I had my first dream about the first day of swim club last night. I hopped in, and was instantly gliding effortlessly through the water, faster than I’ve ever gone before. Perfect body position, excellent roll, catching massive amounts of water with every stroke.I have a sneaking suspicion that reality will be the exact opposite of that in ten days. :-O
Pray for our Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines constantly not only after tragedy. I know this is off topic but I want to spend some time reflecting on the Fort Hood incident. First of all, I want to pray for the families of the soldiers that died y…
I’ve had my share of issues this season with rear derailleur cable friction. I think I’ve changed out cable and housing a dozen times. Then a few weeks ago Drew B. directed me to Gore Ride on sealed low friction cable system. After a crazy muddy race last weekend, lots of bike washing and several dirty training days, the cable and shifting are friction free. Super easy to install and well worth
I think my mojo is afraid of H1N1.
That’s the only reason I can think of that explains my mojo’s obvious absence. I have no interest in blogging (obviously) or coaching; personal training is slow and I don’t even care; I haven’t even wanted to do a cyclocross race since Capital Cup (although I’m doing one this weekend–an avondcross!); my cycling classes are boring and I don’t want to be there; I haven’t swam in who the hell knows how long. My mojo is definitely on hiatus. Maybe it went to someplace tropical; maybe I can go visit it there.
You know what I’ve been doing a lot of, though? Running.
Of all things, right? Anyone remember when I hated running, when those were the only workouts I ever skipped, when I did an Olympic tri without having ever run more than 4.5 miles? Apparently, those days are over. I love running.
And I’d love to tell everyone how that happened (because I know I’m not the only one who’s struggled with serious resentment towards one of our three sports), but I can’t. Because I have no idea how it happened. Maybe it’s like an arranged marriage–you spend enough time together, eventually you find love.
Anyway, if anyone knows a good mojo doctor, let me know. Otherwise, I’ll just be waiting for this mojo affliction to run it’s course. I’m sure that as the off-season progresses and I start reading about this race and that race and his plans and her plans, my mojo will take tentative steps back from Fiji or wherever it’s gone.
Why do we get sick? There’s no right or wrong answer. In fact, I don’t believe there is an answer. I am not one who gets sick. I was looking over my sick time with my company in the last 14 months and shit you not, not a day used. It just doesn’t happe…
On Sunday afternoon Brett and I were sitting around a little bored, I had surprised myself by finishing my cleaning out “junk” or “we never use this” spree within just a few hours (I always feel so good cleaning out clothes every six months or so - oft…
Thank goodness someone else agrees.”Dudes, stop honking it out your nose.”aka the Farmer’s snortword to the wise. do not google “snot rocket” while eating your bowl of pasta dinner or watch the following video:
* hill reps done. 10×250m with some fast guys. stumptown coffee break before our swim and bike sessions. Bairu stayed away 2day resting up? 
i ordinarily eschew anything that might give the appearance of marketing, focusing instead on just commentary and recommendations. but occasionally something comes along that is so notable that it stands on its own independent of commercial overtones.this is one of them:http://banthespeedshop.com/#/homethis is, without a doubt, an act of sheer genius. it is one of the most hilarious videos on
One of the glorious things about not being on any plan for a specific race is to do things by feel. My running lately, though not scheduled through an actual plan, is still somewhat structured. I’m not going to try and mash up a speedwork session the…
Steve, a reader in Kings Beach, California asks:
Am I at greater risk for heart disease if I eat whatever I want?
”Let’s take a look at the literature on this one. The worldwide INTERHEART study, published in the medical journal The Lancet in 2004 demonstrated that the majority of risk factors for heart disease are “modifiable,” […]
another great torch relay photo.
I recently had the chance to try out some new clothing samples from a custom kit supplier, Carvalho Custom. They make personalized cycling and triathlon clothing for clubs. The clothing feels and looks good. I am going to have my race and training kit…
Well…. it is seattle after all *sigh*30+ days there over the past decade and only one has been sunny. Keep going at the wrong time of year! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VlK2BOhmvUNov 5 Rain / …
welcome to Portland, what’s that you haven’t done “weights” in years… ok lets get into it. I’m going to be sore in 2 days, very sore.We’re here in Portland for 10days working with Alberto’s group hoping to learn something and kick start our running h…
Well it has been 8 days since I had my shoulder surgery. Despite my muscles not wanting to work because of the trauma I think everything is going well. Let me catch everyone up and then I will try to post about my recovery over the next few weeks.As yo…
Actually the other guy looks just fine. Unfortunately I broke my hand in karate last night. I think it’s telling that the first thing that went through my mind was “now I can’t swim. waaaaahhhhhh!” Followed quickly by some words I better not retype her…
This article on the New York Times Well Blog today highlights a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and makes the point that people who exercise (without restricting calories) to lose weight are not successful. This isn’t necessarily news to us at Trismarter.com. It’s long been known in academic circles that exercise is […]
I’ve had turtles forever…since I was a tiny little kid. Of course, when I got my first turtle, our family didn’t know much about turtles. My friend had a few box turtles and I had decided they were too boring, so I wanted a water turt…
*Why did the 30 in 30 have to start this month? Do you know how painful one mile is at this point?*I broke a rather large mirror in half when I moved. I knew at the point of contact that I would be cursed. What I didn’t know was how bad the repercussio…
Yesterday Swim: 1600m @ 1hrToday Run: 5.6km @ 32min Pushups: Wk1, Day3 Squats: Wk3, Day3Looking back on last week, I feel pretty good. I set some goals and while I didn’t hit them all, I did hit a lot of them. Throw in a heap of stress from work …
I remember being 17, sitting in my AP English class, and loving this poem. Sometimes you just have to say what’s on your mind.This is just to saythat cancer is scary and awful andI am very afraid And I’m trying as hard as I canto stay positivebut I don…
Having just read this article in The New York Times, I was compelled to write this post. The article is titled “To Some, Winner is not American Enough”.
Well, he’s American enough for us at Trismarter.com! Congratulations Meb, you make us proud!
One of our clients at Trismarter.com, working with Triathlon Nutrition expert Rebecca Marks Rudy, has been very successful in his weight loss efforts. I rarely get involved in the minutiae of each client’s work with his or her triathlon coach or sports nutritionist but this client had an interesting observation to share with us and […]
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I placed 2nd in my age group at the Home Run 10k. Despite the chip timed race, they were unable to post results and/or determine age group awards at the race. So when I found out that I won an award, I was told that I’…
After the false training start, I took a few more days off. Ate more food, drank plenty and finished off the last my non-training lifestyle. Even so, I still snuck in a couple of runs. I needed to get my head around what I wanted to achieve in training…
I’m leaving Thursday morning for the race and I won’t be able to cook my own meals once I’m in Vegas. Between now and my departure, I’ll try to get as much healthy food in my belly as possible which means I’ll be cooking as much as I can.
I’ve been focused on recipes which create leftovers in order to have lunches as well. The night before last was an already blogged entry but tonight is a variation on chicken tortilla soup except that it doesn’t contain tortillas or avocado but I did top it with a touch of cheese. The cheese is optional because the soup is delicious.
.The first challenge of the day was trying to find my way through the freeway construction at five in the morning. I had my coffee, but my brain couldn’t handle the complexities of figuring out alternate routes. Those construction signs fly by so fast…
Rachel Cosgrove has a great blog post about training for an Ironman or Half-Ironman and still having a great-looking physique at the end of the race. It’s a goal she’s been challenged to meet for the past few years when she competed in powerlifting (she set a national record) and the world championships in triathlon. […]
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