July Numbers

First things first, HUGE shout out to David and Suzie Olsen on completing Ironman Boulder!  David finished 22nd out of 338 in his AG and Suzie finished 8th out of 133 in her AG!  Now, if you guys could ever figure out how to do Ironman Arizona, we could go mano-a-mano on our finishing times.

Just as I feared, but swore wouldn't happen, as soon as I get my MTB all set to ride, my running plummets.  As you recall, my running was coming along nicely.  Keeping my trusty metronome handy, I was clipping along at 180 cadence for 8 and 9 mile "fun" runs.  Gone were the days of heading out for a quick 3, 4, or 5 miler.  I was becoming efficient enough to actually enjoy the longer stuff.  Alas, I fix the tire problem, and brakes, on my my MTB, and it's all about the trails again.  Not to mention that my tri bike is back on the rack too. In fact, I've only ridden it in May, June, and July only this year and logged a mere 613.26 miles.  If I don't get back on my tri rig for the rest of the year, it would be my lowest annual output (since I started keeping data in December 2009) by about 406 miles.

Swimming?  What's that?!?!  STILL no yards in the pool or in the lake.  I haven't been in either since January.  We even renewed our YMCA membership with the anticipation of getting back.  So, far, it's not happening.

JULY 2010 TOTALS (IMAZ 2010 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 26750 yards
BIKE = 554.69 miles
RUN = 82.7 miles

JULY 2011 TOTALS:
SWIM = 39042 yards
BIKE = 578.87 miles
RUN = 0 miles

JULY 2012 TOTALS (IMAZ 2012 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 27000 yards
BIKE = 338.63 miles
RUN = 96.33 miles

JULY 2013 TOTALS:
SWIM = 11200 yards
BIKE = 321.91 miles (169.77 tri & 152.14 MTB)
RUN = 6.5 miles

JULY 2014 TOTALS

SWIM =  0 yards

BIKE = 227.23 (96.58 tri & 130.65 MTB)

RUN = 5.33 miles

 

Rekindling A Love Affair

Went in to pick up my new brake pads today, but was quickly told that they weren't in.  Un-friggin-believable, right?!?!  I was told that the order was already in and that they'd be in today.  Come to find out that the order wasn't in and that it was, allegedly, put in a couple minutes after the cut-off on Wednesday.  As a result, they were do in the shop on MONDAY!  Seriously?!?!  Seriously.  So, we end up checking a few of the bikes on the floor to see if they are built up with what I need.  Nope.  Completely frustrated, I end up walking towards the door to leave.  Right there, right at the door, something caught my eye.  It was a MTB bike that we hadn't checked yet, but was sporting Avid Elixr 1 brakes.  I went in for a closer look and, sure enough, JACKPOT!  There they were, the elusive brake pads that I've been looking for.  The shop ended up pulling them out and I ended up installing them a couple hours later.  Finally, I'm back in MTB business.  I suppose I own my bike an apology, but I'm not quite ready for that yet.  After all, she is high maintenance, and has caused me a bit of grief lately, but it's not entirely her fault.  Let me get a few rides under my belt, get the MTB romance built back up, and maybe, just maybe, I'll apologize for the negative posts/comments then!

I've Just About Had It!

