tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71080362011-04-21T18:07:22.465-07:00<img src="http://www.teamintraining.org/images/teamintraining_logo.gif" align="left" width="100" height="68"><img src="http://www.latriathlon.com/Images/RaceLogos/LATlogo.gif" align="right" width="100" height="74">I am a member of the San Diego/Hawaii Chapter of the Team In Training and this is a journal of my training progress for the <a href="http://www.latriathlon.com">City of Los Angeles Triathlon</a> on September 12, 2004. &nbsp; &nbsp;Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1095112718075957852004-09-12T14:54:00.000-07:002004-09-13T15:01:27.790-07:00

I completed the LA olympic distance triathlon in 3 hours 29 minutes 14 seconds. I had a good swim, a great bike, but a poor run. Overall I am satisfied with my performance, but I am already thinking on where I need to improve for the next one. It was a grueling experience, one that I will never forget. More to come soon...

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11 days until the race. We are wrapping up our hard workouts this week, with the finale being a 2 mile swim from La Jolla Shores to La Jolla Cove. Tonight I ran 8.5 miles around Mission Bay and it was a pleasant and surprisingly easy run.

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The LA Triathlon is in 14 days. Today we are driving up for a practice swim at Venice Beach and to ride the bike and run course. I am ready for the race.

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The 20 mile bike/3 mile run brick workout turned into a 30 mile bike and 3 mile run. Olga, a former pentathlete from the Ukraine took the lead during the ride and challenged us to keep the pace. Since the gauntlet was thrown down, we had no choice but to chase. I hit a refreshing 43mph going down Torrey Pines and climbed hard on the uphill through Del Marr. I was able to keep pace at about

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Today was a lunchtime swim at La Jolla Shores. Pretty standard routine, swim to the 1/4 buoy, then to the 1/2 mile buoy then back to the 1/4 and then to shore, for about a 1.25 mile swim. The water was perfect - warm, clear and minimal chop. We spot the buoys from shore, suite up and head out. About 25 minutes into the swim, I realized the 1/2 mile buoy was still about 200 meters away and I

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Today we held a practice triathlon at Fiesta Island, a "sprint" with 800m for the swim, 20K for the bike, and 5K for the run. It was our chance to practice transitions,and to get an idea of our performance for the LA Tri that we have been training so hard for. I felt "off" then entire morning and only had a decent run. The swim for me, as usual, was tough and it seemed like I was swimming in

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An update will be posted soon....

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Part of our training is building up our base distances in the swim, the bike, and the run. Today the run base building and on my slate was 9 miles. While it is only a mile longer than what I ran last week, the last mile is always the hardest. Mentally, I wasn't sure I was prepared to run that far and I hoped that I was physically up to the task. It was hot, and I made sure that I had plenty

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Today I did something that I never thought I would or could do - I swam 1 mile in the ocean today. And I did it in just over 53 minutes. While that is not terribly fast, I am happy that I was able to touch the 1/2 mile buoy. It was somewhat overwhelming to know that you are 1/2 mile off shore, in the ocean. It was even more daunting knowing that I still had to go back. The water was remarkably

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The final stats, with splits were posted: SWIM CATEGORY PLACE O'ALL BIB RANK SWIM MALE CLYDES 24 546 798 707 0:13:35 BIKE RUN RANK BIKE RANK RUN FINISH 342 0:34:16 617 0:29:46 1:17:37 Overall, I ranked 24 out of 32 in my group and 546 out of 766 overall (rank 707 on the swim, 342 on

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The magic number for me today was 1:17:37. That was how long it took me to complete the Solona Beach Sprint Triatlon (500m swim/14.5K bike/5K run). I had a terrible swim, getting kicked in the head a few times and generally knocked around by the masses. Swimming in a horde is definitely a unique experience and this is my weak part of the race. I have a month to get to a mile in the water. I

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The swim tonight was a good swim for me. Two laps around the first marker for a thousand meters plus an another half and back for about 200 meters more. The water was fairly warm and the waves were nice making for a pleasant evening in the ocean. I am starting to become comfortable with these swims. The next time out, I will try for three laps. However, I am still find swimming a mile

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My goal was to do a long run tonight, 6 miles or so. I was going to run from the house to the lake and back with a nice big hill in the middle. About two miles into the run, my ankles started to hurt something fierce. Most likely a result of the really hard run workout from yesterday. I am not spending enough time on the miles and I need to squeeze some good base building runs in. Not sure

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Track workout was focused on speed and consisted of fast and slow intervals. 3 x 300m hard at 90-100% max, walk the last 100m, then 1 x 800m at pace. Rinse and repeat for a total of three iterations. 5100m, plus another 2400m for warmup and cool down, long day.

