Jays Ironman 08 Blog

My experiences training and NOT training a second time for my first Ironman triathlon.

Entries for July, 2007

2 Great Workouts

Over the past 2 days I have had 2 of the best workouts since my accident over 3 months ago.
1) The Run. I was scheduled for a 60-minute, zone 2 run. So after work I threw on my shoes and started to make my way around the bay. I kept my strides very short and […]

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Cruising With Paul

Today I was scheduled to do a 30 minute easy spin. But since I am not doing the race tomorrow, I decided it wouldnt hurt to do a little bit longer ride. So I met up with Paul at the San Diego Running Institute at 6:45am and set out on a ride to Lakeside. Paul […]

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Hilly Track

Yesterday started out to be a typical Thursday, While at work I was dreaming about the laps I was expecting to run at track. After work I hopped on my bike and pedaled up to LJHS to find that the track was closed for resurfacing. I was filled with delight thinking I might not have […]

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Le Tour De France

Brian and I have been feverishly following the Tour de France the past 2 weeks and I can safely say, Im hooked. I have never cared about the tour before but now I find myself adjusting my training schedule to make sure I get to watch it.
Today is stage 17 of the race, and the course is […]

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Fiesta Intervals

The wedding is over, the receptions are done, and I can finally get back to training. For the 7 of you out there who actually read this, Sorry about the lack of updates during the past week. So last nights workout was fantastic. I realized that I need to start getting my ass in gear […]

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Not Motivated

I have been bombarded with threats from the “blog patrol” to update my blog so here ya have it. No excuses, I have been slacking. Work is taking up more time and By the time my work is finished and my workout is done I am wiped out. I have been doing most of my […]

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Bricks From Heaven

Yesterday, Sunday, was another FANTASTIC brick workout with Breakaway Training. I think the Sunday bricks are my favorite of all the group workouts. We had a special guest visit from Ryan Denner and 4-time Ironman finisher David Wilcox as well. The morning started off HOT. The tempertaures rose quickly after the clouds broke around 8:30am
Fortunatly […]

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