Well after spending some time with the great folks at Emery’s yesterday, one of the two new rides in the Bowe household is home. The other should show up today or Monday, depending on our ability to get Mary to Emery’s.
I’ve always been a fan of Emery’s. I first stumbled on them back in 2004. I had …
Read MoreHad a good swim today. I was really happy with how it went particularly since there was never any real suffering occuring.
20×100 SCY @ 1:15 hold 1:10 – 1:12
2:15 run tonight. It’s nice and humid – my favorite…..
Read MoreFear.
Uncertainty.
Doubt.These are probably the 3 biggest issues I have in my training and racing. They are three little devils in the back of my mind that erode my ability to train consistently, smartly, and correctly – which ultimately impacts my ability to race at the level I want.
I’ve had success and failure in …
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First a brief training update. Things are continuing to progress well. Last night was a 2 hour and change run in the rain. My longest run in about 7 months! It was awesome, it felt good, I enjoyed the rain, and I even had the opportunity for a brief swim when I came upon a bridge that was out due to …
Read MoreAs I’m rebuilding my run fitness now, I am finding that I am enjoying my runs more, particularly my long runs. I think there are a few reasons for this.
1> My expectations are low – I am honest to God tickled pink to run 8:20 miles.
2> Because my expectations are low, I am able to better control my ego and run …
Read MoreSo I got a couple of great comments on my last post – that got me to think a little bit. Rather than reply as another comment, I thought I’d write another post to continue the conversation and post some thoughts.
Thus far Evan and Jeff have provided some great thoughts – here are my stream of thought responses, which …
Read More- Several weeks ago, an email chain I had with a friend devolved into suggestions for writings. I started thinking about some of the suggestions and realized that they were actually extremely good suggestions. Some of them supported my belief in the open sharing of knowledge, while others would send me down the road to …
Read More I just posted my Triple T race report. It was an excellent race, and all of my expectations going into it were blown away. It’s amazing what consistant hard work can do. Now my job is to just keep backing it up with great (enjoyable) training!
I’ve got two “good” posts in the works – watch for atleast one of them to …
Read More2010 Triple T Race Notes
Friday
The Triple-T prologue always catches me by surprise, despite my background as a sprinter in college swimming “ I have a difficult time spinning the engine up to the necessary level. Despite a good warm-up prior to the race, this year was no exception. The swim and the bike went well …
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First a brief training update. Things are continuing to progress well. Last night was a 2 hour and change run in the rain. My longest run in about 7 months! It was awesome, it felt good, I enjoyed the rain, and I even had the opportunity for a brief swim when I came upon a bridge that was out due to …
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