Good week of training. Increased my volume of aerobic training from the last week by over 4 hours. I also finished the week by doing some “Trad Climbing” in Squamish with Chris and let me tell you I am in f*cking pain. Endurance athletes have weak upper bodies and it showed today. Chris told me [...]
Entries from January 2007
Week Four – Still Fat, Rock Climbing and Pump up the Volume.
January 29th, 2007 · 3 Comments
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Must hear Ryan Hall interview.
January 29th, 2007 · No Comments
The Final Sprint has an amazing interview with Ryan Hall the new American half-marathon record-holder. Check it out. This podcast is definitely worth subscribing to they are rumored to have a lot of great interviews coming up.
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Week three crap weather, cycling and realization I am fat.
January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
The last week was filled with crap weather which meant a couple of missed workouts. I also conclude I am fat. I still have not lost the pounds I put on during the holiday break. The scale says 161 I feel soft. January 15 Bike commute. Time: 1:08 My first bike commute in over a [...]
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Canucks on Flocast
January 18th, 2007 · No Comments
Flocast has a couple cool interviews with some amazing Canadian talents. Simon Bairu is one of the top NCAA XC runners and the top Canadian XC runner 5 years running. His future is bright. Watch the interview here. Canadian middle distance legend Kevin Sullivan is also interviewed here. Mentions in the interview he ran a [...]
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Week two of training.
January 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Week two of training was pretty low key. It snowed in Vancouver so I missed one workout because of ice. January 10th Easy Run to Cambie Time: 0:42:16 Ave HR: 161 bpm Max HR: 191 January 11th Snowshoe Grouse Mountain Time: 0:47:26 Ave HR: 162 bpm Max HR: 192 This was with the Grouse Mountain [...]
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Technology overload
January 9th, 2007 · No Comments
Funny spoof on the Nike+iPod system. I feel like this sometimes with my nano, GPS and cellphone. How did they run in the 90′s?
First Week of Training in 2007
January 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Well I am officially training again. I have a snowshoe race on the 20th so I have to gain a little bit of fitness and shed some lbs before then. Here is a summary of last weeks training. *I got a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS/Heart Rate Monitor for Xmas my workout digest can be viewed [...]
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Gebrselassie vs. Mottram
January 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Geb just hangs behind Aussie elite Craig Mottram until the final stretch where he drops the hammer. Amazing leg turnover!
New Year’s Resoultions
January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
Well it’s a New Year so that means time for some resolutions. Here are mine for 2007: 1) The classic lose weight. I gained a fair amount of weight during my lay off from running due to injury. I am now sitting at 165 which is 15 pounds over my ideal running/racing weight. Some people [...]
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