An article about me on www.skiaktiv.no

Saturday I had a nice talk with Ingeborg Scheve from the Norwegian endurance web site www.skiaktiv.no. Skiaktiv is focusing on endurance sports like cycling, running cross country skiing and have started with more triathlon coverage. Since I got interviewed it is quite obvious that the site is also covering more average age groupers and not only the fast ones.

You can read my interview here

On the front page of my company's intranet site

I had a nice surprise Monday morning when a picture of me was on the front page  of my company's intranet site. I guess it is OK to be known for something other than being a compensation and spreadsheet nerd ;-)

Running form, speed and how a fast run looks like

Triathlon is like all endurance sport hard. Long distance triathlon is a slow and long fight against fatigue and slower speed. For some (like me) the fatigue start early on the running leg, but for others later. But it will come and it will be painful.

After every Kona you will find a discussion about running speed. Especially this year when the men run slower and the fastest women ran a 2.50 marathon, third fastest overall. But the big question is; can you look at a runner and then tell how fast they are.

Here you have a good collections of running styles and speed. Without knowing the splits, how easy is it to know who will be faster over 42 kilometers. Maybe not everybody should run like a runner, since this is triathlon and not every athlete has a runner to pull out after all the biking?



Looking at the videos, reading all the articles and listening to the broadcast and all the podcasts talking about Kona made me go back to one of the best videos about running in triathlon. Todd Kenyon has pointed out a lot of specific about the run and the potential for more than just one technique.

Back in training, being sick sucks

Finally I am back to light training after being out sick the last two weeks. Being sick is not only hard on the body, but it is hard on the mind also. Training is now a regular part of my day, so not training i a really big break in my daily life. I guess not being able to do something physical, really makes me appreciate the lifestyle I have.



This is how I have been feeling the last two weeks, being in a fog.

This week I will just easy into being active. It is all about getting the body ready to more hours next week. That is always the good thing about training, I will always have next week when everything will be better. I really thing people that work out are chasing the perfect week, and it will always be next week. So next week I will be back.

[caption id="attachment_339" align="alignnone" width="640"] Nothing like a little bit of uphill in training[/caption]

My new coach is: ME

I have now hired the worst and most rude coach ever, myself. Why? Was I unhappy with my old coach? No, I have nothing but good thing to say about coach Tony DeBoom. He is not only a really knowledgeable coach, but he is a good guy. Tony took me from a coach potato to the black t-shirt at Norseman in under two years. And he did it with a lot of time constrains on my side. Best of all, Tony explained why he wanted me to do the different workouts, me made me a smarter athletes.  But for 2014 I do not have a big goal, so I will coach myself.



So what is my plan for this winter?

I have limited of time so I will focus on VO2max training in the week and hopefully some longer rides/run in the weekend. When I know what races I will participate in I can make a more targeted plan. But now my goal is to increase VO2max and then add longer stuff in the spring.

One thing I will do is running hill intervals on the treadmill having this picture in my head. That hill kicked my butt so it is good to use for motivating.

 



 

I will also try to get some swimming instruction. A good swim will always set you up for a good day in triathlon. I will never be a fast swimmer, but I have room for improvements.



But most of all I will have fun. Training is fun. Getting my but kicked in competition is fun. Feeling in shape is a good feeling. And I might even get faster. It is easier now since I have two years of training in the bank.