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A number of the TNT LA Triathlon team decided to do the Solona Beach "Sprint" Triathlon on August 1st to give us some practice on how to do a triathlon. The Solona Beach Triathlon is short and fast, 400m swim, 14.5k bike, 5k run but it is a chance to practice transitions and more to participate in an actual race. We decided to swim the course at Solona Beach and then turned the day into a bike/

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Today was another long bike ride along a very popular course - Solona Beach to Lake Hodges along Del Dios. Many hills and hard work ensued. Nothing like The Tour of course, but very challenging for me. 14 or so miles to the lake, brief stop at the sag for fluid refills before turning back to the start. The return leg was much hotter and the last hilly segments made me want to be doing something

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1090257447397309542004-07-15T22:40:00.000-07:002004-07-19T10:17:27.396-07:00

Today I worked out on my own so I wanted to get more miles on the bike and then try running. Ventue for this workout was Miramar Lake. 32 miles on the bike, gently rolling but curvy route. Averaged 17.5 mph and completed the bike in under 2 hours. Put the bike away and transitioned to a run. Ran 1 mile out and back (total of 2 miles) at my pace of 10 minute miles. It was hot, in the 90s

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Today's track workout were our two-mile time trials. Basically so that coach can see if he needs to adjust our training paces and if we have significantly increased our speed. I am not one of the faster runners and my time was 2 miles in 17:53, about 30 seconds faster than my 1 mile pace. I felt pretty good after the run, it is definitely getting easier. Next month we have a three-mile

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Today I swam 1300 meters (52 lengths) in the pool. Or at least 1300m as I lost count somewhere in the middle of the swim due to delerium. I like swimming in the pool, especially in the evening as it is not very crowded and I don't have to share any lanes. However, I could do without all the chlorine... So progress is good, soon we will be starting our ocean swims. I hope that I am

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So today was the hardest bike workout yet. A long ride, goal was 32 miles. And while 32 miles really isn't all that much for a road ride, we had to conquer yet another mountain. The trek today was along Scripps-Poway parkway from about a mile east of IH-15 all the way to highway 67. Round trip of 16 miles and the team was to ride it twice. For those that are familiar with the route, you have

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Today I spent the longest time ever in the pool swimming laps. My goal each week for swim is to increase the distance by 10%. Last week I swam 36 lengths (850m), today I swam 42 (1050m) in about 39 minutes. Though slightly faster than previous swims, I still need to pick up the pace. The pool was really crowded tonight and it was hard to swim without bumping into someone or having someone

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Today I ran the Scripps Ranch Old Pros 10K run. The coach recommended we run this race to get an idea of our performance. After we did our 1 mile time trial many weeks ago, coach projected our 10K time and pace and we were to compare our time in this race to what he projected. In that three months ago I could only do a 5K in 38 minutes, I was pleased that I completed the 10K in 64 minutes (

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The Saturday bike workout was another set of bricks. This time it was a series of intervals - bike the inner loop of Fiesta Island (2.2 miles), then transition to a 1/2 mile run. Rinse and repeat 5 more times. I found this workout really good. The coach focused on teaching us how to setup and do transitions, and explained the rules. The LA Tri is different than most in that it has two separate

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Today was a 20 mile ride along the coast, same as previous rides, except that we limited it to 10 miles out and 10 miles back. Had the pleasure of going up Torrey Pines again, and though I was able to do it faster than previous attempts, I still find it difficult. After completing the bike we were supposed to do a 3 mile run. However, due to time issues, I ended the workout after the bike.

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These track workouts are beginning to become tedious. Tonight it was 6 x 800m at pace. Nothing exciting here.