Sometime, late last month, I got around to picking up some new brake pads for my MTB.  After watching several YouTube videos on how to do it, I felt confident in my abilities.  Well, those pads sat on a garage shelf for a few weeks before I got around to installing them.  When I finally had time to make the switch-aroo, I realized that my hex wrench was too small.  After some scurrying around, I found an Allen wrench that was able to remove the necessary screw nicely.  This was, per the videos, the reservoir for the brake fluid.  Once off, I wasn't really sure why that needed to be done, so I put it back in place and surveyed the scene again.  I saw the pin that the videos said needed to be removed, but not several of the other components mentioned.  Well, at this point, I figured, "why not", and just dove right in.  I removed the pin, pulled out the pads, and the metal clamps keeping them put.  Hmmm, that's it?!?  The pads were out.  According to the video, there was going to be brake fluid leakage and several more steps to follow.  Well, that was easy!  The one thing I did remember, was to make sure that the calipers were pushed all the way back, before installing anything, or replacing the wheel.  OK, done.  I now go to install the new brake pads, and, wait for it.......................they don't FRIGGIN' FIT!  They are the wrong ones!  I specifically told the dude, at the shop, that my brakes were Avid Elixir 1.  When he handed me the pads, I verified that they would, indeed, fit and went so far as to tell him the exact model bike while reiterating what brakes it had.  His response was a very positive, "Yes"  @#$%@!@#$!@#$^#$%&$%^*!  This bike is really, REALLY, starting to piss me off.  Honeymoon over I guess!  So, 4 or 5 more days go by and today I make a return trip to the shop.  I bring the old pads in and tell the guy (one that I've worked with for years now) and explain what's going on.  He quickly recognized that the pads I was holding wouldn't fit what I'm riding.  DUH!  What the?!?!  He disappears for a while and comes back with news that I really didn't want to hear.  They didn't have any of my correct pads, and wouldn't have any until Friday!  ANOTHER return trip!  Now, you may be asking yourself, why do I keep returning to this shop?  Quite honestly, their prices can't be beat and they have been good to me for going on 6 years now.  The few bumps I encounter aren't big enough for me to look elsewhere for my biking needs.  So, until Friday, another week goes by with no mountain biking.  Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I'll get this rectified this weekend and will report back about a glories trail ride.

Halftime Report & June Numbers

The love affair with my MTB, that I was experiencing just a year ago, is quickly slowing down. My first trail ride was on 06/16/2013 and, by this time last year, I had racked up 129.63 miles.  This year, between those same dates?  Try a whopping ZERO miles!  Tire issues, rim issues, squeaking bearings, and a busted front brake have all limited my MTB riding.  While these issues aren’t that big of a deal, my ability to make it to the shop, and/or the time it takes to fix the issues are few and far between.  Not to mention, I’m not much of a wrench when it comes to bike maintenance.  At any rate, at least I still have my relatively low maintenance tri bike that is filling my riding needs nicely.

I’m still running, but not as much.  I was running between 3-4 time per week this spring, but have brought that down to 1 time per week.  That one day, however, has been between 7-8 miles.

As for swimming, well, another month has gone by with absolutely no time in the pool.  That makes it 5 full months with no yardage and just 6700 YEAR TO DATE!  The good news is that the family just rejoined the YMCA by our house.  While I still have my issues with this facility, we quickly realized that it is absolutely the only source of convenient water around our house.  Hopefully I’ll see my swimming numbers increase here shortly.

JUNE 2010 TOTALS (IMAZ 2010 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 26750 yards
BIKE = 672 miles
RUN = 81.63 miles

JUNE 2011 TOTALS:
SWIM = 30187 yards
BIKE = 419.80 miles
RUN = 23 miles

JUNE 2012 TOTALS (IMAZ 2012 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 14712 yards
BIKE = 392.22 miles
RUN = 81.23 miles

JUNE 2013 TOTALS:
SWIM = 12550 yards
BIKE = 421.34 miles (292.52 tri & 128.82 MTB)
RUN = 0 miles

JUNE 2014 TOTALS

SWIM =  0 yards

BIKE = 406.85 (all tri)

RUN = 42.47 miles

Going Ghetto

For quite some time now, I've been really wrestling with the tires/rims on my MTB.  For some reason, the tubeless set up worked fine for almost a years worth of riding, but is no longer cooperating.  Every time I'd fill 'em up, the Stan's would bubble around the bead, but wouldn't seal.  We'd (my neighbor and I) try, and try, and try, and would finally think we got it to hold, only to wake up the next morning to a flat.  On a few occasions, it would actually hold long enough for me to go for a ride.  Saturday, May 17th, was one of those times.  I set out solo for a nice cruise around one of my usual paths.  About 4 miles in, my back rim hit a rock funny and put a small dent in it that made it immediately go flat.  I had no option other than to put a tube in it and limp back home.  I made a trip to my LBS, to see if they had any cheap rims that I could buy.  Honestly, I only really needed just the rear and didn't care if it didn't match the front.  The only thing they had in store would set me back $300.  Nope, wasn't going to do it, no way, no how.  The owner indicated that he had some used rims at his house and would check to see if they were what I was looking for and would have fit my budget.  He told me that the store would get in contact with me about it, but they never did.  I ended up doing two rides (about 54 miles total with that tube in my rear rim and the creaking issue described in my last post).  Frustrated, I went to another bike shop to see what they had too offer.  Nothing.  No 29" rims in stock at all.  It wasn't until after I left that second shop that I remembered what another neighbor of mine did to his MTB.  His bike wasn't set up to be tubeless, but he watched a YouTube video on how to modify it so that it could be.  He indicated that he's never had a problem with flats, leaking air, or anything else after making the conversion.  What the heck, I figured that I'd give it a shot too.  In order to make the conversion, I had to go buy 2 26" tubes and some more Stan's.  That's it.  Basically, you take the tubes and cut them in half down the seam opposite the valve stem.  You then place it in the rim (like rim tape), put the tire half on, add some Stan's, re-bead the rest of the tire, pump, and trim the rest of the lining tube.  All in all, the process only took about 30 minutes and cost only about $15.  Much better than $300!  BAM!  What do you know?!?!  The held air perfectly!  

