Saturday, October 31, 2009
TIME Mobile: God and Football: NFL Chaplains Offer Spiritual Advice
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
TIME Mobile: What Happens to Your Facebook Profile When You Die?
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Monday, October 26, 2009
TIME Mobile: Sweet Spot: How Sugary Cereal Makers Target Kids
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Road to Ironman Arizona (10/19-10/25/09)
Monday Rest
Tuesday Physical Therapy
Wednesday Rest
Thursday Rest
Friday 1 hour bike; Physical Therapy
Saturday 2:30 hours bike/run brick (1:30 bike/1:00 run)
Sunday 2150 yards swim
On doctor’s orders, I took several days off this week following last Saturday’s bike accident. On Tuesday and Thursday I visited Dr. A.J. Zalinski at Advanced Rehabilitation. Dr. Z got me back to running a couple of years ago after an IT Band injury. He confirmed I took a pretty bad spill and suspects I may have had a mild concussion in addition to the obvious injuries and soreness. I’ll continue physical therapy sessions up through race day as a precaution. I have been released to return to normal training and Dr. Z expects me to be back to 100% by next weekend.
I did some moderate biking on Friday and outside of a little soreness near the hematomas on my legs, I felt good. On Saturday I tested myself through a moderate effort bike/run brick and all went well. Today I completed a 1.2 mile swim at race pace and while my neck was a little stiff to start,I felt no soreness and finished several minutes faster than my previous 1.2 mile race starts this year.
IMAZ is one month from today. The coming week is my largest volume week of the year before I begin a taper into race week. It’s nice to see the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. 37 weeks of training has meant a lot of sacrifices both for myself and my family. I can tell you we are all eager for race day to arrive.
My continued best wishes to Claude as he heals from his hernia. My thoughts are with Dennis who discovered this past week he’ll need knee surgery and will be out some 6-8 weeks recuperating. To Mark who is also on this road with me, we are nearing the goal brother. Look forward to seeing you in AZ in a few weeks. My congrats to Jeremy on his weight loss. Keep up the great work. My thanks to Schmidt for his advice on my recovery. And Ashley, I hope you get that trainer ready for some winter training in the cold days ahead.
Kia Kaha!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
TIME Mobile: Arne Duncan on Teacher Colleges: Fix 'Mediocre' Training
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Friday, October 23, 2009
TIME Mobile: Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving?
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Boo Run 5K and Family Fun Walk/Run, Oct. 24
http://www.exceptionalgeorgetown.org/ Saturday, October 24, 2009 @ 4:30 PM Central time Rivery Park, Georgetown
Fees: Ages 1-17 $8.00 Ages 18+ $25.00 Supports Exceptional Georgetown Alliance whose mission is to promote recreational, social, vocational and educational opportunities for cognitively and developmentally disabled children and young adults in Georgetown, Texas.
Fees: Ages 1-17 $8.00 Ages 18+ $25.00 Supports Exceptional Georgetown Alliance whose mission is to promote recreational, social, vocational and educational opportunities for cognitively and developmentally disabled children and young adults in Georgetown, Texas.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
TIME Mobile: Artificial Sweeteners: How Bad Are Saccharin, Aspartame?
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Bacon weekly
Likely closing in on my final "off" week and may do a few sporadic workouts this week. The doc cut me loose to do some light stuff in all 3 disciplines and still have about 3 weeks before anything intense. I have really enjoyed the break from training but am ready to start back. I need a plan for the final 2 months of the year, plus my 2010 race goals...... would like to train towards my first marathon in early 2010 and a late 70.3...big goals that certainly take planning.... ready to get my trainer set back up in the house too.... the weather stinks and certainly drags me down mentially making the early mornings even tougher.... Now, back to another handful of treats and some trash tv.
TIME Mobile: Should Parents of Overweight Kids Lose Custody?
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Road to Ironman Arizona (10/12-10/18/09)
Monday 1:55 hours bike: Warm up at moderate; 38 minutes at threshold; cool down at moderate
Tuesday 46 minute run: 10 min warm up at low; 26 minutes at threshold; 10 min cool down at low
Wednesday 2:15 hours brick workout: 1:30 hours bike, 45 minute run
Thursday 1:55 hours steady bike: 10 min warm up; 1:35 at high aerobic intensity; 10 minute cool down
Friday 3100 yard swim
Saturday Had a bike wreck 2:30 hours into a 5:45 hours long ride. Suffered a neck sprain and my ear required 7 stitches for lacerations. Have bruising, hematomas, and scratches all over my body.
Sunday Rest
It is said that it’s not matter of “if” you’ll have a bike wreck but “when” you’ll have a bike wreck. Yesterday was my day. But let me first go back to earlier in the week.