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I decided to do my own swim workout instead of the coached swim workout. I really need to work on my endurance so I need to spent my time in the water doing laps. My form has improved enough where I am not working as hard and though I can always benefit from the drills and form workouts, I still felt it was better for me to use the time doing laps. And laps I did. Last Tuesday, I swam 26

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I was out of town visiting family this weekend so training was fairly light. Friday: travel, no training Saturday: 2 mile run in the morning Sunday: no training Monday: 3 mile run in the morning The brief break was nice.

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Todays track workout was more hills. This time it was 10 intervals of 50 seconds running up a hill near where we meet for the normal track workout. While 500 seconds of hills doesn't seem like much, by the 8th interval, my hamstrings were complaining.

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The theme for the week has been hills. First hill intervals at track. And now we master Torrey Pines hill on the bike. For those who are familiar with Torrey Pines, then you already understand. For those that are not, just know that world-class triathletes from around the world come to San Diego to train on Fiesta Island and to master Torrey Pines. Today, we beat it five times (and some even

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Determined to spend more time in the pool, I went to 24H Fitness at 5am this morning. When I arrived, only one other person was in the pool and he left soon after. I had the entire pool to myself for most of my swim. I set a goal of doing at least 20 laps as that is what I swam on Tuesday. I also wanted to swim those laps faster than before, so I had my work cut out for me. Again, I focused

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Today our coached track workout was at Marian Bear Memorial Park, a remarkable park hidden in one of the many canyons in San Diego. The goal was to work on hamstrings and run hills. After meeting for the pre-workout briefing, we "warmed-up" by running two or so miles to the particular hill we were going to climb. Once we arrived at the spot, I knew it was going to hurt. This hill was about

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TNT didn't have a scheduled pool practice today due to the pool being closed for cleaning. It made for another great opportunity to head to 24Hr fitness to work on basics and do laps. I did 20 "laps" and assuming the pool is 25 yards long, that makes for about 500 years, almost a third of what I need to be able to do. I didn't do the laps straight through, I had to take short breaks every so

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After the run on Sunday I feel more confident about the bike and run portions of the race. However, I still have a serious amount of work to get to the point where I can complete the swim. As I need to get as much time in the water as I can, I went to the pool today. I started out strong, did two laps easily, then it went down hill from there. After thinking about how I am swimming and

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At 10:30, I met with some TNT mates at Del Mar for a run along the coast from Powerhouse Park to the base of Torrey Pines hill (about 5 miles round trip). We started about 11 am and it was in the mid 70s with a nice breeze. We ran along the railroad tracks down to the beach and then to the hill, turned around and went back. We took a minor detour on the return leg that added another 1/2 mile and

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The bike workout comprised of cadence and speed intervals. Cadence is the RPM of our pedals and for a triathlon, we should strive for a cadence between 90 and 100. For the cadence intervals, we had to pick a starting speed (ie, 15 mph) and then increase it each minute, but not change gears, so we increased our cadence. This went on for 3 small loops around Fiesta Island (6.3 miles). The speed

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Tonight we started with a 1 mile warm-up at "conversational" running pace which is slower than our training pace. Then coach had us all gather around and he critiqued the running forms of some America's top runners. After that lesson, we were all cooling off, so it was another 400m lap. Then it was time for the drills... First set were "butt kicks" where we tried to kick our heals up as high

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Tonight I learned how to swim - the right way. I worked to build on the skills I learned last week, plus I focused on keeping my head down, and learning to roll my body during my stroke and when taking a breath. I could really tell the difference swimming the right way makes. It felt like less work and that I could swim farther. Still, I have a long way to go before I really feel comfortable

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I have received two donations over the past few days, each for $100! I really appreciate the generous donations The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the money is put to immediate use. The San Diego chapter directly funds 5 scientists performing Leukemia research and provides $500 stipends to patients to help with the many costs that are not covered by insurance. On Saturday I had a long talk

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Yesterday I ran 3.5 miles at my training pace. I found out today that I ran it too fast for base-building and that instead, I need to run at "conversational" pace. No wonder I felt wiped out after the run. I feel like I am hitting a wall at the 3.5 mile point. After that distance run, I feel drained and sore and I find that I need extra time to recover. I hope this gets better sooner rather

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As I really need time in the pool, I went to the pool at my 24 Fitness club and did laps. I focused on breathing and technique and just getting minutes in the pool. I tried to practice taking shallower breaths and exhaling properly. I managed to do about 8 laps in the pool and 35 minutes in the water.

