Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
changing address for a week...
tomorow ill leave lisbon and go to Tomar witch is a lot more quieter than here. a week of meditation ;)
its been a while since i spent some days over there actually so it will be good to go back and log some final miles before heading to US.
the tour of portugal is under way, just as good as the Tour...ok not so but we have our cycling reality. as the distance from my home to tomar is quite doable ill have my own stage of 170km to get there and definitely a good workout, just hope that the wind is not blowing from north or i will have some problems making the 5h cut witch is my scheduled workout.
training is going pretty well and most of the key workouts are getting in from loooong track workouts at noon with 38º (like today) to long bricks , some more easily than others for sure but are all in the bag, still a few to go, the heat that has been consuming the portuguese forest unfortunately is more than enough to deal with the kentucky area. I honestely dont think my swim is as good as a couple months ago before going to that nightmare in altitude but i would say i will be fine in louisville ;) i hope
ill be checking in tomorrow if i can log in
its been a while since i spent some days over there actually so it will be good to go back and log some final miles before heading to US.
the tour of portugal is under way, just as good as the Tour...ok not so but we have our cycling reality. as the distance from my home to tomar is quite doable ill have my own stage of 170km to get there and definitely a good workout, just hope that the wind is not blowing from north or i will have some problems making the 5h cut witch is my scheduled workout.
training is going pretty well and most of the key workouts are getting in from loooong track workouts at noon with 38º (like today) to long bricks , some more easily than others for sure but are all in the bag, still a few to go, the heat that has been consuming the portuguese forest unfortunately is more than enough to deal with the kentucky area. I honestely dont think my swim is as good as a couple months ago before going to that nightmare in altitude but i would say i will be fine in louisville ;) i hope
ill be checking in tomorrow if i can log in
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
heating up
Back on track!!!!
I am back to usual training routines. Coming back from altitude was very beneficial but i ended up not knowing any "official" version of my break down... even with further analysis...
anyway, when i started feeling strong again i was informed that i wouldn't be in the long distance World champs witch will take place next weekend. i found it very odd, i was actually hoping and confident that i would still do well there even with a less than ideal preparation. I was a bit mad about it..
So now i am left with another IM to prepare, IM louisville that gave a 3rd place in 2008 and surely will enjoy going back. Training has been good and weather is REALLY hot right now, hitting the 35º 40º in some days...NICE as long there is water around im in heaven ;)
I'm in the middle of a 3 week block ending this weekend followed by a easy week. And in august i will have a 11 day shock therapy and taper afterwards. In that hard period i will have a week in Tomar, my own spiritual spot that i haven't visit for a long time. really looking forward to it...
I am back to usual training routines. Coming back from altitude was very beneficial but i ended up not knowing any "official" version of my break down... even with further analysis...
anyway, when i started feeling strong again i was informed that i wouldn't be in the long distance World champs witch will take place next weekend. i found it very odd, i was actually hoping and confident that i would still do well there even with a less than ideal preparation. I was a bit mad about it..
So now i am left with another IM to prepare, IM louisville that gave a 3rd place in 2008 and surely will enjoy going back. Training has been good and weather is REALLY hot right now, hitting the 35º 40º in some days...NICE as long there is water around im in heaven ;)
I'm in the middle of a 3 week block ending this weekend followed by a easy week. And in august i will have a 11 day shock therapy and taper afterwards. In that hard period i will have a week in Tomar, my own spiritual spot that i haven't visit for a long time. really looking forward to it...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
one week at home
And fortunately i have been feeling a LOT better. At least i can run with 50 heart beats lower and can ride at 200w without coughing a lung. feeling some energy is also good and the 30º+ temperature works wonders.
I did further exams and blood work to see if everything is alright so that i can sleep well knowing that i can wake up and go for a workout without worries.
As for whats next, that is a difficult question. i had the LD worlds scheduled and i still hope i can put some good effort there, we will how the following days shine. so far, without getting too excited about it, so good...
I did further exams and blood work to see if everything is alright so that i can sleep well knowing that i can wake up and go for a workout without worries.
As for whats next, that is a difficult question. i had the LD worlds scheduled and i still hope i can put some good effort there, we will how the following days shine. so far, without getting too excited about it, so good...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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