This was a week where I had one of my best bike/run brick sessions and a swim session on Friday that was at least 10 minutes better than my average. I was really feeling like the Peak Period of this training program was doing just what it intended. I was peaking just right and feeling stronger every week. I was actually thinking that not only could I finish the Ironman, but I had a chance to do something pretty special on the day. Now I’m not saying I was going to qualify for Kona (I have a LONG way to go for that), but my times in training were leading to a strong above average finish. And then yesterday happened…
I’m not even sure what happened. I was rolling along on level ground when all of a sudden my front wheel turned and before I could correct, I was headed off the shoulder and into the gravel and mud. My front tire hit the mud, came to a stop, and over the handlebars I went. I can remember seeing the ground coming toward me and the crunching and cracking as I hit with the right front of my helmet and did a somersault. In the milliseconds it must have taken, I actually remember thinking that the cracking was perhaps my neck or my back. You can imagine how glad I was to be able to stand up. It was all so surreal. It was as if it was happening to someone else and I was watching it.
I stood up and the first thing I noticed was how sore my neck was. I then took off my helmet and noticed the large chunk of mud and grass stuck in it and the cracked piece that was hanging off the front. Imagine had I not been wearing a helmet. A truck was passing about that same time and the two gentlemen inside pulled over and got out to check on me. They brought me some wipes to clean the blood off my face. It turned out my right ear had some pretty good lacerations and the blood from them was caked on my ear, face, and neck. I looked down and noticed the large hematoma on the left side of my right knee. Both legs were sore to the touch around the knees and my right shoulder was also sore.
The men offered to put my bike in their truck and take me home, but after I checked to make sure my cell phone was working (it had flown out of my bike jersey pocket but was not damaged), I told them I would call my wife to pick me up. I thanked them for taking the time and making sure I was OK. I did not get their names, but I send them my gratitude. There really are some good Samaritans still left in the world.
I called Jennifer and we agreed I would ride my bike (it was not damaged other than the front wheel now needs aligning) back toward the house and meet them somewhere down the road. My legs were sore, but I managed to ride back several miles until we met up.
After a thorough check up at the local emergency room, the doctor gave me a tetanus shot, 7 stitches to mend my ear, and some strong pain killers to help me sleep while I get through the next few days.
I’m thankful that I’m alive and that nothing was broken, but now I can’t help feeling like my best Ironman will not happen. I can barely turn my neck, my legs are extremely sore, and any quick movement brings tears to my eyes. It’s hard to imagine that I will be back to any serious training anytime soon and with only a month until our race, I’m afraid what this will do to the months of preparation and training that have come before. I’ll just try to stay positive and think that perhaps this time of rest will do me as good as any training I could/should be doing.
Onward and upward… Kia Kaha!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Road to Ironman Arizona (10/05-10/11/09)
Monday Off
Tuesday 1:45 hours tempo bike (2x18 min at threshold w/ 10 min active recovery); unable to do swim
Wednesday 44 minute tempo run (24 minutes at threshold)
Thursday 1:30 hours moderate bike; unable to do 1 hour moderate run (Jennifer out of town for work; Tristan had football practice)
Friday Off (Jennifer out of town for work; kids to school and pick up)
Saturday 4 hours bike/run brick (3 hours bike; 1 hour run)
Sunday 1:10 hours run; 3800 yard swim (2.16 miles)
Felt good this week. Was motivated for each workout and had some good sessions. Unfortunately, due to work and family responsibilities, I was unable to get in two scheduled swim sessions and one scheduled run session for the week. This forced me to get some additional and perhaps needed rest. I felt really strong for this weekend’s workouts and thanks to cooler temperatures, I completed Saturday and Sunday’s workouts at higher than average speed and a lower heart rate.
This weekend was a triathlete’s dream. The motivation was everywhere. Chief among the viewing opportunities was the Ironman World Championships yesterday. Crowie Alexander repeated as the men’s champion and Chrissie Wellington 3-peated as women’s champion while breaking the women’s record. I was also able to catch some of the Nautica LA triathlon on television yesterday.
Today was the Toyota US Open Championship in Dallas. My brother and his family attended and kept me updated. Matty “Boom Boom” Reed won the men’s race. On Versus, I was then able to watch the St. Anthony’s and St. Croix triathlons from earlier this year. With only 42 days until IMAZ, it was a great weekend of motivation going into these final 6 weeks.
This coming week brings over 19 hours of training (the biggest week yet). I’m taking the day off work tomorrow to be with the kids (they’re out for Columbus Day), so I hope to sleep in a little (wake up at 5 rather than 3:45 am) and start the week off by completing all my scheduled workouts. With a brick workout of over 2 hours, a 5:45 long bike, and a 2:50 long run among the scheduled workouts, it promises to be an epic week.
