9 Months to Tri

Post race.
It doesn’t get any more post race than this.
Its Sunday; its been five days since the race. Physically, feeling much better, though I’m up too late tonight, and will most likely be tired tomorrow.  The initial effects of the race are already starting to drift away. The unease of the swim. The pain […]

56:51 - 1:47:42
Well, its Friday night. The race was Tuesday. Its getting harder to remember the little details, but I’ve still got enough to finish this up, I suppose. First off, while I went for a 5k run today at lunch, my muscles seem to still be wiped out. It was just very […]

Time: 7:51 - 56:50
So, this is where I lost my race. And my spirit. And possibly my mind. Totally.
But first, its now been two complete days since I finished. I was hoping to write posts 3 and 4 tonight, but it isn’t going to happen. I am just far too tired. I can’t […]

Time: 0:00 - 7:50
First of all, I wanted to say that I had intended to complete this part of the race in under 10 minutes. So, at 7 minutes, 50 seconds, I would say the race started well. On target if not a bit ahead of target, in fact.
We started the swim portion of the […]

As I write this, I have a full day, post-race behind me. I’m very tired. I’m saddle sore. I’m exhilarated at having completed my first tri, relieved that its behind me, and cross with myself for having performed as poorly as I did.
So, let’s cheat just a minute and I’ll give the numbers up […]

Its Monday, day 57. Its my first day back into the office after a 9 day vacation, and my first day into the gym after a 4 day vacation. Feels very weird, and I wish I was back at home.
Actually, I started the day off with a visit to my doctor. Before I get into […]

Yesterday was Friday, and I was feeling completely wiped out. I had so much work to do before getting ready to start ‘vacation’ today, that I didn’t get out of work until 9 pm.  I did my hour of cardio, but every part of my body was just sore. “Too much!” it cried out. It […]

Time at the Pool with Esmaya
Today I spent some time at the pool with my daughter and faced one of the problems I’ve been living with for the last 7 years.  Its almost impossible to REALLY exercise while I’m spending time with my daughter.  She simply can’t swim well enough for me to not keep […]

Mike was in again, and I think he took pleasure in putting me on the Stair Master stair mill for the first time. Wow. Tough stuff. Spent 10 mins on the stair mill, 20 on the bike, 15 on the treadmill and 15 on the arc trainer. 1 hour.
Also, as a schedule update, Brett […]

Dear Blog,
Today I did weights and Mike was IN.  Mike is a big meanie!  No, he’s not really.  Actually, he’s a great guy, but his idea of a strength training session feels an awful lot like running laps.  Seriously.  I had gotten halfway thru my first circuit (I do 2 circuits of a 10 exercise […]