Now all I had to do was take her for a spin to make sure the Stan's sealed everything up.  As soon as I hop on and take off, I hear a scrapping/rubbing sound coming from my front brake.  I get off to take a look and......wait for it.....the metal clip that holds the pads in place bent when I was putting the front tire back on.  DAMMIT!  No riding until I get that fixed I guess.  I solve one problem and another pops up.  This bike is starting to piss me off. 

My Neighbor, McGyver

My last MTB ride was on 05/26.  I haven't ridden since because I've been having some issues with my rims, wheels, and flats.  That, however, is a story for another day.  On that 05/26 ride, I was constantly being annoyed with a persistent squeaking/creaking noise that I assumed was coming from my bottom bracket.  I couldn't understand why, because not too long ago, my neighbor and I took it off, cleaned it, and determined that it was good to go.  At any rate, Craig was willing to help me look at it again today.  After giving it a quick once over, he determined that it wasn't my bottom bracket, rather it was the bearings for where the rear suspension attaches to the frame.  They were completely shot.  Luckily, Craig is somewhat of a McGyver when it comes to tools and fixing things.  He has a tool for just about any task you can imagine.  Want to clean the exhaust vent for your dryer?  He's got a tool for that.  Having trouble opening a special clamp on the reservoir tank of your car?  He's got a tool for that too.  So, I goes without saying that he has a bearing remover tool, a bearing packer tool, and assorted bearing too boot.  Before I could open my beer, he had the crank off and was whacking away with the bearing remover tool.  No sooner did I finish said beer, he had the bearing packed, the crank back on, and had fixed the problem.  I had no idea that MTB were this much work!  With my road bikes, you change a few brake pads, or maybe a chain every so often, but that's it.  If it weren't for him, I'd probably have spent a quarter of what the bike is worth in shop fees!  OK, now that that's taken care of, let's see about the leaky rims.....

Replaced bearings:

 

May Numbers

MAY 2010 TOTALS:
SWIM = 13700 yards
BIKE = 477.25 miles
RUN = 69.90 miles

MAY 2011 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 23771 yards

BIKE = 350.01 miles

RUN = 39.47 miles

MAY 2012 TOTALS:  
SWIM =  15927 yards 
BIKE = 342.41 miles

RUN = 54.57 miles

MAY 2013 TOTALS:  

SWIM = 11050 yards 
BIKE =93.51

RUN = 18.41 miles

MAY 2014 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE = 173.75 miles

RUN = 43.93 miles

3 lbs

A few entries ago, I indicated that my weight was 160.5.  Today, 3 short days later, I stepped on the scale again only to see that 3 lbs evaporated into thin air.  There are a number of reasons for the fluctuation, and this is somewhat typical for me, but considering all of the factors I mentioned previously, I was a bit surprised to see 157.5.

88 Days

Keeping with the number theme, today was my first MTB ride in 88 days.  Again, I took it fairly easy on a typical route that I do when I only want to go out for about an hour.  I did the, almost 12 mile loop, in 1:04:41.  That landed me somewhere in the middle of my fastest time of 56:34 (11/06/2013) and my slowest time of 1:11:00 (11/25/2013).  I felt fairly solid throughout, but had to stand on a few uphills that I can normally stay in the saddle on.  I did get my 2nd fastest time on a downhill Strava segment though!  Now that it is getting light out around 5:15AM, my riding (both road and MTB) should significantly increase.  I really want to keep my running gains, so hopefully I'll be able to stick with that a couple of times a week too.  Typically, when I start riding more, my running slowly reduces until it is non-existent.

