Well I set a new personal record for bike distance yesterday. My brother and I went out with some leisurely MT bikers and then we went for another 20 miles after they left. That’s right a total over 35 miles in a single ride. The worst part was that I got a cramp in my right quad at about mile 30… but what are you gonna do when the car is still 5 miles away?
Wow. I tried to look up my old training reg but, I was apparently REALLY lazy about posting my training progress for the Sports Barn Tri last year… only one posting in March. I didn’t even log in my newer better faster race day time! I don’t feel like digging that up today but watch for it soon.
I only have time for a quick update of this years training. I’m still having great results by training like a Navy Seal:
I forgot to add this last year so I’m going back in time to add it in at its proper place…
This race was a great success, as I was able to improve my time even though I was only able to get in minimal training due to some ill-timed minor surgery. So here are the stats:
This shaved two minutes off my last SB Sprint in ’04. I also beat 139 people instead of just 74. None to shabby considering my training issues.
Whew. It is FINALLY getting warm enough to bike again. Which is great since, I HATE running. This winter has been frought with work-overload and knee issues — both of which contributed a lack of miles logged on my new treadmill. Which is why the miles that were never quite made it here since they were -uh- shameful. (Here’s the readers digest: 2-4 miles a pop at around an 10-12min/mile pace) The best cure I have found for my knees has always been biking, so now that I can get back on the bike my knee stability should improve/strengthen and that will help my running.
Well I got two rides in the uncommonly warm days we’ve been having sporadically. Unfortunately, I apparently left the GPS watch on after my first ride so the battery was dead for the second – so no cool stats on that one.
My bike course starts with an good uphill length to get the heart pounding – and in these cases my Asthma kicking… more proof I didn’t keep my cardo on track this summer. Oh well, at least I maintained the rest of my Navy Training. I have found your cardo will recover to a previously attained level as long as the rest of you body can handle the strain.
Well I’ve been training like a navy seal for about 2 months now and it is working great! This is one of the simplest regiments I’ve ever done and hands down THE MOST EFFECTIVE. I am getting in the best shape of my life and have dropped another pant size from where I got training for my sprint triathlon.
I can’t wait to see how far this simple program will take me. I am currently on week 9 of the 16 week course, which means I’m doing:
My only significant adaptation from the Navy training is that I’ve added a rowing component on my bowflex as the pushups were making my chest stronger than my back. I row in two arm positions: one to increase shoulder strength and one to build bicepts. I will continue this adaption in lue of the dips being added to the standard training. My next goal is to hit the following numbers of week 13 by the end of the year:
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