

Some pictures of my Cervelo P2C all upgraded for the season ahead. I'll have to add a few with race wheels mounted a little later, picked up a Hed 3 front and a Renn 575 disc rear...

Totals 4/25/10-5/1/10

Still not sleeping well this week, so I bagged a couple training sessions. Still a fairly productive week, feeling strong other than the lack of sleep. Yeah, over 100,000 yards swimming total!

Swim – 11800 yards
Bike – 80.88 mi, 20 min trainer
Run – 32.04 mi
Strength/Core – 2 hr 20 min
Walking – 45 min
Yardwork – 1 hr

Training total:

Swim - 102,550 yards
Bike - 19 hr 25 min trainer, 608.23 mi
Run - 248.45 mi
Strength/Core - 33 hr 5 min
Snow Shoveling - 1 hr 30 min (hey it's gotta count for something...)
Yardwork - 3 hr 30 min
Walking - 15 hr