Congrats to Claude for getting cleared by the doctor for a return to light training. My thanks to Chris Schmidt for the Ironman cap. I plan on taking it to Arizona and after I cross the finish line, putting it on will be the first thing I’ll do! Thanks for thinking of me while you were at Interbike. We all need to be there next year.
Best wishes to all my Team Topper Tri brothers and all of you out there trying to be and do better.
Kia Kaha!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
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Friday, October 9, 2009
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Bacon weekly
Well boys, one week and a few days after the surgery and I'm beginning to feel like this thing might finally shrink enough not to hurt! This has been quite an experience in swelling! Everything seems to be moving the right direction however and I'm hopeful that my doctors appt this Thursday will cut me loose to at least hit the pool. My envy is at its highest level as the great Fall weather is sending many bikers and runners past my house and they all get the evil eye! I have enjoyed the time away; however my superior eating has fallen victim to the lazy couch days of college and I ready to return from the dark side. Samantha's training is still progressing and she's reach the training where she runs 20 consecutive minutes to which she never thought she would be able to do....she'll be ready the the BG 5k and I'll be able to return the favor and cheer her on!
Road to Ironman Arizona (9/28-10/04/09)
Monday 1:40 hours tempo bike (34 minutes at threshold)
Tuesday 42 minute tempo run (22 minutes at threshold)
Wednesday 2:30 hours brick workout (1:45 hours bike; 45 minute run)
Thursday 1:30 hours steady state bike (1:10 hours at high aerobic intensity)
Friday Off
Saturday 5:30 hours bike (3:45 hours on the road; 1:45 hours on the trainer)- Son had football game, so I had to split the workout into two parts in order to complete it.
Sunday 2:30 hours long run from the house to Brushy Creek Park and back; 3500 yard (1.99 miles) swim at Madsen Rec Center (1:13 hours)
15:45 hours of training completed this week. I’m in the Peak phase of training, so volume and intensity are both increasing. Started the week feeling tired and unmotivated but as the week passed, my attitude got better. I still had strong sessions and I ended the week with some of my best long sessions to date. Being able to get 8 hours of sleep both Friday and Saturday night was key.
My body is handling the volume and intensity very well. I have very little, if any, soreness and I go into each day’s workout ready to go hard. I’m drinking Ovaltine with milk after the shorter sessions and Recoverite after the long sessions. I keep healthy snacks at work and I graze all day in order to consume the calories necessary for the volume of work. Today’s long run alone used over 2500 calories!
Once again the only real negative is that I got only one swim session in all week. I should be getting around 8000 meters per week. With 40 + hours of work per week, I have to sacrifice somewhere in order to spend quality time with my family. Swimming has to be that sacrifice. Today’s 3500 session was easy and was one of my smoothest sessions to date. I really “felt” the water and was gliding with ease. I believe I can maintain my current swim fitness with a couple of sessions per week, so I plan to continue my bike and run focus.
This coming week is another 15 + hours training week, so I’ll have to bypass my usual Monday rest day and switch it for Friday. We have our college’s advisory council meeting on Friday and Jennifer is traveling for work, so I’ll need the day to fulfill my work and family responsibilities.
Wishing everyone a great week ahead. Don’t forget that Oct. 10 is the IM World Championships. You can go to ironman.com and watch all the day’s action.
Kia Kaha!
Dinos Update
Not many workouts to report due to knee injury and enormous amounts of overtime at work. Two things for sure: I must get the knee fixed and I must change jobs. Both of these are my next things on my "to do" list. Ive been to the Doctor reference the kneee and am currently in physical therapy (which is only sugar coating the pain) I have 2 more sessions before I fail therapy..........then will get my insurance to cover a MRI. Feels like a torn meniscus that I had in the right knee about 5 years ago. A simple scope and about 6-8 weeks, the knee will be fixed and I will be back on track.
As for the job........ Im really stumped. I feel institonalized with "factory work". I became complacent with a paycheck and some benefits and am now stuck with little skills and no confidence that I could do something else more enjoyable.
I must change both: the status of my knee and a new job to continue my athletic desires. So wish me luck and spread the word that Dino needs a new job in the Louisville area. (will be moving there in the next few months).....
Still enjoying the progress made by other members of Team Topper Tri! Do us proud in November. Will be routing you on! Follow your dreams and some day they will become reality. Others may have to be a little more patient for that day!
As for the job........ Im really stumped. I feel institonalized with "factory work". I became complacent with a paycheck and some benefits and am now stuck with little skills and no confidence that I could do something else more enjoyable.
I must change both: the status of my knee and a new job to continue my athletic desires. So wish me luck and spread the word that Dino needs a new job in the Louisville area. (will be moving there in the next few months).....
Still enjoying the progress made by other members of Team Topper Tri! Do us proud in November. Will be routing you on! Follow your dreams and some day they will become reality. Others may have to be a little more patient for that day!
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