Win #2

Today, I experimented with a long run and a hard race. I started at 5am for a 18 mile long run.
Got home ate some and drove to race a 5km race at the Freeman HS.
Time was slow (18:12min), but I felt pretty good for the first 2 miles, than my legs locked up.
Good test and another win in the books.
--- Kjell

Long brick

Lets get this done, team! --- Kjell

Solid training month

I started the year OK.

Had a solid January and will go from there.
Hope to catch some races soon! --- Kjell

Tarahumara - run run run

This is just amaizing and we can all learn from this!

Nestled in northern Mexico and the canyons of the Sierra Madre Occidental is a small tribe of indigenous people known as the Tarahumara. They call themselves Rarámuri, loosely translated as "running people," "foot-runner," "swift of foot," or "he who walks well." They are known for evading the Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century and keeping their cave-dwelling culture alive and secluded. They are also known for their long distance running and their superior health, not displaying the common health issues of "modern" societies.

A recent National Geographic study (Nov. 2008) states: "When it comes to the top 10 health risks facing American men, the Tarahumara are practically immortal: Their incidence rate is at or near zero in just about every category, including diabetes, vascular disease, and colorectal cancer...Plus, their supernatural invulnerability isn't just limited to their bodies; the Tarahumara have mastered the secret of happiness as well, living as benignly as bodhisattvas in a world free of theft, murder, suicide, and cruelty." [source: youtube]

--- Kjell

10.000

What a week. Training beside home and work is doing well.
Swam my first 10.000 yards on tuesday. That was a challenge, but not as hard as I expected.

--- Kjell

"You can teach a person how to run, but you can not teach a person courage"

"Looking for fatigue in all the wrong places Noakes starts with a review of the history of the study of fatigue, which mostly focused on efforts to find the ultimate limitations of human exercise capacity in the body, such as the muscles or the heart. The problem with this approach is that it does not explain why athletes almost invariably simply choose to stop exercising before such bodily limits are reached (some of which would result in catastrophic injury or death.) For Noakes “the presence of the noxious symptoms of fatigue must indicate that exercise cannot be regulated solely by an inevitable and unavoidable failure of skeletal and or cardiac muscle functions.” Here are some common observations that are not explained by the theory that exercise is limited by some single factor in the body: athletes begin exercise at an intensity which is appropriate for the expected duration; athletes run harder in competition than in training; athletes speed up at the end of exercise (the end spurt). skeletal muscle is never fully recruited during any form of exercise – 35-50% in prolonged exercise and 60% during maximal efforts. To explain these and other observations, Noakes and his colleagues helped develop the Central Governor Model for fatigue. ..." source: www.bettermovement.org by Todd Hargrove Thanks to the inspiration from Dr. Susann Kraeftner and her interviews with Noakes on "shift focus". --- 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

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

4h

Great way to start the weekend. 4h on the bike and an educational DVD about nutrition. Training done a bit smarter;) --- Kjell

Long run in the week

That was fantastic this am. 4-5:40 am my long run in Moscow. I owned the town. A few hill repeats and the rest just cruising. Loved it!!! --- Kjell

Above Moscow

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

Getting ready for 2012

... and being well prepared! "Training for a specific goal with the expectations of improving, getting stronger, getting faster, avoiding injury or burnout, and learning along the way calls for training in such a way where art and science merge. ..." (source: active.com) --- 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

Strongman Japan

Thinking about doing the Strongman Japan in 2012. Love the race and the area. Lets see! --- Kjell

Dreaded Bonk

"Often, people associate the word “bonk” with “hitting the wall” during endurance events. For endurance athletes it is a sudden and overwhelming feeling of running out of energy. You were running or riding along at what seemed like a manageable pace, then seemingly without warning your legs turned to cement. With heavy legs, a body-wide feeling of fatigue and sometimes dizziness, you are forced to stop." [source: http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Dreaded-Bonk.htm?cmp=306&memberid=29745281&lyrisid=22866001] --- Kjell

Mental Preparation for Your First Triathlon

"If I could share just one word of advice for new triathletes, it would be this: Don't allow your concern with race results and rankings to rob you of the joy of swimming, biking and running. Hang on to the initial reasons you were drawn to triathlon. Fear destroys fun. And, after all, isn't triathlon really an adult form of child play? Continue to "play with purpose." ..." [source: active / author: Cheryl D. Hart] --- Kjell

Weight Loss 101: How to Calculate a Calorie Deficit

"To lose weight, you have to eat fewer calories than your body burns each day. It seems simple enough. What’s not so easy is actually doing it. How do you know if you’re actually eating fewer calories than your body burns? Exactly what size of "calorie deficit" should you aim for? And how can you make sure you’re hitting the mark? ..." [author: Matt Fitzgerald // source: active] If you can read your body well enough you know where to be. --- Kjell

Where is the winter???

It is way to warm for mid january. Winter come back!!! --- Kjell

Running

in the week. I love to start my week with a nice "funrun" --- Kjell

Winter beauty

Winter is a very beautiful season. I love it, except the cold sometimes --- Kjell