New Me Update

Well, everything is very surprisingly on track from my last post. From a high of 191.6 in April I was down to 177.8 this morning. There have been some workout sacrifices but nothing too bad. I will move from a little over 2 pounds a week to one pound a week.  Bike mileage has been good when I have not been running and I finally got it back yesterday as I was able to hang with the strong rider in the area on the climbs and even take a few pulls on a hilly 64 miler.  I also built a rolling out and back 2.5 mile section on a bike path for the running stroller. I hit a 6:53 pace with it so now I just need a track session.
We are headed back midwest in a few days for 3 weeks and I am going to try and hop in the St Peters Rec Plex Triathlon with about one swim session under my belt since June 2012 so that could be interesting.  We are looking at moving to Peru, NE or Sault Ste Marie MI and should know by the next time I post hopefully if one pans out.
Journey is now jogging a full half mile on the trails at about 5 mph or 12min mile. Her 200 on the track is a 1:06.

Fresh Start

Well, I will only say that living in Maryland has been the most depressing thing in my 30 years. I have gained over 20 pounds since november and almost quit working out. 190 pounds does not feel good even biking. I think with there only being 4 months to go living here I can just focus on training for where we may end up next.  I hope to hop into a couple 5ks once I get back under 175.  No tri's bc everything close is over 200 for an Oly.

Going to try to update monthly if things go well. Just need to take it one step at a time for a couple months and get ready for summer training when I should be able to sign up for the next race this fall.

2012 Year Totals

Swim 10:33:00                  30750  yards
Bike  253 hours 31 min     4751 miles
Run   158 hours 17 min 1218.1 miles
3:18:00  weights
Total:     422 hours 21 min

Averages

1:09:00 workout per day.  Up from 0:53

8:08:00 workout per week. Up from 6:53

Weeks over 10 hours:  14 Up from 11

Weeks over 14 hours:    5

Biggest week Jan 14:48 Down from Jan 15:31:00

Swim 591 yards per week. 2562 a month

Biked 91 miles per week. 396 a month

Ran 23.4 miles per week.  101.5 a month

Triathlons: 1 completed, 1 DNF

Running Races: 2

Days off: 96
Workouts: 425
Begin weight 186 end 184, low 168
Key Workouts
 10x400 1:15 avg (1:13 low, 1:18 high) after 2:30 trainer at 185W
20:59 stroller 5k in middle of run
100M in 1:08, 400M in 62 secs
 10x100 on 2min avg 1:16


This was the year of moving to Maryland. Longest drought in blog history. Been battling with really hating this place. Workout wise the cycling is pretty good but everything else sucks.  Won't go too much into it as I am trying to stay positive but let it has worn on me and we still have a while left. Might end up being a whole year of no races, or 1 or 2 off key events.

Review time. Strava was the big find and I knocked out a lot of good KOM sections.  Fun to have something to shoot for when not racing.  I did start to do better when not focusing on weight.  Drinking is going to be highly reduced for 2013 as well.  Not much else to say bc nothing really happened.
The  10x400 1:15 avg (1:13 low, 1:18 high) after 2:30 trainer at 185W was on Thanksgiving so I definitely have the tools right now so just need to stop feeling sorry for myself.

Quintana Roo pics

Here are good pics.

