Jays Ironman 08 Blog

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

Entries Tagged ‘Biking’

Fiesta Island 40K

Today I had a great Bike workout. The total workout was 40k, 6 laps around Fiesta Island. I started in the 6th hardest gear and each lap went one gear harder. The intention was to use this workout to build strength. Upon finishing the workout and reviewing my data… I was stoked! Below is the […]

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A Minor Setback…

It would appear that I have a knee injury. It isn’t overly serious and should heal quickly. Basically I have inflammation under my knee cap. So I am not running for a week and getting regular treatment from Dr. Runco at the San Diego Running Institute. I will be replacing my runs with bike and […]

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Hot San Diego Workouts!

6-mile TT was what was on the schedule for todays training. I showed up to the track and to my surprise, there weren’t very many people. In addition, all the gates to the track were locked. So Coach Luke had an alternative workout for us. The map to the left shows the loop we ran […]

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1 Year Since my Crash

Tonight my buddy Ryan sent me pics from his ride along with an encouraging email about cycling. Below are the pics.

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My buddy - the gaurd rail!

The warning sign I missed

The approaching curve

When I first looked at these pics I have to […]

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San Diego International Triathlon - Bike Practice

Another perfect San Diego morning bike ride this morning. As you can see by the photo, a gorgeous morning! I met up with Paul to ride the top part of the San Diego International bike course. It is the toughest part of the bike leg for me so I am going to ride it […]

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Saturday Bricks… Gotta love them!

We really do have it GREAT here in San Diego! My brick today was fantastic. The brick consisted of a 2 hour ride and a 30 minute run. Since my next race is the San Diego International Triathlon I decided to ride the bike course. The hills on that course kill me every year. This […]

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20K TT at Fiesta Island

This morning I woke up WAY too early to make up my 20K TT that I missed yesterday. Danny and I pulled up to the Island about 6:20am! It was just getting light outside. Ever since I got a dog my “morning routine” has gotten longer… so I didn’t have a lot of time to […]

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Sunday Funday

This morning Danny and I went to Fiesta Island for a Sunday-morning brick workout. The workout totals were 6 big loops on the bike and 30 minutes of running. The breakdown was 3 big loops on the bike in zone 3, 15 minutes run in zone 2, 2 loops on the bike in zone 3, […]

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Irvine to San Diego On My Bike

Today was one hell of a ride! My neighbor and I woke up to catch the 6:20am train up to Irvine with the intention of riding back. The route was 86 miles and went through Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, San Clemente, and all the way down the coast to Mission Beach. We started out with […]

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Mid-day Coast Ride

Today I was able to get out of the office for a few hours and joined Nikee for a ride up the coast. It was the perfect day for riding - sunny and warm with a little afternoon wind to keep me cool. The ride was just over 38 miles from Fiesta Island to Solana […]

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