Reflections of a Born-Again Runner

Long Bike (click to see stats) Long (Brick) Run (click to see stats) 70.52k (2:33:19) – 16.75k (1:26:53) Avg. Heart Rate = 130 bpm – 154 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 150 bpm – 165 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 27.6/kph – 05:11 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 39.6/kph – 04:16 min/km Calories = 4653 Temp = [...]

All Hans On Deck!

(Long) Bike (click to see stats) (Long) Brick Run (click to see stats) 75.04k (2:33:08) – 13.65k (1:12:42) Avg. Heart Rate = 142 bpm – 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 172 bpm – 167 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 29.5/kph – 05:19 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 72.6/kph – 04:15 min/km Calories = 4942 Temp = [...]

Embracing Fear

(Long) Bike (click to see stats) (Long) Brick Run (click to see stats) 96.9kk (3:13:06) – 21.5k (1:54:52) Avg. Heart Rate = 132 bpm – 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 165 bpm – 167 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 30.1/kph – 05:20 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 57.8/kph – 03:53 min/km Calories = 6887 Temp = [...]

Another Brick In the Wall

I survived the first week of my base training; the infamous ‘The Big Suck: Part 2’.  How was it?  You know…I did okay really.  I mean I’m still here and walking upright.  I’m a bit tired, for sure, but I’m certainly no more worse for the wear either.  In fact, I feel pretty damn good [...]

New Training Schedule, or ‘The Big Suck: Part 2′

Okay, so to quote one Private William Hudson: it’s time to “quit your grinnin’ and drop your linen people”. What I’m ever so eloquently trying to say is, that’s it’s finally time to get things revved up into full gear.  No more idle “conditioning”, no more fancy catch phrases like “training to train”…it’s time to [...]

Return of the Mack

Brick (click to see stats & route) 1:27:38 Avg. Heart Rate = 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 184 bpm Calories = 1389 An INTENSE Brick tonight and I spent more bodily fluids than Robin Williams in a Turkish bathhouse.  This nut crusher of a workout consisted of repeated bouts of fast tempo riding interspersed [...]