Turkey week, and training!

Training has been going well this past week. We had our first team bike practice on Sat. Biking is definitely my favorite of the three. I think I feel the most comfortable on my bike. The tight bike pants are quite the fashion statement too! We broke into three groups, beginning, intermediate, and advanced. I decided to go with the advanced group to see if I could keep up. Surprisingly I did alright! I need to do a few upgrades to my bike though, get some race tires, Some clip on center handlebars and armrests, and just a general tune up.
Swimming continues to be my weakest, but I am starting to feel a bit better in the pool. I feel my technique is doing ok, but I've still got aways to go to get my endurance up. In our last team swim practice I stayed for both practices and did alright, though in the 2nd practice my calf cramped up really badly and made me collapse in the pool...I've been getting those stupid cramps my whole life. I've been trying to get more potassium, but it doesn't seem to be helping much. I'm gonna have to research some other remedies.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I'm gonna try and do a nice bike ride in the morning before I go get fat on turkey! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

-Till my next post!

Week 2 of Training!

So week 2 has finished, things went pretty good this week. I've been doing atleast an hour of exercise each day. Monday, Wed, and Fridays have turned into my running days, cause its what I feel the weakest on. Tues and Thursdays I'm in the pool. Weekends are for bike riding.

I went on my longest bike ride so far today. Went along the cost from Mar Vista to Palos Verdes. Round trip it was 31.2 miles. It was a really nice ride minus the fact that the air is pretty nasty thanks to the nice wildfires.

I'm starting to feel pretty comfortable on the bike. I do need to start doing some more hilly terrain though, the beach path is pretty flat most of the way. So that's gonna be fun to try!

Both team practices went well. It really keeps you motivated. They are such a great group of people. Its so awesome to be apart of such devoted and caring people. It really inspires you to work hard.

Week 3 starts tomorrow!

till next week!

-Matt

Up and running now!

Hey everyone!

We had our first running practice bright and early Saturday morning. It was a bit tougher than the first swim practice. It was interesting because so many people make fun of me when I run because I bounce like a bunny rabbit...but...its actually much closer to proper form than most people think! so there! haha.

It was a good practice. We ran a little over 3 miles, nothing too intense. Its a lot of fun pushing yourself within the group. So....so far so good.

I did a 25 mile bike ride on my own today...it was so windy, and a lot of the beach path was covered with sand, but it was a good work out. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight..

Next team practice is on Thursday...back in the pool!

One Down...lots to go!

Had our first practice today. Went pretty well. There was definitely others that were way more out of breath than I was, So it seems like my running and biking for the past couple months has payed off. I still have a long way to go to be able to handle this crazy triathlon, but I feel encouraged after tonight. Plus, I got an awesome bright green swimming cap!

This picture only shows about a third of the team, it was pretty big. We'll see how many last! Hopefully everyone!


Next practice is Saturday morning for a nice run along the beach...

till then..

First Post!

Hey Everyone, I've decided to beat myself up for a good cause!

I'm gonna post here often to update my progress over the next 5 months. This is something I thought I would never do in my life, but its time for new things and to think about things bigger than myself. I'm excited about being part of this team! Stay tuned for progress reports and if i'm surviving the training!

Thanks for the support!

-Matt