I have been feeling really, really great this week. It seems like I’m gaining speed, strength, and endurance all at the same time. I’m going to bed tired but am getting incredibly restful sleeps and feeling refreshed and rejuvenized each morning for another day of training. It’s been several years since I’ve felt this good [...]
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I managed 40% of my total volume last week in one day…today! It was a good start to this final base phase of training. I started with a 2:30 ride (55+ miles) on the CompuTrainer in the morning. I don’t feel like switching gears all the time, so I just set it at 100 laps [...]
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I just finished up my second of three 4 week base building periods for the upcoming racing season. Luckily, I was able to come back from the AC joint injury rather quickly. At the end of the week after the initial injury I managed about 2,000m. After that, I quickly went up to 12,000m, 32,000m, [...]
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I just finished logging in my workouts into PC Coach, the training log software I use, from when I was home over the holidays. Here are some approximate numbers over the past few years:
For years 2006, 2007, and 2008:
Yearly Swim Distance: 550,000m, 940,000m, 1,080,000m
Yearly Bike Distance: 4425 miles, 3450 miles, 4015 miles
Yearly Run Distance: 1025 miles, [...]
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I just got back from a 17 day trip back home to Alva, Oklahoma on Tuesday. It’s always really noticeable how different Alva is from where I live now when I take longer trips like that. It’s not really better or worse, just different. The trip was good, and it was also nice to take [...]
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