I have not ridden since Bike TT II two weeks ago, wasn't TT'ing to see any improvement (or, indeed, worsening), instead simply treating these Tuesday night TT's as a quality bike workout. Although not riding, I have been doing -- from riding's perspective -- lots of cross training. One change I have made is that I've added (well, to be correct, "I' ( Read more... )

Easy.
Actually, despite training for the same event,
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Thursday evening Tri training: trainer training

The Thursday evening Tri training rotates in three-week cycles. This is the third week in this block of winter bike trainer training at Texas Iron HQ. The spin area fills from the front to the back, early arrivals setting up at the front, later arrivals as far forward as they can squeeze. I'm pretty ( Read more... )

I spent a long lunchtime with Zane at Jack and Adam's for a bike Power Fit.

Workout wise, I broke a sweat multiple times over the two hours, but it wasn't really a hard workout -- nothing like being on a trainer for two hours!

Basically, the bike is placed on a trainer hooked up to a computer, my wheel and pedal magnets hijacked and hooked to the ( Read more... )

I went to UT today. To the Department of Kinesiology. To see Dr. Phil Stanforth. To be put on a treadmill like a lab rat and run until I call Uncle.

The 100 meters sprint ends in a moment of glory for the winner. The pole-vault always ends in failure, even for the winner (the competition ends when the leader fails to clear the next height). The ( Read more... )