PEI triathlon

Yesterday I did the stanhope triathlon and was reasonably pleased with my performance. Afterwards, i always think i could have done a bit better. i could have biked a little harder, maybe, or run a little faster. All in all, it went pretty well. There were alot of good triathletes in the race. i was 15th out of 42. both my bike time and my run time were faster than when i did it three years ago when i came third (which suggests the competition is getting tougher) I am looking forward to just doing a few bike rides over the next couple of weeks for enjoyment rather than training. I plan to do Parlee Beach triathlon and Sackville and that may be it. I might do Schubie triathlon in Halifax but i am not sure about that.

Weekend in Vancouver

I am on my way back to PEI after a fun weekend in Vancouver. Prior to leaving last thursday, i had a good open water swim followed by a 5 k run with the tri group. My endurance for multiple legs (ie a swim followed by a run) seems good. I haven't been biking much and a bit nervous about how I will fair in the up coming PEI triathlon. It is a pretty flat course at least. I didn't do any training per se in Vancouver; i did do some water skiing and a vigorous hike up the "grouse grind" which is a 3 k hike up a mountain. I was completely soaked with sweat and my heat was pounding. It is an intense workout. I did a bit of swimming and playing around in my friend, Mark's pool. On wednesday this week, i plan to do a short bike run in stanhope to see how i feel.

souris relay

I did the souris relay this past weekend and was pleased with my performance. I came in second in the ironman (solo) division and third overall out of about thirty teams or individuals. As with all my races this season, my biking is a bit weak and my running is a bit stronger. My kayaking was strong as well. I haven't been biking much lately, other than doing races but i have been in a race just about every weekend for the past month. Sunday monring, I did hot yoga and then in the afternoon, went open water swimming in north rustico. Monday evening, i did yoga again and this morning (tuesday) i swam at the pool. My swimming has felt up and down. In the two triathlons i have done this year, I did not have really fast times. this morning it felt pretty good and I did a 500 m warmup and then 15- 100s and felt good. This weekend, I am going to Vancouver and it will be a bit of a break before doing the Stanhope triathlon at the end of the month.

work is crazy

Work this past week or so has been crazy busy and has been leaving me a bit mentally drained. that has an affect on training at times because I feel a bit tired. I did my third Cycle PEI duathlon last weekend and was reasonably pleased with my performance. I came 4th in a somewhat more competitive field. My biking is still a bit weak compared to other years but my running is probably better. On monday, I ran out in New glasgow about 7 k on a hilly route and then did hot yoga; on tuesday, I swam at lunch time ; on wednesday, I went swimming in Rustico after work for an open water swim with the tri group and then went for an easy 6 k run afterwards. I haven't had anytime for biking this week. Saturday i am doing the Souris relay solo and it sounds like there is going to be a lot of competitive people doing it.

Mixed results

I finished 30th out of about 90 people in the Fredericton triathlon last week. That is about the lowest placing i have had in the last 5 years in a Maritime triathlon. It was not completely a disaster, though. there were a lot of really good triathletes in the race but my biking was definitely weak. My running, on the other hand, was the best its been in a few years. My run time was 4 minutes faster than last year over 10 k and my bike time was 4 minutes slower. I would say there is not much difference in my swim time so i don't think my overall perfomance was much worse than last year when i finished 19th. I have been taking it a bit easy in terms of training but i have also been racing a lot since May. I have done something just about every weekend.

On Monday (day after the triathlon) i went out with a friend who was visiting and did a hard 90 k up around Malpaque and Kensington and back. I like that route and plan to do it again a few times this summer. I swam tuesday morning and did hot yoga Tuesday afternoon. I did hot yoga on Wednesday and, today, I am going to go running at lunch and do the cycle pei rec ride tonight. I am doing the cycle pei duathlon on Saturday.

no time

the past week and a half has been crazy at work and has cut into my workouts and my energy level. i feel like i am being slack despite the fact that i have already done a lot of racing this year:one half ironman, multi-sport relay, 2 duathlons, 2 10 ks, one half marathon and a 5 k race. Last week, i biked twice, did 3 hot yoga classes, swam 3 times and did a half marathon race and i still feel like i am being slack. This week so far i have swam twice and done 2 hot yoga classes. I am thinking i should run today but I don't feel like it and think I will go to hot yoga. tomorrow i am planning to bike out around Cavendish and New Glasgow. I am doing Fredericton triathlon this coming weekend and i will be interested to see how i do. I should be a little quicker on the run but i am not sure about my biking or swimming.

Week ending june 19th, 2010

Last week I did not get alot of training in. I did not ride my bike at all; I did two swims and a couple of hot yoga classes and that was it. I have been doing races almost every weekend since mid may so it won't hurt me to take it a bit easy. I did the 5 k Deltaware race on saturday and may have had my fastest 5 k ever- 19min 50 seconds. I think i have done around 20 mins a few times in the past but i can't recall breaking 20 minutes very many times. It was great although it was definitely a bit out of my comfort zone. On Sunday, I did hot yoga and then today, Monday, I went for an hour bike ride this morning from New Glasgow over to Cavendish and done around North Rustico. This evening, I did hot yoga again. I weighed myself at my doctors office this week when I was there for a checkup and I was 150. He checked my bodyfat and it was 7.5 percent. That is the lightest I have been in my adult life (i would say in about the past 30 years) which is certainly something when I stop and think about it. I am definitely feeling good physically and also mentally. I am happy with my training and doing things that I like to do when I want to do them. (although i am not the only one who i am sure feels that way. i did get passed near the finish of the 5 k race on saturday by a very fit guy who is 3 years older than me.)

Tomorrow, I plan to swim in the am and run after work but we will see how my day goes. Wednesday, i am hoping to bike to and from work from New Glasgow.