160.5

Weighed myself this morning for the first time in about 2 months.  On 03/15/2014, I was 157.  Today, the scale read 160.5.  I'm not too surprised, as I've greatly reduced my exercise (no swimming and virtually no riding) and have generously added a second cheat day to my diet (Sunday).  That being said, 3.5 lbs isn't that bad, especially since I just came off a nice 4 day diet bender in Dana Point, CA as well.  Banquet food, free drinks, little exercise, etc., all helped play a part.  Looking back at my records, the last time I was in the 160 range was 11/25/2013 when I came in at a hefty 162.  Interesting to see that exactly one year ago today, I weighed 161 before promptly dropping to 156 by the end of the month.

240 Days

That's the number of days that have elapsed since I've ridden on the road.  That means that I haven't done ANY kind of road riding since September 10th, 2013.  My tri bike has not moved since I racked it after a ride a few days after our state TTT.  I took it easy (about 18 mph ave) for about 26 miles.  The only noticeable thing to report was some mild discomfort between my legs from being in the aero position.  I'm sure another noticeable item would have been my stamina/endurance had I picked up the pace a bit.  At any rate, it felt pretty darn good to be back on my Argon again.

April Numbers

APRIL 2010 TOTALS:
SWIM = 25800 yards
BIKE = 644 miles

RUN = 51.5 miles

APRIL 2011 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 19912 yards

BIKE = 378.64 miles

RUN = 19.05 miles

APRIL 2012 TOTALS:  
SWIM = 30206 yards 
BIKE = 135.79 miles

RUN = 18.1 miles

APRIL 2013 TOTALS:  

SWIM = 44150 yards 
BIKE =58.96

RUN = 0 miles

APRIL 2014 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE = 0 miles

RUN = 50.31 miles

Maiden Voyage

I bought my new Kayak just about 2 weeks ago, but haven't been able to get her out.  Today I was supposed to get Ben Gherardi in the water for a 1 hour swim, but when he arrived, I could clearly tell something was wrong.  He was coughing, hacking, and just not acting like himself.  He told me that he wasn't feeling well and thought that it would get better on the ride to the lake.  No way he needed to get in the water not feeling 100%, so I sent him home.  I did, however, get the kayak out to watch the sunrise.  It was very quiet, peaceful, and serene.  I was the only  one out there and really enjoyed every minute of it.  There was a moment where I saw random bubbles coming up from beneath.  They passed right by the kayak and started to head away from me in the opposite direction.  I decided to follow them and eventually circled them for a few minutes as they advanced out into the lake.  Nothing ever surfaced and I have no idea what was down there.  You can see where this occurred on my Garmin data:

Bartlett Lake Monster?

The launch:

Sunrise on the lake:

Kayak!

Pulled the trigger on this 10' beauty today!  Time to take triathlon coaching to the next level....supervised open water swims.

March Numbers

Another month gone with absolutely no yards in the pool.  For those of you keeping score, that makes it 3 of the last 4 months with no pool time.  In fact, I have a whopping 6700 yards total YEAR TO DATE and 7700 since November!!!!  It's been about 4 years since I've had this level of non-swimming, but truth be told, I'm perfectly OK with it.  I also didn't log any biking miles this month either....not a single one.  What I did end up doing, was plenty of running.  I logged 55.19 miles in the month of March which would have been good enough for the most in 2013 (the most was 26.89), 6th most in my IMAZ 2012 year, 6th most in the "busted" 2011 RNR Marathon year, and 6th most in my IMAZ 2010 year.  Since I started utilizing the metronome and REALLY concentrating on nothing but form, I've noticed that my "easy/all day" pace has gone from roughly 9:30 min/mile to 8:30 min/mile.  That's HUGE!

Check out what I stumbled across, about 1/2 a mile from my front door, while out on a run:

MARCH 2010 TOTALS: 
SWIM = 47500 yards

BIKE = 404.5 miles

RUN = 51.2 miles

   
MARCH 2011 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 38632 yards

BIKE = 406.59 miles

RUN = 0 miles

MARCH 2012 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 40258 yards

BIKE = 407.25 miles

RUN = 8 miles    

MARCH 2013 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 29529 yards

BIKE = 30.01

RUN = 8 miles

MARCH 2014 TOTALS: 

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE =0

RUN = 55.19 miles

Bad Running Ju-Ju?

