Connecticut Tri Guy

Jason Training Update – Week of Dec 28

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Monday – Nothing

Tuesday – 1200 yards swim

Wednesday – 1200 yards swim

Thursday – Nothing

Friday – 1250 yards swim

Saturday – Nothing

Sunday – 25 min treadmill

Week Summary

Swim – 3250 yards

Bike – 0

Run – 0:25 hrs

Last Sunday’s run caused some serious pain in my right tensor fasciae latae (see below) muscle. The pain lasted until midweek, so I took most of the week off from any running and instead focused on swimming.

No pain on the treadmill today – so I chalk it up mostly to the fact that last Sunday’s run was outside and I simply wasn’t ready for the length and variation in terrain (uphill/downhill) that accompanied an outdoor run. This leads me to the conclusion that I need to start at the basics for running and work my way up to a level where I can actually try specific workouts. So my plan now is to follow a basic 5K run program over the next few weeks. This should let me hit the ground running when I get to the first base phase the week of Feb 22.

Jason Training Update – Week of Dec 21

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Monday – Nothing

Tuesday – 30 minutes on the treadmill

Wednesday – 1000 yards of swim drills

Thursday – Nothing

Friday – Nothing

Saturday – Nothing

Sunday – 30 minutes running outside. Nice to enjoy the warm weather with an outdoor run.

Week Summary

Swim – 1000 yards/0:35 hrs

Bike – 0

Run – 6 miles/1:00 hrs

Still in a prep phase until the week of Feb 22, so the training is not really structured at this point. Just trying to keep some semblance of working out. I feel like I have a solid foundation on the bike, so I’m focusing any training time in the prep phase on my two weakest disciplines.

Have been trying to get out snowboarding, but rain this weekend prevented any riding this weekend.

2010 Race Schedule

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Date	Race	Location		Time	Result

Mar 14	Max O'Hartford 5k	Hartford, CT	C	28:05	64/93 M30-34 720/1545 Overall
Apr 18	Wrentham Duathlon	Wrentham, MA	C	1:21:57	24/26 M30-34 183/317 Overall
May 2	Greenwich Biathlon	Greenwich, CT	B	1:08:55	34/56 M30-39 131/260 Overall
May 9	Sudbury Spring Sprint	Sudbury, MA	C	54:28	10/15 M30-34 143/428 Overall
May 16	Queens Biathlon	Queens, NY	C	1:48:38	10/19 M30-34 58/148 Overall
Jun 5	Rev 3 Olympic	Middlebury, CT	A	2:56:25	22/40 M30-34 132/381 Overall
Jun 20	Webster Lake Sprint Tri	Webster, MA	C	1:15:01	11/19 M30-34 60/269 Overall
Jul 4	Harvard Pilgrim 10k	Foxboro, MA	C	56:30	104/209 M30-34 1008/2966 Overall
Jul 10	Summer Series 5k	Glastonbury, CT	C	23:30	7/12 M30-39 37/98 Overall
Jul 18	Hockomock Sprint Tri	Wrentham, MA	C	1:02:55	5/13 M30-34 45/201 Overall
Jul 25	Amica 19.7 New London	New London, CT	B	1:30:16	10/20 M30-34 63/293 Overall
Aug 1	Marlboro Sprint Tri	Marlborough, MA	C	1:25:16	9/27 M30-34 73/395 Overall
Aug 15	Westboro Sprint Tri	Westboro, MA	C	1:12:35	7/31 M30-34 34/316 Overall
Aug 21	Holcomb Farms 10k	Granby, CT	C	51:26	6/7 M30-39 23/62 Overall
Aug 29	J.F.S. Sprint Triathlon	Chicopee, MA	C	1:33:38	7/14 M30-34 56/175 Overall
Sep 11	Esprit Montreal Olympic	Montreal, Canada	A	2:32:22	24/43 M30-34 182/475 Overall
Oct 9	Hartford Half Marathon	Hartford, CT	C	DNS
Oct 30	Ironman 70.3 Miami	Miami, FL	A	5:50:41	84/180 M30-34 562/1815 Overall
Nov 25	Manchester Road Race	Manchester, CT	C	46:09	683/1207 M30-39 5431/13399 OA

Cross Training – Snowboard Day #1

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Had a scheduled mental health day from work today, and decided to take advantage of the opportunity to get in my first day snowboarding for the year. Decided on Jiminy Peak as I needed to stay far enough South to avoid any potential ice from the freezing drizzle that moved through Northern New England last night (the car doesn’t have snow tires) With 5 distinct top to bottom routes, I figured there would be enough different options to keep me entertained for the first day out.

As expected, it was deserted. Probably less than 50 cars in the lot. Got a spot in the first row in the second tier of parking. As you can see, not a lift-line to speak of. The longest wait of the day – 1 chair.

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I also was trying out my new boots and bindings, both of which I picked up at a deep discount at the end of last year from Sierra Snowboard. Boots are Ride Anthems and bindings are Burton Missions. Very happy with how they felt today, but the boots definitely seem to have more air flow than my previous Salomon boots. Could be a factor on a colder day.

The snow was perfect, although there definitely were a few thin spots – easily avoided though. Generally, if you stayed on the side where the guns are there wasn’t an issue. The traverse to Left Bank was pretty sketchy but since you are just kicking along, it wasn’t a problem. Up top the fog was quite dense, although it cleared about 1/3 of the way down the hill.

Here are some more pictures from around the mountain. As you can see, no crowds on a murky Tuesday.

Grand Slam

Left Bank/Hot Wheels Glade

Wind Turbine on West Way

2 shots of West Way

The run of the day was North Glade to 360. Nice soft snow, perfect for high speed carving.

North Glade to Slingshot

So to wrap up, did 16 runs for 18.3K vertical feet in a little over 3 hours. Not a bad first day – didn’t push the legs too hard as I’m looking to get out in Vermont for a longer day on Saturday. Here is today’s Suunto chart.