Busy day today. I took my bike into the shop to get a wireless cateye speedometer put on. I also got a new rear tire and I had them do a quick tune up before leaving to Los Angeles. I did my part and put another $240 into the economy.Even though I just bought a new Kurt Kinetic speedometer, I didn't like it. The speed and cadence bounced around to erratically. I also found that in the Sun, it was difficult at times to tell what the numbers were. It wasn't bad, just not perfect like a Cateye. When I bought the Kurt, I figured, a speedometer is a speedometer. Wrong.
Coming soon to a computer near you, my "Kurt Kinetic Speedometer on Ebay".
I was able to squeeze in my swim at lunch time. For the month of February, I'm adding distance to my swim workouts to better prepare for China. Today was 4000 meters. Just as I was getting in the pool, John Fortin was finishing his last 50 meters. He looked great, like he's been swimming for years. Real smooth stroke. You'd never know that he was new to swimming less than a year ago.
When I got home from work, the snow started falling and blowing. I don't mind running outside, but this colder weather is getting to me. It was a moderate run and I took it easy. Two things bothered me tonight. The first thing was the blowing snow that was hitting me in the face and eyes, it felt like I was getting sandblasted in the face. It stung. The second thing was my nose was running the entire time. I can't remember the last outdoor workout I've had recently where my nose wasn't running.
Near the end of my run, I was thinking that "I love being a Triathlete". Being a triathlete means your a serious athlete, regardless of your age or finishing times. Just finishing a triathlon, does not make one a triathlete, it's only the starting point on the way to being a triathlete.
What makes one a triathlete is when you become passionate about the sport. Something about the sport speaks to your soul, it feels like a natural fit to your personality and at some point you commit to regular training. Becoming a triathlete is really when you make that lifestyle choice.
I'm not sure when it happened for me, but early on or when I wasn't serious, I used to say "I do triathlons", then it changed, I don't know when and it wasn't conscious, but at one point I started proudly saying "I'm a TRIATHLETE". For us age groupers, it's like saying I train like an Olympic athlete. One of my goals is to try and be a triathlete for as long as I can.
My picture of the day is cup cakes that Alyssa's boyfriend Nazzaire baked all by himself and brought over tonight. I had two. Seriously, they are the best cupcakes that I've ever eaten. I'm starting to like him more and more.
I've got to finish up the blog right away, I just got an email from John Barclay, asking when my blog will be up, he has to go to bed and my blog is his bedtime story. He told me he's walking the dog and it better be up when he gets back.
Opps, almost forgot, I registered my lowest BMI since June 2009 at 20.6% and I just realized I may have set another PB, 512 km's of training in 9 days.
Long Swim - 1:22:58 / 3000 meters.
Mod Run - 1:35:23 / 17.47 km / 5:27 pace.
182.2 lbs / 20.6% bmi
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5 comments:
I was wondering if your cycling legs were part of winter fever syndrome (an outdoorsy persons need for sunshine and green in the naff months of white/brown/grey). Now reading todays blog, I'm sure that you are a member of that club. ;)
LA will help sort you out, you'll come back with spring in your legs (forgive the pun).
I love my Cateye so I won't be bidding on your Kinetic. Sorry.
Nice cupcakes...now I'm hungry!
B
Those cupcakes looks really nice, think you have a few people craving cupcakes now.
Yes the "I'm a triathlete" phase or life is almost like the difference between "Training for an Ironman" and "Living an Ironman lifestyle" I know exactly what your talking about.
It is difficult to imagine but when I read the part of snow against your face and it felt like sandblasting I thought wow, can snow hurt. I always imagined it as this fluffy soft stuff coming down. Sorry for sounding stupid but for someone who has never seen or felt snow it was an eyeopener.
Only saw it once in Europe as summer started, there was snow on the ground but not coming down.
Keep up the good work man, you rock! and enjoy Training camp in LA.
J
JM, I think your right. I hope your right. It would be great if my legs had that jump again. I can't say enough about how GOOD those cupcakes are. haha.
J, thanks.
About the snow, normally snow is fluffy, but every once in a while it becomes sleety. It's a frozen rain and they are the size of grains of sand. When they hit your face from a brisk wind it hurts and when it hits your eye ball, it really hurts. Unfortunately you can't wear glasses because they fog up. The upside is I only have to deal with it a few times a year.
The joys of training in Canada. Although it could be worse, I could still be living in Winnipeg. Now that's Winter on the extreme. It's like living on the moon.
B
Awesome post as alawys! Winter is almost done and we can all get to the task pf training in normal conditions! I guess being a trialthlete is also about training is crazy weather! Oh well, we like it dont we!? Cheers!
"What makes one a triathlete is when you become passionate about the sport. Something about the sport speaks to your soul, it feels like a natural fit to your personality and at some point you commit to regular training. Becoming a triathlete is really when you make that lifestyle choice."
I believe you have said it perfectly. Bob.
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