I haven't posted in a while, so decided to write something short about what I've been up to lately. I'll try to do better, and update once a week.
Swim, Bike, Run, Repeat...yeah, I know it's pretty "Triathlon Cliche"...but, that's about the extent of it.
Fleischmann
About a week ago I had dinner with Danny "Double D" Domingo, a training partner (more about him in a minute), and Brian Fleischmann. I met Brian some years back, he was 17 or 18 and had just won the Junior Triathlon National Championships. He's good friends with Danny and another one of our training buddies, Greg Carr. Anyhow, Brian lives at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO...and is headed to a training camp in Clermont, FL. Brian is from Jacksonville, so he stops by periodically. He went to FSU and I think did some swimming for them, and then ran cross country. He looks like he has about 2% body fat...and that's in the "off season". He's a neat guy, and an incredible athlete. He was an alternate at the last Olympics, and is trying to make the team for the upcoming Games...here's his website if you want to take a look:
http://www.brianfleischmann.com/
Aquaman & Gills
As I mentioned, I've been training with a couple stud triathletes...Danny Domingo and Greg Carr. Danny has a swimming background, and is very fast in the water (I call him Aquaman)! Oh, and he's fast on the bike and the run! He was the top triathlete in Florida a couple years back, and took some time off...he's makeing a comeback this year, so look out!
Greg Carr also has a swim background (I call him Gills), runs like the wind, and can put you in the "hurt box" on any bike ride over 3 hours (personal experience!). Greg coaches a Master's swim class at Bolles swim facility, and I usually go to that once a week. Greg had a bike wreck last year and tore up his shoulder...he's had a couple surgery's and is working on rehabing his way back this year.
Needless to say, my swimming has gotten better...I swim with Danny 2 times a week, and Greg once a week. I've always been able to "swim"...I've been a life guard and have done some scuba diving...but never trained to swim. Oh brother it is much more involved that I ever thought. Swimming is a skill sport, kind of like golf. You have to practice your swim stroke, body position, body roll, kick, and all kinds of things to become more effecient in the water. I have a LONG way to go, but you can only get better when you start from the bottom!
Epic Training Weekend
This last Saturday Greg, Danny, Dave, and myself went for a "Georgia Ride". As we were headed out, it started to rain...then it became worse. It was that sideways stinging rain due to the high winds. It was kind of funny how bad it was, and since we were doing "non-drafting" training, there wasn't another rider blocking any of the wind or rain. The rain drops were shooting down the holes in my helmet and even stinging my bald head! We were in the middle of nowhere...so when the thunder and lightning started, we really didn't have anywhere to stop for cover...so we just kept going. After a couple hours of that it calmed down, and luckily no one was struck by lightning. We were all really dirty from the road grime on the return trip. I was able to get in about 5:45 on the bike, and then ran 30 minutes to complete a brick. It was a good workout.
On Sunday: Danny & Greg are having some leg & foot problems, so did a short run...but I was scheduled for 2 hours so went out to our local Rails to Trails. This gave me the opportunity to run on the side of the road and on trails for about 80-90% of the run, and would protect my legs from beating the asphalt. It rained pretty hard for most of it, but it was warm rain...so it wasn't bad. I kept it steady and easy with my heart rate low and got in 15 miles.
Here's a picture of Danny and Greg starting the run at Ironman Florida a couple years ago:
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Here is a couple picture of me from a 1/2 marathon last month. It was at the finish and I was hurting pretty bad (Greg took me out and hammered me on a 5 hour bike ride the day before), so I don't look that happy:
Fleischmann
About a week ago I had dinner with Danny "Double D" Domingo, a training partner (more about him in a minute), and Brian Fleischmann. I met Brian some years back, he was 17 or 18 and had just won the Junior Triathlon National Championships. He's good friends with Danny and another one of our training buddies, Greg Carr. Anyhow, Brian lives at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO...and is headed to a training camp in Clermont, FL. Brian is from Jacksonville, so he stops by periodically. He went to FSU and I think did some swimming for them, and then ran cross country. He looks like he has about 2% body fat...and that's in the "off season". He's a neat guy, and an incredible athlete. He was an alternate at the last Olympics, and is trying to make the team for the upcoming Games...here's his website if you want to take a look:
http://www.brianfleischmann.com/
Aquaman & Gills
As I mentioned, I've been training with a couple stud triathletes...Danny Domingo and Greg Carr. Danny has a swimming background, and is very fast in the water (I call him Aquaman)! Oh, and he's fast on the bike and the run! He was the top triathlete in Florida a couple years back, and took some time off...he's makeing a comeback this year, so look out!
Greg Carr also has a swim background (I call him Gills), runs like the wind, and can put you in the "hurt box" on any bike ride over 3 hours (personal experience!). Greg coaches a Master's swim class at Bolles swim facility, and I usually go to that once a week. Greg had a bike wreck last year and tore up his shoulder...he's had a couple surgery's and is working on rehabing his way back this year.
Needless to say, my swimming has gotten better...I swim with Danny 2 times a week, and Greg once a week. I've always been able to "swim"...I've been a life guard and have done some scuba diving...but never trained to swim. Oh brother it is much more involved that I ever thought. Swimming is a skill sport, kind of like golf. You have to practice your swim stroke, body position, body roll, kick, and all kinds of things to become more effecient in the water. I have a LONG way to go, but you can only get better when you start from the bottom!
Epic Training Weekend
This last Saturday Greg, Danny, Dave, and myself went for a "Georgia Ride". As we were headed out, it started to rain...then it became worse. It was that sideways stinging rain due to the high winds. It was kind of funny how bad it was, and since we were doing "non-drafting" training, there wasn't another rider blocking any of the wind or rain. The rain drops were shooting down the holes in my helmet and even stinging my bald head! We were in the middle of nowhere...so when the thunder and lightning started, we really didn't have anywhere to stop for cover...so we just kept going. After a couple hours of that it calmed down, and luckily no one was struck by lightning. We were all really dirty from the road grime on the return trip. I was able to get in about 5:45 on the bike, and then ran 30 minutes to complete a brick. It was a good workout.
On Sunday: Danny & Greg are having some leg & foot problems, so did a short run...but I was scheduled for 2 hours so went out to our local Rails to Trails. This gave me the opportunity to run on the side of the road and on trails for about 80-90% of the run, and would protect my legs from beating the asphalt. It rained pretty hard for most of it, but it was warm rain...so it wasn't bad. I kept it steady and easy with my heart rate low and got in 15 miles.
Here's a picture of Danny and Greg starting the run at Ironman Florida a couple years ago:
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Here is a couple picture of me from a 1/2 marathon last month. It was at the finish and I was hurting pretty bad (Greg took me out and hammered me on a 5 hour bike ride the day before), so I don't look that happy:
Until next time...
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