Swimmer in Transition Posts

October 9, 2008

Not too much new…yet this will become extended. Friday evening I biked to the cove, swam without a wetsuit at my threshold of coldness. Saturday morning started out with a bang. Or I suppose a pop. I was filling…

October 3, 2008

and no dryness in sight! Yesterday I got back to the Thursday routine of Dale’s masters swim followed by Chad run (after drifting last week with the crazy trail run). The workout was great. 12x 300s and some underwater…

October 2, 2008

Velodrome Rocks! 2 weeks ago I went with Nikee and last week Bethany joined us. Last night was the last race of the season and we invited a whole TCSD crew out for some racing enjoyment. Track cyclists, sweet…

September 30, 2008

Friday: Work was boring. In related news, my lunch break consisted of The Office on TiVo, angel hair pasta, and an apricot beer. The 60s were revisited Friday evening when Paul picked me up in Jolly (vintage VW bus)…

September 25, 2008

The whole theme of my San Diego move has been to achieve new adventures in my life. This thought came back to me last night as I decided to skip my usual Thursday Dale masters swim/3 mile flat run…

September 23, 2008

I went to Moment Cycle on Saturday because JT needed a inseam measurement. Since we didn’t have a lot of time to discuss details on Thursday, Saturday, more details were laid out.Components: Full Shimano Ultegra SL in ice grey.…

September 20, 2008

I really can’t believe I’m writting this…and I’m sure my bank account is also freaking out. Yesterday I put a downpayment on a new bike…yes bike. I’ve been thinking about getting one since the beginning of all of this…

September 15, 2008

1:07.54! 9:11 swim, 33.41 min bike (PB – 20.7 mph!!) and 24.04 run. 5 club races at Coronado this year. Next month it moves to Fiesta Island. Recap – 1:19, 1:14, 1:10, 1:09, 1:07. Twelve minutes drop in 5…

September 12, 2008

August 30 through Sept 7 training log: -25 mile morning Del Mar bike before I borded the plane-25 min swim in Lake Pokegama-25 min run hungover on the trails behind Uncle Tom’s house in St. Cloud (beautiful)Seriously rachel? Trip…

August 29, 2008

The past two weeks have been semi-uneventful, but I’m sure this will somehow become a long post. Weekdays have been staying pretty consistent, Mon – evening run and JCC swims, Tues – JT’s Cabrillo ride and run, Wed –…