Meyrick Jones Racing: Training Update

"wise guys" quote:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

- Theodore Roosevelt, speech titled "Citizen in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Everything you need is already inside.

- Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, legendary coach, and father of the running movement.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Training Update

The long weekend was pretty quiet on the training front. Sacha and I spent a good deal of time planning our next few weeks and months.

Back to School has encouraged us to get our ducks in a row as far as the home front goes. We got a bit more "moved in" to our house - hung some pictures etc. We got some Back to School Resolutions in order and are ready to hit the fall at full tilt.

This kind of stuff, though annoying, does get your energy pumping if you give in to it. I gave in and am now feeling some jump for the new season.

TRAINING

Monday - 10km ride with Mattias in the Seymour Demonstration Forest.... I was scoping it for roller skiing... I think his biking pace will be pretty challenging for me on the skis. He will get a kick out of kicking my a$$ out there. Look for that workout later this week or maybe early next...

Tuesday - Dryland Training at Burnaby Central Track. Double pole intervals on the roller skis.

- 5 x 400m all out with 400 easy in between.

- Then push-ups 90 seconds as many as possible (around 65)

- Another 400 all out on the tired arms

- Then we did a relay where I did another 400 all out.

Mostly working on leading with the hips and getting out over the front of the ski so that momentum can assist and it isn't all arms... ideally double poling power is generated and applied through the core. It's not nearly as simple as it looks.... The position I am striving for is shown nicely in the following pictures:

Wednesday AM - Masters. Our first fall session after a 10 day layoff. Mischa hit us with:

- 600m - Back and Free (x100)

- 100 warm-down

- 6 x 100m - (50 drills, 50 swim)

- 100 w-d

- 4 x 200m Free (30 seconds rest)

- 200 w-d

- 10 x 50 Free (on :55)

- 100 w-d

- 2 x 25 Free! Race. (on :45)

- 100 w-d

This was tough on the sore arms from last night, but it felt great to see everyone again and to be back in the pool.

Wednesday PM - Innovative Fitness. I have a workout in a couple of hours with Daryl at I.F. in Kits. I go to the Kitsilano I.F. on Wednesdays which, despite being further away, has been good - it gets me out of my little West Van bubble once a week which is nice.