Ironman Canada Goals

Here are my goals for Ironman Canada. I'm putting them on the blog so that everyday I'll be reminded of what I'm working toward.

Swim-1:00:00 T1-:4:00 Bike-5:30:00 T2-:4:00 Run-3:30:00

Total - 10:08:00


How to achieve world class fitness!!

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
~Greg Glassman

Monday, August 16, 2010

Open water swim

Well I'm having a little more soreness than is usual in my left calf. So today I took the day off from running and just concentrated on my swim. The local bike/tri shop near my house does a Monday afternoon open water swim. Basically it's just a way for people to meet so that you can swim with others and not alone. The course is an out and back that is 1 mile in length. I felt so good today that I did it twice. Yes that's right I did a 2 mile open water swim and didn't get eaten by any sharks. Although I kept hearing this music in the back of my mind. Anyway, I did the swim in 58:37 which is not to bad for an open water swim. The most promising thing is that I didn't feel completely worn out when I finished and could have continued at my pace. This tells me that I should be moving a bit faster on race day. Which I'm really looking forward too!!

Have a great day!
Posted by Jeff Parker at 6:44 PM

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