Week of August 26th

Last week was a tuff workout week. We had lots of rain with temperatures and very humid conditions. All in all, I very pleased with my workouts. I put in all the miles that I was suppose to. I am finding the value of a good nutrious diet. I'm also finding out how soon I shouldn't run after a meal. I have to wait about 2-3 hours before running after eating. Twice last week, I ran to soon after eating and I felt like I was going to get sick during my workout. Today, Sunday, I did 13.5 miles without much effort and my run felt very good. The eleventh mile was a little tough, but miles 12 and 13 were very good.

This week my workouts are as follows:

Sunday - Run 13 Miles
Monday - Swim in the morning and Run 5 miles
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - Swim 2,300 yards and Run4 miles
Thursday - Run 8 miles
Friday - Rest
Saturday - Bike Easy (Short Distance - 8 - 12 miles)

Week of August 19th

Last week was a great workout wek for me. I comleted my first Olympic Triathlon and also completed a 12 mile runthe following day. I also hit all my training goals for the week, of witch I was happy.

This week my workouts are as follows:

Sunday - Run 12 Miles
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Run 4 miles
Wednesday - Swim 2,300 yards and Run4 miles
Thursday - Run 8 miles
Friday - Swim
Saturday - Rest

Sylvania Trathlon

The Sylvania Triathlon is located in Sylvania, Ohio. Approximately 60 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport. Theevent offers Sprint, Olympic and Duathlon events. I chose to participate in the Olympic event this year. MY FIRST OLYMPIC 1.5K Swim, 40K Bike and a 10K Run.

This event was very difficult in terms of the distance. I had a pretty good swim, finishingthe 1.5K in just over 26 minutes. I really felt good getting out of the water. Unlike the Clark Lake Triathlon, I swam in open water the entire distance with a few exceptions.

I felt really good on the bike for the first 18 miles. I'm guessing I averaged just under 20 miles per hour. I slowed down on the final 6 and still finished at just over 19 miles per hour. I was definitely hurting at the end. I finished this stage in 1:17.

During the run, my legs felt very heavy and I kept pushing myself through the stage. My finishing time for the run was 60 minutes. About 9:48 pace.

All in all, I felt I did rather well.

Sylvania Triathlon

Week of August 12th

I can some up the weather from last week as hot and very humid. Highs in the mid-90s was constant all week with showers scatter througout the week. With that I was able to get in some runs, swims and a bike outing. Rather low key for the week. I didn't want to push too much bacause the Sylvania Tri was coming up on Sunday.

Sylvania Triathlon

This week my workouts are as follows:

Sunday - Sylvania Triathlon (1.5K, 40K, 10K)
Monday - Swim in the Morning, 12 miles in the evening
Tuesday - Bike 20 Miles
Wednesday - Swim 2,300 yards and 4 Miles
Thursday - Run 7 miles
Friday - Swim
Saturday - Rest

Week of August 5th

I worked out pretty well last week. I did my 11 miles runon Sunday, and also got all my swims and short runs in as well. I did a swim/run brick on Friday morning and it went pretty good. I also did a 32 mile bike ride on Saturday morning. It went well and I feel I'm ready of the Olympic Triathlon this weekend.

Sylvania Triathlon

This week my workouts are as follows:

Sunday - Rest
Monday - 11 miles in the evening
Tuesday - 3 Mile run
Wednesday - Swim 2,300 yards and bike 24 miles
Thursday - Run 6 miles
Friday - Swim and Rest
Saturday - Bike 40 miles