Each week continues to see a ramping up of the hours and miles spent on my feet, on the bike, or in the pool. This last week was a heavy one with a significant long ride last Saturday followed by a few longish rides this week – but a slightly…
This was the first week in some time where I have had a day off from training. Right now, I train 7 days a week – and most of those days have two training sessions with the exception of one or two but they tend to have one longer session.…
I am reminded of late of the idea of being true to yourself and the importance of not trying to be ‘like’ others or to ‘be’ something you aren’t. There is an important difference between inspiration and feeling inadequate because you aren’t the same as what you see on TV,…
This past week was a good mix of swim/bike/run and strength. It was a decent week overall given that every discipline was up week over week in terms of time. My legs felt a little heavy by the time Friday rolled around and my swim was less than spectacular, but…
In June of 2023 I had a job that had me traveling extensively through the summer. I made my first trip ever to Brazil and met up with a colleague from Australia and we were working together with the team there for roughly almost a week. I had finished my…
Have decided that I am going to do weekly updates on the training effort for the Trek Portland to Portland ride. Summarizing the most recent week of training seemed the most feasible, appropriate and least boring way to share process. There may be an odd workout here and there that…