Another Half Iron DNF

Intro Last Saturday in Minnesota I attempted another Half Iron Triathlon. The day started bad as my bike had major shifting problems that even the bike mechanics could not figure out. Thus my easiest combination was 39x17 (16.1 mph at 90rpm) in the aero bars and 39x15 (18.3 mph at 90 rpm) standing. Needless to say I was redlining the hills and then coasting down. Swim The swim was 34 minutes which was only about 1-3 minutes off the competition due to drifting on only some bouys and the resulting sighting. Seemed long as I have not been swimming so took it easy. Bike Started great. Blasting through the field and passing 2:20 riders like nothing. Then the 20 mile section of road that was like crossing a train track constantly. I would never ride this even on a road bike for training. I would load up and drive somewhere. At mile 10 I decided just to easy pedal and try to have a good run. Then 20 miles later the road got better and I hammered again. Two big problems happened then. I thought there were three water stops and the first was at like mile 15 so no go there. Then the second had only 4 oz of water in the bottle and then no more stations. Suck. Second, I was riding on the right side of the white line and a car honked and tried to run me off the road. RED HOT LIVID RAGE ensued. Not good for me. 20 minutes later a truck passed me and then went through an intersection and I followed to the right in the bike lane and he cut right into me. Closest call I have had in over 6 years. More RAGE and only 3 miles to the finish. I have no idea what that guy was doing bc of where it happened. Run The problem with the rough road and having to stay aero to shift or sprint hills at 19 mph is that my hip went out again. It was hard to walk in T2 and I should have quit again right there and then. Hobbled a run for 6 miles and only got passed twice in the first 5 and then quit. My hip was just locked. Conclusion 1. I am getting rid of my tri bike and disc wheel in order to try and get a Kestrel with clip on bars. This was I can more effectively manage my back and have a much smoother ride. 2. Going to only do a half next on a road that I have ridden.

May Totals

Totals Swim 2:30:00 6400 Bike 26:04:00 519 Run 17:21:00 140.6 Weights 0:08:00 Total time: 46:03:00 Beginning weight: 172.5 Ending weight 167.8 for 4.7 pounds. Days off: 4 Workouts: 43 Key Workouts: Brick: Fast 50 (22mph) then 6:10 and 6:02 miles straight. Brick: 54 mile with 12:40 for 2 miles 100M in 1:08 400M in 62 secs. 2 SOLID 16 mile runs 10M TT in 24:14 headwind on return. Had Trizou at the beginning of the month and then did some bigger workouts with more recovery in order to try and maximize weight loss. My two 16 mile runs were solid 7:10 pace and even had some pick-ups with soreness not too bad. Fairly easy pace and had some solid workouts in the days before. Swimming is impossible with water warmer then I take showers in the winter just not an option unless 500 yards or so. Only one punch before open water is only option. Biking has felt very lackluster but I have the endurance. Pacing the half on June 9 is going to be critical. I also think I have been trying to go longer and the weight loss is creeping in. Very lean right now. Can't remember the last time I couldn't feel a slight giggle and even my pecks are not bouncing noticeably. Goal for June is to race hard and then take a week off with only swimming and some light biking and running in order to build for Rev3 Maine now instead of Muncie 70.3. This gives me time to tweek the results from the half and then continue or steady off the weight loss. 165 would be fine but 160 is the ultimate goal by August.

Trizou Triathlon

Elite Wave at Trizou Triathlon in Columbia MO. 70 degrees and calm winds at race start. 400M pool swim in 50M pool. Long Transition 14 mile 2 loop bike with 2 good hills and a mile of technical cones at the start and end. 3 mile run. To preface I had lost 12 pounds in the past month and did not "reload" my calories properly. Four bathroom stops before race start and a nauseated stomach before the start did not bode well. Threw up less then halfway through the bike. Swim 6:53 (1:34 per 100 yards) I started ok and then fell off pace. Don't really know what happened. Must have just been off. That is just a terrible pace even given my training. Gonna have to think hard about this one. Bike 36:03 (23.3 mph) I threw up before the first lap was done and it was at the bottom of the big hill somehow. Race fell apart from there. I have only had this happen one under extenuating circumstances and can barely remember even feeling stomach problems while riding. I was going to go into 2nd within the next 2 miles as well. Still ended within 20 secs of 2nd best split of the day somehow so my take away is my training is fine. Run 18:24 (6:08) Plan was just to jog it in and see if I could nab 7th place somehow to get 50 bucks. Ended up catching up to a guy but my stomach wasn't letting me step on it. Thought I was going 7:10-7:20 pace. My first mile must have been around a 5:50 somehow. Take away from this is great. Easily felt like a half marathon pace. The weight loss is showing through here without a loss on the bike so far. Overall 1:04:42 5th place and $100 payday so I got my race entry and some more back. Plan now is too lose some more weight. 165 by June 1 is the plan.