BE Strong | See Tom Tri: One man's mental & physical journey training to be a 2012 IronMan®

Mental hurdle…. cleared

Yesterday I went 112 miles on the bike. That’s the number of miles in the ironman event. It took all day. I stopped frequently and went slowly (usually because of traffic). A section of the path was washed out because of the storm. That didn’t stop me from going through it though. That’s something I won’t attempt again (the riding through the washed out path, that is). But I made it.

I was feeling really good for the first 80 miles, and even felt like I could get off the bike and run a bit. As I got closer . . . → Read More: Mental hurdle…. cleared

Crunch Time!

Rain! I can think of no better way to start sit-up month! With just bearly over 2 months to go, I’m starting my 2-a-day workouts. Some of my workouts will include crunches, some will be all crunches. Through sit-up month, I’ll keep keep my running total on the right side of this page going.

So, when you see me, before you puch me in the stomach to see how strong my stomach muscles are, please warn me. After all, that’s how Houdini died.

Confidence

On Saturday I completed my second 70.3 day (56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run and 1.2 mile swim) and on Sunday I feel really good (I did Saturday night too). I did them in the order above instead of swimming first, like the event calls for. The bike ride was quite easy but like usual I screwed with nutrition to see how my body would react.

Friday night, I ate (a lot of) noodles with veggies and shrimp (so delicious), had some triptophan around 10 and had a good sleep. When I got up around 4:30, I realized . . . → Read More: Confidence

Sleep running?

Last night I decided to run for a bit after work. I felt good and kept a fast pace for quite a while. I also wore a heart rate monitor that goes with my gps watch. Though it’s a neat thing to know my heart rate, it’s really difficult to see when running. The number is so small in the upper right corner, I couldn’t read it with accuracy. At one point I thought it said 198 until I slowed a tad and saw it was 158. Here I go with the math again, hold on: My resting heart . . . → Read More: Sleep running?

Official Notice:

TriaTHlon THursday is moving to Saturday and changing it’s name to 70.3 day. Seventy point three is the total number of miles in a 1/2 ironman. Since I have an issue thinking that half of something isn’t a full anything, the day’s mileage will equal a full 70.3 miles. I survived last week’s version of the full 70.3, and am ready to take it on again on Saturday. By moving the event to Saturday, it gives me time during the week to build up the miles before and after work and gives me a full day (a full part . . . → Read More: Official Notice:

2/3 of 1/2 damn near killed me.

Since triaTHlon THursday was rained out, and today was so beautiful, I decided to attempt a 1/2 ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run). The pool doesn’t open until 7 am on Saturday and I wanted to get going earlier, so I hopped on my bike with 56 miles ahead of me for the first leg of the three. The ride to Philly then to Phoenixville and back made the total distance of 56 miles. I wasn’t laboring too much, I tried to relax my muscles when I felt like I was tense. The . . . → Read More: 2/3 of 1/2 damn near killed me.

Why are you so negative?!

Got my ionized water (no it wasn’t struck by lightning), and I’m ready to go.

Each jar has 4 cups of water (or 1/4 gallon). I backed off of the amount of water from the 2011 Great H2O Experiment (to prevent a drinking problem) and am down to 1.5 gallons a day. The reason I drink out of a jar is because the negative ions stay negatively charged in glass, but in plastic it loses it’s charge. I have no idea why, but the plastic bottles make it lose almost 1/2 of it’s charge.

To test for an electrical . . . → Read More: Why are you so negative?!

Notice: event postponed

I think this is the first TriaTHlon THursday to be rained out. I can deal with rain, I love rain. It’s the lightning that kept the bike inside. Although… what are the chances of getting struck by lightning? I’m sure the chances rise when I’m zooming on a lightning rod in open areas, but….. wouldn’t that give me an adrenaline boost thinking that I may get struck by lightning? I bet I’d pedal till smoke came out of the bottom bracket. I could set a new personal record. Who needs an energy drink, just ride in a storm! ***disclaimer: . . . → Read More: Notice: event postponed

What do you get out of climbing a tree?

I got up at 4:23 am today for experimental purposes. I wanted to drink 32 oz of water and have it digest before I got in the pool at 5:30. I don’t usually eat anything before swimming, and only drink a few sips of water on the way to the pool. The thought process behind drinking so much was getting my internal organs working to flush out anything that was just hanging around in there overnight. I think I wanted more than my muscle working, I wanted my whole body working.

I found out that 4:23 really isn’t that much earlier than 4:43. . . . → Read More: What do you get out of climbing a tree?

Slowpoke Rodriguez is retiring

About ten minutes ago I got a box delivered to my office. I couldn’t rip it open fast enough. Inside were my special order 200mm crank arms and a 55 tooth chainring! It’s time to go faster!