Birthday today. Went for a run this morning but could only handle the cold for around 20 minutes. Later got layered up and biked to Velotique on Queen Streot and bought myself a present:
GoPro HeroHD helmet camera.
Also today, signed up the for the Warrior Dash at Horseshoe resort in July. And last week joined the Toronto Triathlon club.
Looking forward to a fun and active summer.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Saturday July 31
Two weeks until the Give-It-A-Tri
7:00 am rode to work to check on the Caribana crew. Then
Bike 80 minutes, a bunch of it on hills. Basically from Polson Street up Broadview to Danforth, across the Yonge, north and uphill on Yonge, over to Moore Park, down the ravine to the Brickworks Farmers' Market. Then Bayview to Gerrard, to Parliament for some shopping then to St Johns Bakery and then home.
Two-A-Day!
Was cold this morning but by 12:30 it had warmed up so it was a good opportunity to try out the wetsuit at Cherry Beach. Water’s really cold when you first get in but after a few minutes it’s not so bad. The first 5-10 minutes splashing around in the wetsuit was awkward and it’s a strange feeling to have something that feels like a rubber band around your chest restricting your breathing. Went back to the shore and stood up, relaxed for a while and then swam out to a buoy 100 meters from shore and back. I’ll get used to it but even if it does provide extra buoyancy it feels like it slows me down a lot. If the water’s warmer for the Tri, might consider swimming without it.
Then since I had to bike back home anyway, decided to take up Unlikely Hero’s advice.
Quickly got out of the wetsuit, put it in pack. Put on bike shoes without socks. Pack on back and biked home quickly. Was doing 30 kph for the first few minutes until I started to hit some red lights, but kept above 25 for the rest of the short ride. Got home, hung up the wetsuit, put on shoes, went out and ran a little less than 2.5 km in 15 minutes.
Without any pressure or people around, it’s fun. We’ll see how it turns out two weeks from today.
Bonus tip: a stretchy tri belt can also be used as a strap for holding an ice pack on your knee and lower leg.
7:00 am rode to work to check on the Caribana crew. Then
Bike 80 minutes, a bunch of it on hills. Basically from Polson Street up Broadview to Danforth, across the Yonge, north and uphill on Yonge, over to Moore Park, down the ravine to the Brickworks Farmers' Market. Then Bayview to Gerrard, to Parliament for some shopping then to St Johns Bakery and then home.
Two-A-Day!
Was cold this morning but by 12:30 it had warmed up so it was a good opportunity to try out the wetsuit at Cherry Beach. Water’s really cold when you first get in but after a few minutes it’s not so bad. The first 5-10 minutes splashing around in the wetsuit was awkward and it’s a strange feeling to have something that feels like a rubber band around your chest restricting your breathing. Went back to the shore and stood up, relaxed for a while and then swam out to a buoy 100 meters from shore and back. I’ll get used to it but even if it does provide extra buoyancy it feels like it slows me down a lot. If the water’s warmer for the Tri, might consider swimming without it.
Then since I had to bike back home anyway, decided to take up Unlikely Hero’s advice.
Quickly got out of the wetsuit, put it in pack. Put on bike shoes without socks. Pack on back and biked home quickly. Was doing 30 kph for the first few minutes until I started to hit some red lights, but kept above 25 for the rest of the short ride. Got home, hung up the wetsuit, put on shoes, went out and ran a little less than 2.5 km in 15 minutes.
Without any pressure or people around, it’s fun. We’ll see how it turns out two weeks from today.
Bonus tip: a stretchy tri belt can also be used as a strap for holding an ice pack on your knee and lower leg.
July 30
Got to sleep after midnight, woke up at 3:00 am, had breakfast, sleep a few more hours, had a bizarre dream filled with violence; no energy taking the day off from exercise.
July 28
6:00 am run 23 minutes 3 km. Took more willpower than Green Lantern needed to battle the Sinestro Corps War but it finally felt less like jogging and more like running.
50 situps
7:00 am swim 600 meters 15 minutes
PWD: skipped the drink and had scrambled egg whites. Too bland, going back to regular free range brown eggs after using up this carton of egg whites.
Two A Day
8:00 pm bike 10 km 30 minutes crosstown boogie
50 situps
7:00 am swim 600 meters 15 minutes
PWD: skipped the drink and had scrambled egg whites. Too bland, going back to regular free range brown eggs after using up this carton of egg whites.
Two A Day
8:00 pm bike 10 km 30 minutes crosstown boogie
July 26
6:00 am run 25 minutes 3 km. Started out okay, ended strong but sagged in the middle.
7:00 am swim 600 meters 15 minutes. Watched videos linked in swimming thread and improved stroke by reaching further and kicking more.
7:00 am swim 600 meters 15 minutes. Watched videos linked in swimming thread and improved stroke by reaching further and kicking more.
July 25
8:00 am
Warmup:
50 situps
20 pushups
10 glute raises per leg
10 hydrants per leg
3x10 hanging leg raises
3x10 back extensions w plate
Bench
Lat pulldowns
Military press
Curls
Tricep extensions
Pecs
Lats – cable machine
3x10 cable crunches
3x10 incline situps w 10 lb plate
PWD banana, blueberry, isolate, flax, water, ice. Egg white omelette. Whole wheat bread w peanut butter.
Warmup:
50 situps
20 pushups
10 glute raises per leg
10 hydrants per leg
3x10 hanging leg raises
3x10 back extensions w plate
Bench
Lat pulldowns
Military press
Curls
Tricep extensions
Pecs
Lats – cable machine
3x10 cable crunches
3x10 incline situps w 10 lb plate
PWD banana, blueberry, isolate, flax, water, ice. Egg white omelette. Whole wheat bread w peanut butter.
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