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750m ocean swim 20k bike 5k run 4/19/09 Me, Ryan Moore, Jeff Mann, Greg Moore

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Had my 2nd swimming lesson today. It went well - we swam 800m today which was definitely farther than before (plus we were swimming against the current). Heather says my stroke is definitely improving and I notice i don't get fatigued as quickly :) Will try to go for a short run later today.

2mi time trial, unfortunately it was not nearly as fast as i was hoping for...17:24. That means i only ran about 18s/mi faster than my "easy" pace on mon/weds. I think i will repeat the 2mi time trial every two weeks. Also, I had to modify my run while running because it was longer than expected...i will plan a better route next time.

No running or swimming today but i did squeeze in about 2hrs of bouldering and came so close to completing my first V3!

6hrs rock climbing (bouldering) at Rocktown (near LaFayette, Ga) and about 2hrs hiking around

It has been a while now since i have been training. I was sick for about a week and a half and then spent about a week just recovering (plus i was working a lot of overtime at work). But it's finally time to start training for our next triathlon. I had my first swim lesson today with a swim coach in Vero. It went well, she is really nice and we swam in the ocean instead of a pool so that was cool. She swam alongside me and gave tips on how to correct my stroke and improve my endurance.

Also went climbing today, I have lost a lot of top rope endurance since we have been bouldering so much lately. Hope to get back into top rope more and complete a 5.11 route. I also need to do some lead routes now that we are certified...but we need a rope...and i'm nervous about it since we haven't done it since we got certified...

3.3mi in 24mins but i did have to stop once. So if i actually went 8min/mile or faster i'm still pretty happy with that. Speed workout tomorrow...

3.90 miles in 35:41. Did the first two miles in 18:05 so i held a steady 9:02 pace, yay! The last two miles were between 9:15 to 9:25 so that is still not bad for my first morning back to work :)

Went climbing tonight, finished my first V3!! and i got the starting 3 holds on a V5 that ryan couldn't get because it was too low to the ground :) yay for short people.

4mi easy bike warm up over to Palm Bay hospital
30mi hard bike ride with Ginger and the group
4mi easy bike cool down, followed by a day full of mulching the yard

A fun filled and tiring day of wakeboarding and tubing today :)

Did a sprint triathlon today and i did ok i guess but certainly not nearly as well as I would have liked. I really worked hard today but the swim was def longer than it was supposed to be and the waves were brutal. Going over the giant bridge on the bike...twice...didn't help either. Run was slow cuz i got jelly legs after the hard bike. Guess i'll wait to see final results posted soon

4hrs rock climbing (bouldering) at Boat Rock (near Atlanta, Ga)

500m swim for endurance followed by 100m worth of sprints and some underwater swimming
6mi easy bike ride (3mi each way to/from the pool)

Sprints - 5min warm up, 5mins of sprints (20s on, 10s off), 5min cool down

Crossfit at mikes including ~20mins of running with a weight vest. It was so hot! I tried to swim in the afternoon but the pool was closed due to lightning. Was going to try again in the evening but we were looking at a house on the river :)

Didn't make it out for my two mile time trial this morning...hoping to squeeze it in before bed tonight after work

200m hard, 200m easy, here are the 200m hard times: (they are approximate because this is on the road, not the track so i dont know if it was exactly 200m):
56s, 58s, 57s, 55s, 55s, 58s, 56s, 55s, 54s, 56s,

Speed workout with Christina and Cliff. Did 1.25mi warmup, 1.5mi on the track (200m on/200m off, repeat), 1.25mi cooldown. Averaged 46s for 200's. Not bad :)

Cross fit: .25mi warm up, 3 rounds of the following: 7 thrusters, 8 overhead lunges, 8 squats, 10 burpees...exhausting

I have not worked out in a week and my upcoming sprint tri is starting to haunt me...i swear i am going to run and swim today before we leave for our rock climbing trip...

Ok so i got the run done, 20mins and it was hot as heck. But no time for the swim, had to load the car and clean the house, etc before our rock climbing trip

20min easy run before work
8mi hard bike tabata after work

Crazy day... started off with 2hrs of mowing and yard work. Helped ryan take the seats out of the van and load some plywood which was a workout all by itself.
Biked 7.5mi to mike's house, hour long crossfit (knees to elbows, sit ups, push press, L-sit, dips, push ups)
Biked 6mi to pool, 500m workout
Biked 4mi home

Scheduled work out was 1mi warmup, 2mi tempo then 1mi cooldown. Ended up being 2mi tempo, 1mi easy, 1mi dragging myself home...hope to do better tomorrow

Crossfit at lunch after speed workout, did 1/2mi run, back extensions, pushups, pull-ups, lunges, sit-ups and a cooldown run

.5mi warmup
20mins of 20s on/40s off
.5mi cooldown
Averaged 9:00 pace overall (including w/u & c/d)

Been really slacking since thursday...no running since then but i did climb today. Hope to run and swim tomorrow

20min tempo run
1hr rock climbing at the gym - i almost got a V3/V4 today :)

biked to and from the pool (7-8mi)
Pool workout: used paddles and a pull buoy for an arm workout today, very interesting. Seemed to help me keep my wrists at the right angles and focus on the technique of my stroke. 4x200m with paddles then 50m cool down freestyle.

4mi "easy pace". Did the same loop as on monday but was able to do a little better. The first two miles were slower (9:15/mi) but ended up with a 9:00 overall pace so the last two must have been quick.

Did 4 miles but i wasn't feeling very good, i hope i'm not getting sick...

Swam 500m but my legs were pretty tired from all of the running. Must work on improving swimming!! Positive note: breathing on both sides is getting more fluid and effortless.

Went to climbing gym, have lost a lot of endurance, i need to work harder at it if i am going to jump up to 5.11's and V3/V4's.

4.32 miles in 39:46 with Carolyn, so we averaged a 9:10 pace. I must be out of shape for that to have tired me out as much as it did but i'm still proud, that's the most i've run for a practice in quite a while.

20min treadmill run...i really need to get my running going again if i am going to get faster at tri's