Day 1 after my race and I got the flu… The only thing about having the flu is that laying on the couch give me a bit of time to do a write up of yesterdays New Jersey Kick Off Triathlon. It’s not the 65 degree water that is too blame for my condition. All of the family is more or less in the same state, so while the kids are coughing and watching “How to Train a Dragon” on … →

Finally a chance to use my new wetsuit and a chance to disprove the therory of not trying out new gear in competition. I am doing the Jersey Shore Kick Off Tri this Saturday: 0.4 mile swim, 10 mile bike and 3.5 mile run. It will be first open water swim in 2012 (and only my 2nd overall) so I am pretty excited to see what the experience will be. It’s going to be a in-water start and I am … →

In order to get a bit more structure to my training and set up a real training schedule towards my goal, The US Nationals in August, I started to look into online training plans and books that could help me out. After spending most part of a day searching online and coming up empty handed for the right plan for myself, I finally came across a book by Matt Fitzgerald: Triathlete Magazine’s Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide that had no less … →

My first triathlon of the season was done today. It was a a sprint (200m pool swim, 10.3 mile bike and 3.1 mile run) race around the Riwerwinds golf course area in south Jersey. The start was a bit early and with an hour drive I woke up at 4.35 surprisingly fresh. I had also gone to bed at 9.30 so I guess I had my share of sleep. As always breakfast was oatmeal and raisins supplied with a nice … →

Normally I just do my pool swims in my regular Nike swim trucks that I got for 10 bucks at Macy’s. They are nice and roomy and can be used for a day at the beach as well. I do have a Zoot Tri suit that I use for competition, but I never tried it on in the pool until today. With my Tri suit on I shaved 8 seconds off my 100m intervals and when I put on my … →