Today was a great run. It was a little one – only two miles but it was fast. Having the elevation of Danville California (358′) I think helped a bit. My first mile was sub 8:00 which felt really good because the last .25 miles were all uphill. Goi...
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Today was a solo workout. It was just me and the pool. I really need to get stronger and go longer on my swims. This is definitely my weakest point. Today I just swam and swam for 1.5 hours. from 5:30 to 7:00 I ended up going over a mile 1725 meters. This...
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If you haven’t had your bike fit then you don’t know what you’re missing. According to CyclingTips.com there are three groups of people that need a Bike fit. 1. Beginners who aren’t familiar with how a bike should fit and feel. An e...
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Today I swam at Elevate Utah in the endless pools with Coach Marci. We practiced the High Elbows drill with the pool noodle and talked a lot about getting into a champion’s mind. At first I was keeping my head in the water, literally and metaphoric...
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Today was a beautiful morning. I loved how dawn was creeping up slowly. I arrived at Elevate having a sneaking suspicion that I would be the only one doing Plan7 this morning. Partly because Coach Sam had Facebook Messaged everyone and asked if anyone i...
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Wahoo!!! A new Personal Record. Today I trained hard with Coach Marci. We did some fun drills and at the end she timed me on 50 meters x4. During this time I found that I was coming in around 45-49 seconds on each of the attempts. Marci had to go and tol...
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Without an alarm I wake up gently to the sun which is beginning to shine into our room through the slit in window blinds at the Marriott. I crawl out of bed and grab my Altra’s, Elevate Tri Kit, shorts, Samsung Gear S2 watch and Ragnar hat. I’m able t...
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Magrath Alberta Canada – April 9th This morning I am in the northern country – Magrath, Alberta Canada. It is colder than Utah but beautiful. We are staying at a ranch in preparation for my father-in-law, Rick’s burial. The owners of this ra...
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Today was the first day I felt comfortable in the water and actually wanted to get back in. What a huge difference from the panic attack of the first few months to now. Along with the enjoyable time I saw an old time acquaintance, Gary Henderson, who is a...
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Do you have a need for speed? Do you have some serious goals this year that require times your feet have never produced? If so, strap on your Altra Running shoes and let’s get running. Thanks to @UtahTriCoach from Elevate Fitness for putting this...
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