Back on It! I mean it this time

A new week and the health is finally to about 90%. In case anyone was wondering my total hours of training last week hit 70 mins, which consisted of a ride on the trainer. I was planning on riding with the www.Tribuys.com team on Saturday and it looked like the weather was going to accomodate, however when I got to Laguna Niguel it was pouring rain. Everyone who was there decided to do other things. I wasn't going to take any chances of getting sick again.
Today is a scheduled swim day, but until the cold is 100% gone I will not be hitting the pool. So it looks like a run at lunch nothing too hard. Tomorrow I will be meeting the team at a gym in Laguna Beach for a workout at 5:45am I drove by the place this morning in the daylight so I would know where the hell I was going. It looks nice. I am excited to have some direction about tri related lifting.
One of the perks of the Tribuys team is a free bike fit. I have not been fit for over a year so hopefully on Friday I will get that done.
FYI- I have established my goal for the Superfrog Olympic distance race. I am going to shoot for 2:30. That might be a bit of a stretch but we will see..

Happy Training!

Back On It

So the sickness has finally past. I can't remember having a cold like that in my life. Courtney and I literally went through a box of tissues in 12 hours. I wasn't sure that you could have that much sh-- in your nose.
Tomorrow will be my first day back in training. I plan on doing an easy 5-6 miles at lunch and see how I feel. I was lucky enough to be selected part of the Tribuys racing team. I am so stoked to get to know 25 other triathletes locally that I can enjoy training with. I just don't know that many other triathletes. A-train and I don't live that close to one another and with both of us having small children it makes it difficult to coordinate training together.
Let me say that Jen at Tribuys is an awesome lady. I wasn't able to go to the team meeting last night because Court was still to sick and I needed to watch Connor. So I rolled in there today and spent about an hour and a half talking with her and learning more about the team and getting fit for my gear.
I will joining the team for a group ride on Saturday and if I am feeling well enough I will go for a little run in the afternoon. One of the guys on the team also owns a gym in Laguna Beach which just happens to be right on my way to work and he is hosting workouts on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for us. Superfrog is only two months away so I need to start getting busy. I also need to figure out a goal. In every race that I have done so far I have set a goal and each time I have beat my goal. So do I need to make tougher goals?

Sickness is Going Away

So i am finally starting to feel better. The last time I worked out was Friday. I went into work today for a little bit. I have a big presentation tomorrow. Good Luck Me! My poor wife has been way sicker than me. It has made for quite a interesting dynamic at the house. Two sick parents and the little child who got us both sick is feeling great. I took the little man to the doctor today to get his stitches removed from the little fall that he took. He was a trooper and cried just a little bit. I anticipate that I will rest one more day and try and work out on Thursday, Friday at the latest. Anyways I was lucky enough to get picked to be on the local Tribuys racing team. It should be a lot of fun. I am looking forward to meeting many other age groupers that are local. I would be really stoked to meet some other folks to train with.

Not Such a Good Week

So my wonderful son had been sick for about a week or so. Which meant mommy and daddy were only getting about 5 hrs sleep a night. Of those 5 hrs we each probably got up 5 times to comfort Connor etc. We each spent hours sleeping in his bed so basically it was bound to happen. Courtney and I both got sick. The good news is that Connor is now healthy. Courtney and I both feel miserable.
I got in a few workouts this week before I got sick. I think I ran a whopping twelve miles, swam 2000 and rode about twenty miles. There is no way that I can currently workout with what I have got. Hopefully I will be back in action by Tuesday or Wednesday.

Good Week

So I got off to a pretty good start this week with my training. My totals were something like 22 miles running, 70 miles biking and a whopping 3500 meters swimming. I am starting to feel a little better and mixed in some hills, tempo work on my runs. On Saturday I took my first extended bike ride in the last few months. Actually since I did a century ride in August or September. I rode with a buddy 45 miles. the only thing was the Santa Ana winds were howling well above 20mph. The first 25 miles was uphill into the wind and a total fing grind. The ride had about 2500ft of climbing and by the time that I was done, I was done. The good new was as soon as I got home I had the pleasure of digging holes in my yard for 3 hours. We are doing some landscape renovations and had to dig out 12 rose bushes and plant another 12 in different holes by the way.
I also went for a run yesterday and I averaged 11 min miles with a avg hr of 145. I am not really sure how you factor in pushing a 2.5 year old in a jogger with a combined weight of almost 60 pounds uphill. It is nice to be in California as it was 85 degrees yesterday.

Starting to Get Consistent

So the New Year has gotten off to a good start. I have been relatively consistent in my workouts. I feel OK for the most part except in the pool, mainly because I have only swam about 10 times since the Vineman. I ran hills yesterday morning and for Orange County it was freezing it was about 38 degrees when I left my house. I actually ran in a beanie, everything was warm except for my hands. If it stays that cold I may have to bust out some gloves. This morning I swam there is something about getting in the pool at 5:30 am in the dark with the steam rising that makes me feel good.
It looks like my first race of the season will be the Superfrog an Olympic distance race in Coronado. The race is at the end of March. It is actually put on by the Navy Seals. I really don't have expectations for the race but I am sure as I get closer that will change. In the meantime it just feels good knowing that I am working my way back into shape.

Weekly Totals

Running- 25 miles

Biking- 50 miles

Swimming- 1500 meters

Didn't get a long run in today but did a sh--- load of gardening. I think I am more sore from 3 hours of gardening than a long bike ride or run. I trimmed a big ass tree and got stabbed by some big rose bushes about 50 times.

My goal for next week is to run about 25-35 miles.

Bike 100-125 miles

Swim 4000 meters

Party Animal

I am currently on an a bit of a bender. I drank too much on New Years and last night. My neighbors are a lot of fun. Last night one of our best friends Susie had a birthday day party at the OC Tavern, a fun little joint. The place was actually raging because the Charger game had just finished and everyone was celebrating the OT victory. When my neighbors get together it reminds me a bit of a frat party. I didn't get drunk but I feel a bit slower this morning.
Yesterday I got in the pool for the first time in quite a while. I only swam 1500 and at certain points was pretty sure that I was on the verge on drowning. I am eventually going to join a masters program, if I am going to reach my goal I will need to swim sub 30 mins for my half ironman. Yesterday afternoon I rode the trainer while I was watching the football game. I have serious problems riding that thing for more than an hour. So I rode for like an hour an 10 mins and called it quits. Today I plan on doing a bit of a longer run maybe closer to 9 miles.

Party on!

A little running

After taking yesterday off due to a slight hangover and just being really tired I got in a little run today. I ran about 6.5 miles at 9:30/mile pace average hr was 148. I felt good and did some light weights afterwards. Tomorrow on plan on getting in the pool for the first time in a while and also will get in 30-40 miles on the bike. We also have a birthtday party to go to tomorrow night with our whole neighborhood it should be fun.