Well, it’s been almost two years of running slower and slower, so it had to be done: I’ve brought a little speedwork back into my training plan. It’s been a really lovely two years, don’t get me wrong. I actually really like running slower, since I don’t race short distances anymore. I mean, who cares […]
Hungry
Last year at this time, I had logged over 84,000 meters in the pool, ridden almost 800 miles on my bike and run about 200 miles (which was really low – I spent the first three months of the year injured). This year? I haven’t been in the pool even once yet. I finally got […]
Consistently Inconsistent
In the “real world,” I work as a fitness trainer at a health club, which I’ve come to conclude is remarkably similar to my former job as a preschool teacher. I spend a good portion of my work day educating members on what I think of as pretty basic facts about nutrition and exercise, and […]
It’s the Middle of Swim-ter!
I’m not running right now. Note how carefully worded that sentence is. It does not say, “I can’t run right now.” Because if I wanted to injure myself and spend the first half of 2011 recuperating, I could totally go for a run right now. By choosing not to run and belatedly proactively take care […]
Marathon Mania, Part 1: Crunching the Numbers
I’m having a little bit of the post-triathlon season glums, especially since this is also a Recovery Week on my marathon training plan. I’m not a big fan of Recovery Week, to be honest. I understand that it’s necessary, but I don’t like feeling like I’m losing forward momentum. A week full of “Easy Run”s […]
Chipping Away at it…
I swam 1200 meters today and it took me 30 minutes and 9 seconds, a 2:30/100 pace. Do you know anybody else in the world who swims this slow??? Neither do I. Okay, maybe there are people in the world who swim this slow, but as far as I can tell, nobody else is admitting […]