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Today was a bike clinic and the team practiced changing tubes in the event of a flat. It was good to get some practice in though I really didn't want to mess with my wheels. We learned the proper (and fast) way to remove the wheels from the bike and how to change a tube in under a minute. As watching is not doing, it took me about 3 minutes to change the tube, but I did get it right the

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The Tri team held a support rally for our honored teammate, Jay, as he is beginning a new round of Rituxin treatments next week. We gathered at Pizza Port in Solana Beach to spend the evening with him and to wish him luck with the treatments.

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A much needed day of rest.

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Today was track day and our mission was to run 3 x 1600m intervals at our training pace with minimal rest. I was worried that I would have a difficult time with this as I was still sore from the swim workout last night. As I only ran a 9 minute mile, my mile training pace is 10:28 and I am one of the slower members on the team. The goal of each interval is to run at a consistent pace so that

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Swimming is now my bane. I lost count of the number of laps we did tonight in all the training and drills, but I was told we did over 350m in the pool. I am exhausted. Nearly all of tonight was skill building. Learning how to swim properly and efficiently. While I can swim freestyle, I have terrible technique and form and I have much to improve on over the coming weeks.

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085862313470025492004-05-29T13:20:00.000-07:002004-05-29T13:27:10.983-07:00

Today was "Bike Evaluation" or more aptly called, "Time Trials". Three laps (outer loop) around fiesta Island for the LA Tri Team, six loops for the Vineman team and we are supposed to do the loops as fast as we can. Each loop is just over 4.1 miles. One loop warmup and I was third to go. The ride felt good, though there was about a 10 mph headwind for most of the ride. On the last leg of the

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085723481327940962004-05-27T22:46:00.000-07:002004-05-27T22:51:21.326-07:00

Today I rode with my mentor up the coast from Torrey Pines to Encinitas and back. Same ride as last week and I felt good until it was time to tackle the Torrey Pines hill. I also worked on my cadence (strokes per minute) trying to get up to the 95-105 that the coach recommends. At the moment, I seem to average in the high 70s. Ride Summary Distance: 22.3m Ave Speed: 13.6mph Ride Time: 1 hr 35m

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085675886494226272004-05-27T09:36:00.000-07:002004-05-27T09:38:06.493-07:00

Just over 15 weeks left to prepare for the Triathlon. It doesn't seem like enough time.

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085629875667293642004-05-26T20:43:00.000-07:002004-05-26T21:22:29.130-07:00

It seems that for our Wednesday track practices, we will be doing 4500-5000 meters. Tonight we ran intervals, 4 x 1200m at our training pace that is based on our 1 mile time-trials from last week. We had 3 minutes rest between each interval. Surprisingly, the intervals got easier for me as I did them. The first was hard, and I ended up pushing myself faster than my training pace. The second

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085546644912352442004-05-25T21:31:00.000-07:002004-05-26T16:24:42.400-07:00

Tonight was our first Team swim workout. Lots of schooling going on here and me realizing how poor my swim form is. One of my mentors was presented as an example of "really good" swim form and set the bar pretty high. It was chilly outside so it was nice to finally get into the pool as the water was in the mid 70s. We spent an hour in the pool practicing some basics: kicks and strokes.

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085521824094332742004-05-23T14:49:00.000-07:002004-05-26T16:25:24.496-07:00

Saturday: Team workout on bikes at Fiesta Island. We practiced passing, safety, and general bike etiquette. Not a terribly difficult workout as it was 14 miles for the day. Sunday: Solo workout at Miramar lake, run/bike. Started off with a 3 mile run. Ran it faster than I had in previous runs. Short break, then bike from lake to home via Scripps Ranch Blvd. The ride was only 4 1/2 miles or so,

Triathlon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247531991823458464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108036.post-1085521934243112862004-05-21T12:22:00.000-07:002004-05-26T16:25:34.790-07:00

Had a good ride with my mentors and some other Team-in-Training 'mates last night. The goal for the group was a ride from Torrey Pines Golf course at the top of the Torrey Pines mesa to Carlsbad along Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), about 32 miles or so, round trip. A map of one of the segments is here. Not a terribly long ride in terms of distance, but there are parts that are fairly challenging.

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