3/27/2008

Off to California

Good week so far, a couple of good sessions, I had a great swim workout on Monday, did a threshold swim holding best time averages, so know excuses for Oceanside not to be up with the main group.
Monday swim- M.S short and sweet with short rest, went 400m(4:46, 300m(3:42),200(2:23),100-107 arms dead, got mad pushed another 100 (1:05). So i am swimming well being tired but it doesnt mattter what you do in training it matters what you do in the race, so i hope to swim well at Oceanside.
A couple of good bike sessions this week, another good brick with 5x5mins at race pace holidng 250-260watts the wattage i need to hold 40-42kph on a flat course with my bodyweight at 134. Wattage seemed good, so i am hoping all is well, i am gradually improving but i know i am going to have to suffer out there with those animals on saturday. A couple of good run workouts, 1 track 1 brick a couple of easy runs, an aerbobic swim. Today i had a good day, 30minute run and a swim workout with 5x150m race pace, 150 easy, and 8x50 at race pace, and some other stuff. Then i had a great opportunity to meet a legend Jim Hoyt who owns Richardson Bike Mart in Texas and originally sponsored lance and helped him out. Thanks to jack i got to meet Jim and Jim gave me a pair of zipps to try out at Ocean side, so i need to thank Jack for helping me get that contact in short time. And i definatly need to thank Jim. It was pretty neat becauase i remember reading about Jim and that Richardson Bike Mart in "its not about the bike." Oh well i will report more when race is done.
Thanks for reading,

2 comments:

aynsley said...

Hey Brent!

It's Aynsley from VAncouver Island, - will be in touch soon- I'm looking forward to reading your race report. Good Job in California. How was the race? Wow- it would have been an exciting one to watch!

aynsley said...

Hey Brent,
Its Aynsley from Canada... Will be in touch soon. I've got some news on the horizon. yipee. Hope training is going well and Congrat's on you 1/2 in CAli' this week! I'm looking forward to reading your race report. I was inspired by a recent 1/2marathon you hammered. THough it didn't fuel a great time for me (eek- weirdrace) it was fun to shake up.