Last weekend, I headed up to Buford, GA for what may be my favorite cross training activity – kayaking. This was my second time out on the river in a kayak, and I had a lot more confidence getting started this time.

One of the great things about running is that it is a very “pure” sport. Unlike cycling, it’s not a sport where you can buy yourself seconds or minutes by upgrading your wheels, or purchasing more aerodynamic helmets or bikes. To compete, all you really need are a pair of running shoes! However, every now and then we put enough miles on our shoes and have to drag ourselves to the store to get a new pair. Even though my shoes have only 150 miles on them (I’ve read that you should get new shoes after 300-400 miles on average), I’ve had them for over 4 years, and have been experiencing some shin splints. Since I’m really getting back on track with running, I figured a new pair of shoes might be in order.

As a triathlete, it seems we all have an addiction for reading up on the sport, whether it be on the Internets or in those papery substances that historians talk about on the Internets (I think they used to call them “books”). If there was only one book that you were allowed to read as a Triathlete, I think it would have to be the Triathlon Training Bible, by Joe Friel. One thing he covers is how to determine what your training zones are, which are useful for knowing how hard to go during a workout. Since training for Cyclocross begins in earnest next week (woohoo!), I figured it would be a good idea to get an accurate idea of what my training zones are in order to get the most out of my workouts.

What better way to spend a Saturday morning than taking over the roads of Atlanta with over 55,000 of your closest friends? I can’t think of many better things, which means I’ll probably be running the Peachtree Road Race for the next few years!

Hello friends! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my blog has gone a major design overhaul and moved to it’s own spiffy domain – http://anathleteintraining.com/ Nothing should really change other than having a new URL