Second win of the season

Two starts, two wins for the year.
The Indoor Triathlon USA a great early season race and it hurts! You have to push hard, not knowing where the rest of the competition is.

--- Kjell

First race … first win

Great to start the  racing year with a win. Snowy and windy conditions. I still pulled off a controlled 5km win - in 16:58min! There was room to the second guy and in my speed;)
--- Kjell

Long brick

Lets get this done, team! --- Kjell

110

What a ride yesterday.
11o times two:
first          110+ miles on the bike
second     110 training session, with a 100% ride and hitting a 10% rain chance.

Ironman is coming.
--- Kjell

Race the River

"Race the River is a sprint-distance triathlon that takes place in beau­ti­ful Coeur d’Alene Idaho. It starts with a 0.5 mile swim with the mild cur­rent of the Spokane river, just as it leaves crys­tal clear Lake Coeur d’Alene. Ath­letes tran­si­tion onto their bikes through the mod­ern River­stone com­plex and nav­i­gate an excit­ing and tech­ni­cally chal­leng­ing 11 mile bike course. Exit­ing tran­si­tion, run­ners loop through a serene city park for 3.1 miles, around a large pond with foun­tain and across a bridge made of an old train car." [source: RacetheRiver] Thanks Christine for another great year racing the NW Regional Championships. This year I placed 3rd. Getting better by the year. --- Kjell

AM run

Had a great early morning run with Indy. My legs are still a bit tired from the hard sunday session, but oh well. --- Kjell

Great weekend ... next week

This was a great training weekend. Long ride 100+ yesterday and a long brick on Saturday. Lots of other stuff finished as well. Now of into another week. --- Kjell

10x500

in the pool and every 500y got better. Felt bad at the beginning and fantastic at number 9. --- Kjell

Slow start

This morning is hard. Long week/weekend done. Forgot how much work it is to get ready for Ironman. ... well I did not forget, just trained under different circumstances. It is 3:45 am, off for a run - than work - already looking forward to go back to bed. --- Kjell

It is kicking in

I start noticing the hours of training. It is not easy, but I am very grateful for all the support! --- Kjell

50x100

Another one in the books. I did another 50X100 today and it took me 1h 20min and 38sec. Felt great! --- Kjell

The tree and me

I took this picture on my bike ride last saturday, on top of Moscow. --- Kjell

Above Moscow

Had a great ride, where I stoped above Moscow for this picture. --- Kjell

Plan 2012

I am trying to plan my 2012, but just not sure where to set my priorities in racing (running, Tri, quantity, quality ...)? I need to get things figured out! --- Kjell

Run and be hoppy

This is such a fun running club! --- Kjell

It is OFFSEASON

"The leaves have turned. The air is crisp. The medals from a summer's worth of triathlons are pinned to your board in the kitchen. But now the calendar is blank until the end of the year. Should you be racing in the offseason? If so, what races should you pick to enter?
Ask a few people and you will get a surprisingly diverse set of answers. To arrive at the best answer, you will need to decide what is most important to you. Consider which of these three (very different) goals is at the top of your list:
- Build the right base for next year.
- Strengthen your run.
- Stay fit, but having some fun. ..." [source: active.com / author: Paul Tyler] --- Kjell

How to Learn From Your Triathlon Season

"After months of training hard and racing harder, it's tempting to quickly switch into offseason mode and turn your attention to new activities.
But before you pack up the bike and put away the swim fins, you owe it to yourself to thoroughly review what happened (and what didn't) during the race season. This allows you to build on your recent experiences and create an even more rewarding, faster and successful triathlon season next time. ..." [source: active.com author: Chris Janzen] --- Kjell

22

Big long run today and it felt great. Ran a 22 miler in 2:30h. Here my loop: --- Kjell

on the roll

Back on the roll today. I mean my indoor trainer. Hope there is a good entertainment program on!!! --- Kjell

LONG ONE

Great long run this AM with my running buddy INDY --- Kjell