Swimming Notes
The Spirit of Racine 70.3 race started more than an hour late this year, due to fog. This picture says it all. And, no, the water in the foreground isn't the swim start. That's a puddle. The lake is just on the other side of the participants. If it weren't for the fog, you would be able to see it.
While that race was started in the fog, the conditions rapidly improved, and we were soon biking and running under clear skies. Lately, my swims seem to be "in a fog," and I'm pushing myself toward clearer skies.
At a recent Tri Fox meeting, I was discussing my recent challenges after the long swim break. I commented about all of my other training and how little benefit that training was providing. His reply...
"Swimming is the only thing that helps swimming."
I guess that's a "good news, bad news" response. Good because there is a lot of swimming on the horizon. Bad because I despise swimming more than running. Where's Mary Poppins when she's needed? If swimming is the medicine, I would take a spoonful or two of sugar.
Blog Notes
In the midst of some extraordinary technical issues at Weebly, my sidebar got hammered. While it showed up on the site, I was unable to make any changes. Their support crew did a good job restoring the sidebar, though there were a few notable changes. Like certain elements being repeated an extra time or twelve.
Rather than worry about it, I pretty much reconstructed the entire sidebar. If you notice something horribly wrong, please let me know. If there's something you think is missing or would be beneficial, tell me that, as well. I tend to limit it to the basics, keeping anything unrelated to the site and teams with whom I race to a minimum, so there might be useful links or tools I'm missing.
Race Notes
A few races are starting to materialize on the horizon. Next year looks to be similar to 2008, with some of the race names changing. Several co-workers are interested in the Green Bay Marathon, so I'll likely join them. Spirit of Racine is out due to scheduling conflicts with a youth camp leadership role, so I'm planning on revisiting the High Cliff Triathlon. I don't know if I can set a 70.3 PR there, but I can try to beat the time from my first attempt.
I'll be coaching kids, again, next summer, and might race the Oshkosh Area Triathlon with them. In the "insane" endurance department, I'm in discussions with the owner of the Fox Valley Running Company to tackle the Fox Cities Marathon as a double. We'll start about 3:30 a.m. and run the course in both directions for a total of 52.4 miles.
That will work out well as other co-workers and friends will be tackling that race as their first marathon. If I can keep up, I'll be able to run with them as the celebrate that accomplishment.
Iron Challenge Notes
Training numbers for the first week of the Evotri Iron Challenge!
Swim - 6850 yards
Bike - 0 miles
Run - 11.82 miles
Obviously, the goal for this week is to find my way to the trainer and watch a few movies. My bike isn't going to pedal itself for 112 miles.
And that about wraps up the news for the week. Have a great week of training and stay safe!
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