January 22nd,  MondayRelaxing  after workout

Reporting from sunny Florida where temperature today was about 68 degrees in St Augustine. Today I did my first Tri work out. I rode for 25 minutes on the beach on my new $35 Beach bicycle from Craigslist. Then I ran for 20 minutes on the beach. And finished up with 10 minutes swim in the very nice heated outdoor pool in our vacation complex. It is the first time I’ve done all three parts of the triathlon event in one day and was pretty fatigued by it, but recovered pretty quickly. I am very excited about training for the next 7 weeks. My only fear is that my body doesn’t hold up . So I have to be very careful.

Update stats tomorrow, still getting oriented …

January 19, Friday

A bit after midnight , so Saturday_____

Eight hours on the road today ending at an AirBNB in Fredericksburg,  NC.

One more long day on the road and it’s back to St. Augustine for 7 weeks of sun and training.😎😎

Actually got in a 20 minute workout in the back yard around 4:00 this afternoon.

January 17, Wednesday

25 bike, 25 run at clubhouse. Good progress on treadmill.  No negative after effects!  Taking a respite from pool because of negative outcomes with sinus stuff. Hoping that the heated, outdoor pool in St. Augustine won’t produce such annoying symptoms.

Leaving for Fla. in morning.😎

Continue reading Ride, Run →

January 15th, Monday

At clubhouse:

20 minutes  on elliptical

20 minutes on tredmill

20 minutes on bike

Serious work, HR as high as 150bpm.

Stats-

I-Mad and I-Mid = 1/ 2        GFD/AM  = 2

Sleep = 9 hours

Weight = #153

a.m.HR =54BPM

January 13, Saturday

Total pool day today. Spent 45 minutes in water with 20 minutes swimming and 25 minutes running. Why running in the deep water I did six sets of 60 – 40 – 20 strides mimicking 5k pace, 800m pace and max effort.   That sequence tends to get my heart rate quite elevated and sustained for a significant time. Good workout!

Solid stats.

January 11th, Thursday

Lots of work tonight in the clubhouse exercise room.

20 minutes elliptical

20 minutes bike

12 minutes treadmill

23 minutes core and upper-body

Stats  – stable

January 9th, Tuesday

Not quite 16 tons, but………🎵🎶

Good old song-

Despite feeling pretty tired tonight, I toughed it out and went to the club for some work. I did everything very methodically and deliberately.  Steady hour;

Elliptical – 10

Bike – 10

Core & upper – 10

treadmill  – 10

Swim – 20  lengths  – 500yds . 20 minutes

15 hot whirlpool 😎

Sleepy time……🛏🌒

January 6th,  Saturday

Today I spent 90 minutes at the clubhouse in the exercise room and the pool doing a large variety of exercises and activities.  My decision to train for the next 8 months for a triathlon has been quite liberating. I can swim and ride the bike and do weight lifting for 2 or 3 days in a row without feeling guilty that I have not run. This allows my tender feet to stay healthy and avoid injuries. For the last two days I have felt no pain in my left foot which is quite encouraging. I was tempted to run on the treadmill today for a mile just to keep my running as part of my training but I resisted that urge and did a whole bunch of other stuff. That includes riding the bike for 35 minutes walking on the treadmill for 5 minutes, working on the elliptical machine for 10 minutes, swimming for 10 minutes and running in the water for 10 minutes with weight lifting interspersed between these activities. I then spent 15 minutes in a hot tub with a great deal of stretching my lower legs and feet. All in all I would call it a very positive training day.

Stats -7

I-Mad and I-Mid and Feet In General (FIG) ? LOL. = 2 😊

Weight = #154

Sleep = 9 hours

a.m.HR =54BPM.  So steady!

January 5th, Friday

Snowed in and basically frozen, today I spent the afternoon doing about an hour’s worth of  work on  balance drills, leg strengthening drills , foot strengthening drills and stretching.   Surprisingly, I was quite winded at the end of the session. So I guess it was some kind of good work. Tonight both my legs are cramping as I try to sit and take this video of my fireplace.  So it must have put some degree of stress on my leg muscles. Tomorrow the Deep Freeze continues, may be a total playoff football  day. Can you say Bomb Cyclone?  WTF ..?        12 days to St. Augustine! 

January 3rd, 2018.    – Wednesday

Today I registered for the New Jersey Triathlon on August 18th of this year. It cost $165 to register. So that makes me committed. I have to admit, I’m quite excited and more than a little bit nervous about the whole situation. But I view swimming, riding and running in three equal parts as an excellent way to train for the next 8 months. I will be able to stay fit and maybe be strong enough to win a Senior National Championship as a youngster in the 75+ age group in 2019.  If it turns out that I’m successful at the triathlon, I might even try that at the senior games. Who knows?  I will be way ahead of the game if I’m still breathing in 2019.  LOL

Day off to recover today.