Swim. Bike. Run. 3NDURANCE.

KB Half Marathon

rchackman — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:02:33 +0000

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	1:59:37.3	13.17	9:05
1	8:23.9	1.00	8:24
2	9:01.6	1.00	9:02
3	8:58.1	1.00	8:58
4	9:01.8	1.00	9:02
5	8:47.6	1.00	8:48
6	8:57.9	1.00	8:58
7	9:13.0	1.00	9:13
8	9:25.7	1.00	9:26
9	9:17.5	1.00	9:17
10	9:27.1	1.00	9:27
11	9:42.8	1.00	9:43
12	9:14.5	1.00	9:15
13	8:40.4	1.00	8:40
14	1:25.3	0.17	8:19

Post-race: feels like I lost a fight with the South Florida sun, humidity and pavement this morning

BikePorn

rchackman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:00:15 +0000

Damage Control

rchackman — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:02:11 +0000

Following up with last week’s post about being more flexible with training and life, I had my first little test this weekend. It was a busy wedding weekend and I have been absolutely swamped with work. Rather than trying to train through the weekend as I was accustomed to doing in the past, I decided to take it pretty easy. This way, I was able to have a good time and get some work out of the way as it would have been real rough trying to party, work and also train. I am sure that I would have fought through this week both stressed and tired. Instead, I am feeling relaxed and ready for a nice training week ahead.

In fact, this week begins a training block for IM 70.3 FL in late May. Along the way, I have Nautica South Beach (olympic distance) and a half-marathon in April. I am well rested and excited to start the first training block of the year. Following IM 70.3 FL, I plan to assess the situation and decide on a schedule for the second half of the year. This may or may not include the Chicago Marathon as I have already put my name into the lottery. I find out in a week whether I get a spot.

Best Life of my Shape

rchackman — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:33:13 +0000

No, the title is not a typo. In fact, the title is my overriding goal this season.

Before I explain, let me back-track a bit and let you know how I got here. I spent 24 weeks of last year, from mid-May to late-October, training for the Great Floridian Ultra, an iron-distance triathlon. The workouts (~~also my job~~) consumed my early mornings, evenings and weekends. However, I also spent most of that time sluggish, stressed and generally suffering from low motivation.

The sad part is that sports have always been my outlet and something I can usually count on to lift my spirits. So, how did something I love doing become yet another stressful chore in life? Well, I’ve been in triathlon since 2008 and I feel like I made a rookie mistake; Last year, I failed to take account of my life outside of triathlon. I looked at my demands in triathlon and life as separate and distinct from one another. And I definitely paid the price.

This year, I want to get in the best shape of my life. However, the training and workouts can only get me so far. So in order to really peak, I need to make good decisions, outside of the training, that will give me the greatest benefits. In order to do so, I am focusing on changing and monitoring a few things. First off, I think nutrition is one of the most important aspects that an athlete can focus on for improvement and that’s exactly what I have been doing in 2013 thus far; I am instilling good eating habits now so that I have a good system in place for when I am ready to increase the training. I am also making sure to lay a solid foundation early on this year so that I have a great base to work with when the volume increases.