On my bucket list is to complete an triathlon ... the Norwegian in me says it should be this one.
Showing posts with label triathlon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label triathlon. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
In Memory of Steve Larsen
Written by: Dan Empfield
Date: Wed May 20 2009
Excerpted from Slowtwitch.com
Larsen leaves a wife, Carrie, and five children. He was held in high regard both by athletes and those in the industry. But it was his athletic abilities across a variety of disciplines that enthused and amazed his fans.
Larsen was a member of the legendary Motorola professional road cycling team and, during his road racing tenure, became a national road champion. He was a dominant force in mountain bike racing during the decade of the 90s. After a disappointing crash cost him a sure spot on the 2000 Olympic mountain bike squad, he dabbled his toe in the waters of triathlon, and that "dabble" made quite a splash.
He sped to the front of the pack on the bike at the 2001 Wildflower long course event, and held on to finish fourth overall on the day. He followed that performance with a win at Ironman Lake Placid, and a top-10 finish at the Hawaiian Ironman World Championship. It was a remarkable first year.
Please read the entire article to learn more about this amazing athlete and father of 5. Steve's dedication to his family and his sport, will live on forever. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who knew him personally.
OSN: 400m warm-up, 12 x 25m fly drill, 3 rounds of 4 x 75m stroke and 4 x 25m free descending; 1600m total.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pondering...
I most assuredly will run Eugene again in 2009. I'll use the Peterson Ridge Rumble 30K as a solid training run beforehand as well as a few shorter races (Horse Butte 10 miler + Grin & Bear It 10K). After that... the sky is the limit.
Perhaps I should consider this or this ?? Of course, if I go with the second... I can use this one or even this one in preparation.
ORN: 5 miles: 1/2 mi warm-up; 3 x 1 mile @ Tempo (8:28, 7:58, 8:22); and 1 1/2 mi cool-down.
Perhaps I should consider this or this ?? Of course, if I go with the second... I can use this one or even this one in preparation.
ORN: 5 miles: 1/2 mi warm-up; 3 x 1 mile @ Tempo (8:28, 7:58, 8:22); and 1 1/2 mi cool-down.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
A Mini Tri - In Reverse
A last minute scheduling conflict on Friday was going to prevent me from swimming with Masters. I thereby elected to swim on Thursday. Swimming Tuesday and Thursday actually works better anyway as we have other obligations around town and I can make better use of our time as well as our fuel.
Run
However, my sitter comes to watch the kiddos Thursday morning. I didn't want to put off my run, knowing that if I had to push the jogger, I likely wouldn't do it at all. I thereby opted to run anyway. My plan called for a 6 mile tempo run (8:29 min mile pace). I thereby did a brief 1/2 mile warmup on the treadmill... stopped briefly to check on the kiddos and then resumed running. I was able to do a solid mile at 8:27 before Sweetie informed me that my little guy smeared cheese spread on the kitchen floor. As I was cleaning him up, the door bell rang. Yippee!
Time to hit the road. I set up the virtual partner and started the tempo run; 5 miles at a goal pace of 8:30. As usual, I started out fast and at the end of the first two miles, I was averaging about 8:04 min miles. I gradually began to slow down. I stopped briefly after the 3rd mile for water and finished the last two. In the end, I finished in 40:52, an average pace of 8:10. Sweet!
I then took a little time to spray off the the back patio (the kiddos and I had done a paper mache project the day before and it desperately needed cleaning), rounded up the little tykes, got my bike and the trailer down from the ceiling hooks in the garage, hooked 'em up and we were off.
Bike
We hadn't gone more than a mile or two when the chain fell off as I was shifting. Urgh! Fortunately, it happened just as a kind gentleman was getting into his car and he saw it happen. He was more than happy to give me a little assistance.
We were on our way again... off to the pool. We arrived in time for the kiddos to have a little splash time. As we were changing into our suits though, I bumped my eye glasses, they fell to the floor and broke apart! My luck! Anyway, the kids played for about 30 minutes and then it was time for Masters.
Swim
400m warmup
350m kicking, on side with fins
8 x 25m backstroke drill
3 x [ 4 x 50m choice stroke, descending; 100m recovery]
50m cooldown
Total: 1950 meters
Reverse Tri complete but I still have to pedal home....
We first made a stop at the post office, the library for story hour & crafts, the optometry shop to get my lenses repaired and Fred Meyer for a few groceries. We finally made it home about an hour later. 13 miles on the bike. I didn't even keep track of my time - I had to stop at lights, wait for traffic, pedal at a snail's pace up any incline as I was pulling 100+ pounds of kiddos, books, & equipment.
Run
However, my sitter comes to watch the kiddos Thursday morning. I didn't want to put off my run, knowing that if I had to push the jogger, I likely wouldn't do it at all. I thereby opted to run anyway. My plan called for a 6 mile tempo run (8:29 min mile pace). I thereby did a brief 1/2 mile warmup on the treadmill... stopped briefly to check on the kiddos and then resumed running. I was able to do a solid mile at 8:27 before Sweetie informed me that my little guy smeared cheese spread on the kitchen floor. As I was cleaning him up, the door bell rang. Yippee!
Time to hit the road. I set up the virtual partner and started the tempo run; 5 miles at a goal pace of 8:30. As usual, I started out fast and at the end of the first two miles, I was averaging about 8:04 min miles. I gradually began to slow down. I stopped briefly after the 3rd mile for water and finished the last two. In the end, I finished in 40:52, an average pace of 8:10. Sweet!
I then took a little time to spray off the the back patio (the kiddos and I had done a paper mache project the day before and it desperately needed cleaning), rounded up the little tykes, got my bike and the trailer down from the ceiling hooks in the garage, hooked 'em up and we were off.
Bike
We hadn't gone more than a mile or two when the chain fell off as I was shifting. Urgh! Fortunately, it happened just as a kind gentleman was getting into his car and he saw it happen. He was more than happy to give me a little assistance.
We were on our way again... off to the pool. We arrived in time for the kiddos to have a little splash time. As we were changing into our suits though, I bumped my eye glasses, they fell to the floor and broke apart! My luck! Anyway, the kids played for about 30 minutes and then it was time for Masters.
Swim
400m warmup
350m kicking, on side with fins
8 x 25m backstroke drill
3 x [ 4 x 50m choice stroke, descending; 100m recovery]
50m cooldown
Total: 1950 meters
Reverse Tri complete but I still have to pedal home....
We first made a stop at the post office, the library for story hour & crafts, the optometry shop to get my lenses repaired and Fred Meyer for a few groceries. We finally made it home about an hour later. 13 miles on the bike. I didn't even keep track of my time - I had to stop at lights, wait for traffic, pedal at a snail's pace up any incline as I was pulling 100+ pounds of kiddos, books, & equipment.
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