Geez, what is it with me and running only events?!?!?  As I mentioned in a prior entry, every running event that I've entered has had something come along that has necessitated my dropping out.  For both the Ragnar Ultra, and the PF Chang's Marathon, it was a physical problem (my knee).  This time, no sooner do I announce a half Marathon, I get news (just today) that I have to run the swim studio solo that day and can't participate.  GEEZ!  Oh well, at least I didn't sign up for it yet and didn't lose any money!  Time to regroup and try to find another one that fits my schedule.

New Shoes!

My first new pair of shoes, since August 21st, 2012, arrived today.  Here they are, the Brooks Pure Flow 2:

 

"Run 7 Miles"

So, after some careful thought, research, and considering David's comments, I elected to order up a pair of the second generation Brooks Pure Flows (sorry David!)  If they turn out to be as bad as he said they were, well, then, he can give me the "I told you" speech....which he'll gladly do!  I just couldn't get myself to spend an extra $50 on the 3s.  With my new purchase placed, I texted Cristin to see what big plans she has for me and what I need to do to get things going for this race.  Her response?  "Run 7 miles this weekend"  Really?!?!  Too funny!  Total runners mentality, just get out there and run....GEEZ.  So, I'll do a couple of shorter runs between now and Saturday and then I'll put back my longest run since.....IMAZ 2012 on 11/18/2012!!!

A Quick Gate Analysis and Shoe Research

Today, while at the studio, I was finally able to get Cristin to take a quick look at my gate to make sure I am, in fact, using the correct (neutral) shoe.  Luckily, she said I was.  Since I've been still using my Brooks Pure Flows that I ran IMAZ 2012 in, I think it's time to order up some new kicks!  I see that Brooks has stopped making their first version of the Pure Flows and have recently come out with version 3.  While in town, David Olsen, told me that he has tried the 2nd generation Pure Flows and didn't care for them at all.  After researching both, I found out that I can purchase generation 2 for $50 while generation 3 is around $100.  Despite David's advice, I can't really justify spending the additional $50 without at least trying generation 2 for myself.  I'll have to think about it some more and see if I can find the 3s cheaper.

What, Me Run?

Every single time that I've decided to take on a running only race, and subsequently announced it here (Ragnar Ultra in 2011 and the 2012 PF Chang's Marathon) I have ended up with some kind of knee pain that has made me back out.  Well, I'm tempting fate again.  I've decided that I will try, once again, to get my running into good form, and to complete a half Marathon.  Thing is, the half that I'm looking at doing is April 19th....just 7 weeks away!  I increased my total running miles in February and will seek out coaching from Cristin Van Driel.  She works with us at the swim studio and you can check out her website here Ultimate Stamina.  Not sure if I'm excited or scared!  Cristin has been holding running clinics at the studio for a few months now, and while I haven't officially participate, I have been listening.  I've picked up on all of the drills, the technique she teaches, and various other beautiful tidbits.  The one thing that I really needed to work on was keeping that 180 cadence.  I've talked about it before, and I even tried holding it during every one of my 2012 runs, but never had a metronome to keep me honest.  Finally, on 02/22, the Thomas family entered the modern era by finally giving into the smart phone phenomenon.  What that meant was that I could now download a metronome app to help keep my cadence where it should be.  On 02/25, I used it for the first time.  Wow, what I THOUGHT was 180, was more like 165!  I really thought that I was close to 180!  Oh well, call me crazy, but this newly discovered training tool will be with me on every single run until I become proficient! 

February Numbers

Nothing special to write about today.  Just posting numbers:

FEBRUARY 2010 TOTALS:

SWIM = 24050 yards

BIKE = 459.25 miles

RUN = 39.5 miles

FEBRUARY 2011 TOTALS:

SWIM = 37210 yards

BIKE = 321.12 miles

RUN = 0 miles

FEBRUARY 2012 TOTALS:

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE = 431.63 miles

RUN = 0 miles
 

FEBRUARY 2013 TOTALS:

SWIM = 40600 yards & 100 min in endless pool

BIKE = 40.01

RUN = 4.02 miles

FEBRUARY 2014 TOTALS:

SWIM = 6700 yards

BIKE = 46.55 miles (all MTB)

RUN = 24.75 miles

USAT Level I CERTIFIED!

