Triathlon Training Day 35 – Swim and Gym (Tag Drills)

Today was a really great training day. It started in the pool. I was bound and determined to set a new/ higher bar for myself today – 12 laps. 300 meters. For most seasoned swimmers this isn’t a big deal. They could probably do it in their sle...

Read this enchanted post first,,,,. …now, here is the translation.   I walk into the cycling room at Elevate Utah at 5:30 sharp with my trusty Trek bicycle by my side. Sam isn’t here because he pulled some muscles winning a race over the ...

Triathlon Experiment – Many moons ago we (Elevate Fitness and I) came up with the idea of seeing if the training at Elevate can transform a regular Joe(me) from never having done a triathlon into a champion atop the podium. I still have a long way ...

The morning starts with my little buddy, Isaac, and I going to a leadership conference at his school. I am very impressed when we arrive. The entire gym is full of junior high school kids that are eager to spend three hours on a Saturday listening to spea...

Today was a victorious day…and I it was here in London. Waking early was really hard because of lack of sleep. Ran/walked to Virgin Active Gyms. Saw some cool building on the way. They wouldn’t let me in without a friend. So I asked the next ...

Today’s workout was a super simple one. Air France’s Sky Team apparently doesn’t honor the “two bags free” rule even if you are a Gold Medallion member on Delta. So my workout consisted of having Air France change the terms o...

Read this post first then read the Translation for this story We look out from the safety and comfort of our temporary shelter into the dark foreboding morning. The sun hasn’t risen yet but even if it had the walls will cloak anything but overhea...

This is the translation of Yesterday’s post about the real life Maze Runner The inner Medina(walled city and marketplace), in the city of Fes in the country of Morocco is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. The entire city is a giant ta...

5:40 – The alarm on my phone sings to me. I hit snooze knowing that means I will have to go a few miles per hour faster on the freeway to make the 7:00 check in time up at Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center (KOPFC) and Olympic Oval. Back to sleep ...

Today Coach Marci from Elevate met me at the pool ready for a good strong workout. This is a great swim workout for triathlon training or just swim training. 750 total meters 50 warm up 50 passing a small object from hand to hand (practice not crossing o...