03/08/04 Monday

had athletics training at school, did 5k. went to penrith lakes and did an open water swim but the water was really hot in some spots and and really cold in others (somethin like a hot bath with ice cubes in it)... muscles didnt like that too much so i only did 500m

aidan

Well, the official program starts today!! The first day of the 20 week couch to Oly. I get to go swim in a brand new pool! I get off of work at 7am then am going to the gym for a swim, then will sleep for a while then go for a bike ride then go back to work. FUN!!  Jack.

53 min bike and weight workout today.

2400 m swim this am.

upperbody weight workout
15 min bike (for warmup)
tonight: swim team, yoga/core workout

Have a great day everyone

Geoff

Off to the club shortly for the usual treadmill and weight workout, then back home for some bike training on the rollers while watching Giro d'Italia videos. It is snowing outside....grrrrrrrrr!!

Max

30 minutes on indoor bike, 20 minutes strength train on Fitlinxx circuit

Congrats on the upcoming wedding, madmedic! I swam 3100 yds this morning, kept up the pace in the fast lane and had lots of energy. Will probably go back to the gym after work today for a bike ride during the Ellen show!

40 min bike ride and then came the swim! Today was my first time swimming ever! well, for fitness that is. I use to swim all the time up at the lake with some beers and hot dogs. Boy, what an eye opener! I have a whole new respect for swimmers! This is going to be alot harder than i thought. wish me luck all! Jack. oh yea.. only lasted 12 minutes for a grand total of around 192 yards! i guess i have to start some place.

Jay,Way to go on the swim! Woo Hoo you're cooking now. Brand new pool and all that's awesome. Keep it up, it can only get better. At least that's what I'm praying for on the run.2 mile run - Ran NINE minutes w/o stopping over .5 a mile. That felt good. I'm cooking now. Then 15 min bike, 4.12 miles then 800 m swim 19 min 32 sec. Was slow in the pool today, felt like I was swimming in whole milk. I even stopped on a lap and looked at the water to see if it was white! The pool was EIGHTY-THREE FRIGGIN' DEGREES. What is that about????!!!! Uggh. My swimming cap came off at least 3 times. Comedy of errors all around! Trying a new stroke technique that is really helping my speed. So I would have been a lot slower if I hadn't kicked it in at the end. (At least that's what I tell myself!)Happy training days and great races all.Ovetta.

Month 2 couch to sprint Week 1- 14 min swim 400 m, 29 minutes stationary bike. Was hoping to go out side and bike but the snow is back and probably wouldn't be a great idea with wet hair.
Stacey

Went for a run in the gym. Frist time to run 40 min. since about '82! Way fun. kgart - awesome job!

it was almost a rest day, but hubby came home early and got me off the couch and on to my E-trainer......40 easy minutes. Kept HR down. I think I need a recovery week after all the pounding I did last week. Don't wanna burn out 4 months before tri season starts.

did upper body weights too.

55 min Spinning class, might do crunches with my son. Although that depends on how motivated I am after dinner.

Rich ,

I love your hair
Stacey

Had a good run after a poor start. I could hardly drag myself down to the gym to get started - then I told myself I would just take it easy - then as I went I felt stronger and stronger!

I ran about 3.5 miles in 32 minutes!

Had an unexpected visitor tonight, which kept me from going to swim - I will have to be sure to go tomorrow!

Thanks Sharon & Kimber!

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Work and more work, no time to tri today!

Day 1 of my 20 Week 3x3 Balanced training! Ran for 16m plus strength training. Tomorrow, swim and bike.

Gearing up for July 17th, my first Sprint race.

Trying to keep HR slower and contain my enthusiasum so I don't overtrain or injure myself.

-Chris