Training
No Eagleman
Posted by gg on June 17, 2010 in Training
Well, despite all of the hype I put into competing at the Eagleman half-Ironman, I didn’t compete. Eight days earlier, on June 5th, I had a sports injury that caused some rather severe muscular trauma to my right mid-back section. I went to the ER to ensure that there were no broken bones or organ [...]
One week til Eagleman
Posted by gg on June 4, 2010 in Training
I don’t want to fully believe that the new shoes deserve sole credit (pardon the pun), but it looks like I’m climbing out of the valley. I bought two new pairs of sneakers, one by Asics who has been my brand of choice for a few years now, and another by K-Swiss. The K-Swiss pair [...]
In the valley…
Posted by gg on May 25, 2010 in Training
There are peaks and valleys in most training programs. One trains to “peak” at the right time; that is, the goal is to be physically primed and ready to go with strength, endurance, and speed on race day. Typically, athletes pick an “A” race or two within the season and customize training leading up to [...]
Humidity in Houston
Posted by gg on May 19, 2010 in Training
I was in Houston last weekend (a four day stay actually) to meet Roya’s family and though tempted to compete in the Silverlake Sprint Triathlon, I decided against it for a few reasons. It would have cost me $100 per flight to ship my bike plus the $75 entry fee, all for a race that [...]
Escape From Alcatraz and Spring Couples Relay
Posted by gg on May 11, 2010 in Training
As usual, I’m taking forever to get posts up on this site, the potential result of which is another entry with pages of content. I don’t want to do that to my adoring public (cough), so I’ll bullet point the highlights of the last two weeks: Escape From Alcatraz: I didn’t do any pre-race training [...]