Wake up! - NYC 19 weeks out!

From last Sunday, the New York City Marathon is only 19 weeks away! I guess, in the middle of triathlon season, it's time to begin training for the NYC marathon. My goal if to have fun with this race - I think I am even going to carrier a camera while running! I have heard it is a fairly tough course, but most of the people run this for the event and fun - sounds like a plan to me!

Got this week started off to a great start for training...let's see if it keeps going!

Great Podcasts - Zen and the Art of Triathlons

Back from Chicago....great town!!! Love Michigan Avenue at night! Did some networking at the show so hopefully some job interviews are not too far off in the distant future! Didn't get much time to run however...so this week is a little light in the workout totals.

On the plane trip up and back however, I have been listening to "Zen and the Art of Triathlon" podcast! Brett and Emily (who run this as well as www.Triscoop.com) are great. They have a couple good coaches on their show who talk about everything triathlon - recovery, taking Advil or Tylenol before racing or after a long work out, ice baths, nutrition...very, very informative. If you are interested the web link is below under my links section.



Still searching for some workout motivation...I really need to lift weights and start pushing some bricks for the Disco coming up on July 9th. For some reason I can't get it in gear!!! The group thing is gone and left to my own devices, it ain't workin! I'll find it soon...just waiting for the gestation period to get over!

The Hotter Than Hell (HTH) training is starting - so I am sure the bike volume will pick up shortly. Suppose to do a 40 miler this weekend and 50 miler next weekend.

Keep on trucking everybody!

Tour d'Italy...i.e. "Hotter Than Hell" Preparation!

Yesterday, David Stoncipher and I rode the Tour d"Italy (Texas). It was a great ride if you like 58 miles of rain and crowds....the route is great and this would have been a lot of fun in dry weather. We did the 100K (62 miles for you Americans) and also saw Cathy Money and a few other Dallas Athlete friends!

There was a great turn out for this race...I would guess 800 - 1,000 cyclist! The volunteers were terrific and the rest stops well stocked. I would encourage anyone who wants a fun "country" ride to give this one a try next year.

David and I averaged 18.7 miles/hr and did the 62 miles in 3:24. Not too bad for the terrible conditions.

Off the Chicago to find a job. Will run this week along the lake front in Chi-Town -should be a great change of scenery from the Coppell loops - thank god!

Killer Website; Musing...Go Mavs!

Well...in order to entice anyone to read this, I need to keep it up to date...so here goes. Found this great website "Crossfit.com" - they provide a workout each day, which is a mixture of cardio, gymnastics, weights, and killer cross training. My favorite is one called "The Murph" - named after a marine in Iraq who did the following (all for time): 1 mile run, then 100 pullups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, the another 1 mile run - all in a 20 lb. bullet proof vest! take a little walk through this site and understand their philosophy - I think trying any of these would help any fitness level you want to be at. (Link provided below)

Not a great week last week, but picking it up this week. First time swimming in a few weeks - boy it doesn't take long for that fitness to fall off. This weekend I am doing the " Tour of Italy" (Texas - that is) with David Stonecipher - he'll kick my ass, but I here the T-Shirt is worth the race. It is 100k (62 miles) - should be lots of fun.

Gotta start kicking the marathon program for NYC into gear. Made my reservations, so now I am committed to this race. Tom Ryan says he is trying to buy his way in (he knows the race director)...that's great to see him getting back into racing instead of teaching all us newbies!

Mavs - game 4 tonight...hope the kick Shaq's butt! My girls are big into this - it's become family fun!

Headed to Chicago on Sunday - going to network the National Plastics Exhibition - in search of a new job. This has become the largest show that McCormick Place handles now - about 100,000 in attendance. I know lots of people from my old industry - so getting some interviews should not be a problem. I need to get going...my tan is about a great as it is going to be and I am caught up on every soap there is!!!

Until next post...Go Mavs!

Back in the Saddle...

So...I have been a complete bum since I finished my 1/2 Iron man in Florida. Starting to feel like the conditioning is going the other way. So to cure my problem, I have signed up to be one of the run leaders for the month of June - nothing like commitment to get you out of bed and on the road at 5:00am! And that "run-Nazi" coordinator (Kuay Sullivan) can sure make you feel like every step counts.

The training focus is now changing...a sprint triathlon is much more about speed that the 70.3 mile - 1/2 Iron man. So now I am trending toward L/T workouts to improve my lactose threshold - does this sound like I know what I am talking about? Please forgive my ignorance....I don't!

Another big focus for me over the remaining summer is to loose about 20 lbs before I compete in the New York Marathon in November. I know that NY is a tough race and you really run it for the fun and event of it all, but doing it 20 lbs. lighter would certainly make is that much easier on my body. My goal is 170 lbs and today I weight 188lbs. By curbing the carbs and adding more protein and weight lifting to my routine, I should be able to drop this weight by the end of September.


If I can figure the formatting out, I will be posting my upcoming races and total weekly & yearly mileage from my workouts on this blog (Curt or Todd - help?). Thanks to everyone who has sent me notes and comments - they mean a lot to me. I changed a setting that anyone can now leave comments - you do not have to be a registered blogger to give me your input. Keep 'em coming...as the old German proverb says - "We get too soon old and too late smart!".

"Hello World"

Well, I'm joining the world of Bloggers! Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks?! Over the last 6 months or so, I have been following a number of good friends "blogs" and have been very impressed with their diligence, dedication, creativity and attempted humor! It is exciting to read their trial and tribulations concerning their life, training and racing.

So..."Hello World" (thanks Tiger - great line!). I'll do my best to keep this up and not plagerize too may of my fellow Dallas Athlete & friends information (God bless that "cut-n-paste" feature!).

I am sure this will improve over time, as I learn the tricks of the blogging world. If you have any suggestions...please, please leave a comment so I can make this as entertaining as possible.

To date I have competed only 2 triathlons - one sprint (Texas man - 9/05) and one Half Ironman (Gulf Coast 1/2 Ironman in Florida - 5/06). I have 3 more sprints this year and will also run the New York marathon on November 5th. I hope to update with more info as I get it collected and posted here.

So here I go...off to conquer the world of Endurance Athletics and maintain a healthy and energetic lifestyle. So check in once in awhile...but first I have to go rest - this breathing and typing is killing me!