Yep, it's official!  I am now a certified triathlon coach!  It's funny to look back and see where life takes you and how you got to a certain point.  Back in December of 2009, some 52 months ago, I was blogging things like:

• Question: Why did I sign up for the 2010 Ironman Arizona, a 2.4 mile swim in Tempe Town Lake, a 112 mile bike ride, and a full (26.2 mile) marathon, without ever competing in a triathlon before? Answer: I must be crazy. 

And

• December was somewhat of a "figuring out" month. Figuring out how to ride a tri bike effectively, figuring out that my gym shoes weren't suitable for running distances over 200 feet, figuring out that my cotton gym socks were probably going to give me blisters if I did, figuring out that a cotton t-shirt makes a miserable running shirt, figuring out when I'm going to have time to train, and figuring out some kind of plan.

Since then, I've completed triathlons in just about every distance, including 2 Ironmans, and have successfully earned the USAT I coaching certification.  Oh, in case you were wondering about my test score, I received a 100% on the multiple choice and 97% on everything else.  BOOM!

Fingers Crossed

Test submitted today.  Now it's just a waiting game.  USAT told us that the typical turnaround time for results is about 9 days.

I'm Baaaaaack!

Got back yesterday, and just as I suspected, there wasn't really anything to report about.  Classes were held over two days and were all day long.  We covered just about everything associated with the sport of triathlon.  Swimming, biking, running, planning, nutrition, psychology, etc. were all on the syllabus.  The presenters were all level II or III USAT coaches and had very impressive resumes that included a number of high level pros.  The weather wasn't anywhere near the snowy/cold conditions that were called for.  In fact, while it was still cold compared to Phoenix, it was quite pleasant.  While some other participants chose to go for a run outside, however, I still opted for a 40 min treadmill run.  All Earth shattering info, I know, but now that I'm done with the classroom portion, all I need to do now is pass the exam that consists of 75 multiple choice questions, 10 short answer questions, a 3 week training plan for an elite athlete, and a 1 week taper plan for a beginner leading up to his race.

I Just Can't Wait To Get On The Road

Santa Fe, New Mexico, here I come!  I'm leaving for my USAT certification class today.  Santa Fe is about a 7 hour drive from my house and the weather calls for 100% chance of snow and cold!  If there is anything remotely interesting to report, I'll let you know.  Otherwise, you'll hear from me sometime after the clinic.

January Numbers

Not much going on, so there isn't much to discuss.  Only thing I would like to point out is the absolute drop-off in my swimming.  Sometime in January, I cancelled my membership to the YMCA as I wasn't utilizing it enough to warrant the monthly fee.  I figured that I could supplement my swimming with the ONE Masters swim every Wednesday along with swims in our endless pools as necessary.  Well, I eventually stopped going to the Wednesday swim and I've been so busy that I haven't found too much time for the endless.  My total swimming yardage, since my Nationals swim meet in May 2013, has been a whopping 71,000 yards.  That comes out to about 7900 per month (11625 was the most).  For me, that's unheard of especially when you consider that I've turned out 47500, 46450, 48579, and 44150 in a single month before!

Well, I guess this is another "whoa is me" blog about the inactivity I've experienced during the winter months.  Oh well, I'll pull out of it soon enough (hopefully!)  In the meantime, I'll let the numbers speak for themselves:

JANUARY 2010 TOTALS:

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE = 364.75 miles

RUN = 32 miles

JANUARY 2011 TOTALS:

SWIM = 46450 yards

BIKE = 180.44 miles

RUN = 5 miles

JANUARY 2012 TOTALS:

SWIM = 7500 yards

BIKE = 258.40 miles

RUN = 0 miles
 

JANUARY 2013 TOTALS:

SWIM = 19750 yards & 90 min in endless pool

BIKE = 0

RUN = 26.89 miles

JANUARY 2014 TOTALS:

SWIM = 6700 yards

BIKE = 79.22 miles (all MTB)

RUN = 11 miles