Not Much Blogging, Plenty Of Training

O.K., I realize that the blog posts have been anemic recently -- between being crazy busy with my new job and the fact I cannot access this website from work, I simply have not had many opportunities to pen updates. The good news is that my training has been much more consistent. I have continued to get a couple of runs and spin bike rides in each week, as well as hitting the weights once a week. Most of my training has remained indoors as Spring has not quite arrived yet, although I have been running outside more often (including a four mile run this morning in which I ran the last two in less than 7:00 per mile pace). The temperature is supposed to steadily increase this week into the high 60s/low 70s, so I am really hoping that by next weekend I can start riding outside at least once a week. My swim training is still non-existent, but we are not going to talk about that.

I also signed up for two additional races -- the Queens Biathlon on May 26th (which I also did last year) and the Metroman Triathlon at Asbury Park on July 16th. Unfortunately it looks like I will not be doing the Stamford KIC IT Triathlon on June 27th -- I have a couple of other more important obligations that weekend (including my wedding anniversary). It's not the end of the world -- I will just try and find another race that fits into my schedule. That's about all that I have to report -- I will try and update the blog more regularly going forward, but I cannot promise anything...

Training Off To A Great Start

Well I am now nearly a month into my 2010 training, and I honestly could not be any happier -- all of the running that I did during last year's offseason has definitely paid off in terms of my overall fitness level. Yesterday morning I did a 40-minute spin bike, 10-minute treadmill run brick workout, and it could not have felt much easier (particularly for January). Today I did an easy 30-minute run on the treadmill. All I have to do now is get back in the pool soon (always a challenge for me), and I will be completely back in the swing of things. On a related note, I have signed up for a race -- the Stamford KIC IT Triathlon on June 27th. A buddy of mine who lives in Stamford did it last year and will do it with me this year, which will make it all the more fun. This race is Olympic distance, which will be my longest one of the year. I will eventually add a couple of TBD sprint races to the schedule, but it feels good to have one on the calendar to focus my training on.