Archive for December, 2009
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12.31.09 — Another Active Recovery Ride
Posted on December 31, 2009 | 2 CommentsType: Bike — Active Recovery Distance: 23.39 miles Pace: 2:34 min/mile Time: 60:38 Average Watts: 140 watts Average Heart Rate: 150 bpm Total Work: 506 kJ I have started the draining part of my head cold, so I am still feeling a little puny. When... -
12.30.09 — Swim
Posted on December 31, 2009 | No CommentsType: Active Recovery Swim Distance: 1000 yards Time: I didn’t really count. No really… Workout: Try and not redline at all… I know it sounds different from all my other swim workouts, but with the head cold going away I really wanted to make sure... -
12.30.09 — Active Recovery Ride
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 9 CommentsType: Bike — Active Recovery Ride Distance: 23.17 miles Pace: 2:35 min/mile Time: 60:21 Average Watts: 131 watts Average Heart Rate: 144 bpm Total Work: 470 kJ Today may have been about a day early to come back from the head cold. I woke up... -
12.29.09 — Head Colds are Dumb
Posted on December 29, 2009 | 3 CommentsHead colds are dumb, but are they as dumb as the people who get them? I’m not sure. I mentioned yesterday that I was starting to get a small head cold. It started to get worse as soon as I got on the plane to... -
12.28.09 — Nice way to Cap off the Trip
Posted on December 28, 2009 | 3 CommentsType: Run — Wanted to Run Fast Distance: 5.0 miles Pace: 8:09 min/mile Time: 40:51 Average Heart Rate: 161 bpm Average Speed: 7.3 mph This is our last day in Dallas, so I wanted to run and try and do it quickly. I really wanted... -
12.26.09 — Nice Steady Run
Posted on December 26, 2009 | No CommentsType: Run — Just cruising along Distance: 6.50 miles Pace: 8:17 min/mile Time: 53:51 Average Heart Rate: 163 bpm Average Speed: 7.2 mph Today I went out with no destination in mind. About a mile into the run I decided I would run to my... -
Under Armour Heat Gear Review
Posted on December 24, 2009 | 1 CommentType: Run — Testing my Cold Weather Gear Distance: 5.01 miles Pace: 8:23 min/miles Time: 41:51 Average Heart Rate: 161 bpm Average Speed: 7.1 mph According to weather.com, the temperature was 34 degrees and the wind was out of the west at about 15 mph... -
Garmin 405 Gear Review
Posted on December 24, 2009 | 4 CommentsType: Run — Down Memory Lane Distance: 5.02 miles Pace: 8:25 min/miles Time: 42:15 Average Heart Rate: 163 bpm Average Speed: 7.1 mph So we are in Dallas and this morning I decided to take my run through my old neighborhood and down to the... -
12.22.09 — Bike Threshold Ride
Posted on December 22, 2009 | 3 CommentsType: Bike — Threshold Ride Distance: 22.74 miles Pace: 2:38 min/mile Time: 60:33 Average Watts: 177 watts Average Heart Rate: 154 bpm Total Work: 634 kJ This was the breakout ride that I have been looking for now for a while. I was able to... -
12.21.09 — Swim
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsType: Swim Distance: 1600 yards Time: 25:00 Workout: Intervals This was a great workout. I felt like I was really flying today in the water. It was amazing — it really felt like a knife cutting through the water. I felt smooth and efficient and...