This is the first month in forever where I felt like I got a good solid training month in - and that was with me missing a few days due to a cruise, and another few to illness. I can't wait to see what February brings!
I ran 12 times for a total of 96.85 miles [so close to my first 100 mile month ever!]. I spent a total of 17:12:01 running. My 3 longs runs for the month were:
12.99m @ 2:02:22 (9:58min/mi) @ 168bpm
15.01m @ 2:27:53 (9:51min/mi) @ 170bpm
17.04m @ 3:09:40 (11:08min/mi) @ 161bpm
I biked only 6 times for a total of 102.34 miles. I was on the bike for 6:31:08. My long ride was:
22.85 @ 1:30:01 (15.2mph) @ 125bpm...
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February 1, 2010 at 09:29:01 PM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Biking, Running, Training Update
I look at 2009 as my getting started year - I started running again for the first time in over 7 years, and resumed cycling as well [mainly focusing on cyclocross]. With that behind me now, I'm looking at 2010 as the year I'm getting serious. The 4 objectives I want to complete for the year are:
- Marathon [ING GA Marathon on 3/21]
- XTERRA Triathlon [XTERRA Ft. Yargo on 4/24]
- Olympic Triathlon [West Point Lake Olympic Triathlon on 6/13]
- 70.3 Triathlon [Augusta 70.3 on 9/26]
On top of those quantifiable goals, some of my meta goals are:
- Improve running speed [based off 5K & 10K times]
- Stay consistent in my training
- HAVE FUN
That last goal, to Have Fun, is the most important one to me and I will shift and...
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January 29, 2010 at 11:05:35 AM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Training Update
2009 has been quite a fun & busy year for me in the running/biking/swimming world. Ok, not really in the swimming world, but the other two for sure! For the first time in 8 years I started running again, and I rode/jumped like a maniac in my second season of cyclocross. It was a pretty solid training year in my own personal opinion (and we all know that's the one that matters!) and I hit quite a few milestones along the way There's still room for improvement in 2010 though! Before I can tell you what's ahead, I should probably recap what happened this past year.
Running
In March, I decided that I was tired of being a lazy bum and...
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December 30, 2009 at 04:28:02 PM | 1 Comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Running, Training Update
This month was low key as far as competition goes, with only a 5k race. I managed to get another PR in that race, but the focus of the month was again on training for the upcoming cyclocross season.
On the bike, I went 296.25 miles for the month over 14 rides, for a total time of 17:50:10. This was by far the most volume I've done on the bike before by mileage, with the previous highest being July with 169 miles. The last LSD ride I had was on 8/30. It was a 2hr ride. I made it 32.47 miles - this gave me an average pace of 16.2mph with an average HR of 127BPM. July's last LSD...
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September 10, 2009 at 10:17:30 AM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Running, Training Update
It's official - I signed up for my first marathon today! I'll be running the ING Georgia Marathon on March 21, 2010.
I have been debating doing a marathon for a long time, with the original goal of signing up for one this fall. However, I'm going to be on vacation for 3 weeks, and then cyclocross season starts - neither of which are very conducive to the marathon lifestyle. Due to this, I decided that 2010 was going to be the year of the marathon for me.
I'm sure I'll have more to say about this in the coming weeks, but I look forward to having this finite goal and event to train for. There is nothing...
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August 25, 2009 at 11:14:55 AM | 4 Comments Tagged: Running, Training Update
