2008 totals

Somehow I've logged 52 weeks of workouts in my sidebar, though the year isn't quite over yet. I'm not sure these numbers add up but these are the 2008 totals that I have on my Excel log:

• Swim: 59,082 yards or 33.6 miles (1136 yards/wk)
• Bike: 1660 miles (31.9 miles/wk)
• Run: 577 miles (11.1 miles/wk)

I can't find my 2007 totals right now, but those are all way down from 2006 when I was training for Ironman Florida.

2006 swim: 90 miles (3040 yards/wk)
2006 bike: 2776 miles (53 miles/wk)
2006 run: 713 miles (13.6 miles/wk)

Those numbers took some big hits this year for 3 rounds of bronchitis, and the swimming has been down lately because of nasty reactions to poolwater, so hopefully we will avoid those problems in the new year. Additionally, I have essentially stopped doing longer 2-hour-plus workouts. I will crank up the volume again in 2009 for sure when I expect to exceed those 2006 numbers. The year-end totals sound like a lot of distance to make up, but with only 3 more hours of workouts per week I would get there.

2007 events summary

Here's a preliminary summary of my year in events. There may be one or two road races to go, we'll see.

Many thanks to all the great friends who have run and biked and swum with me and advised me along the way and cheered me on this year. You inspired me and helped me to fly.

• B&A Half Marathon (#28), 04 Mar 07: PR half marathon (2:26:38)
• National Half Marathon (#29), 24 Mar 07: (2:24? long course)
• Cherry Pit Ten Miler, 01 Apr 07: PR ten miler (1:48:52)
• Ocean City Half Marathon (#30), 07 Apr 07: (2:27:04)
• Bridge to Bridge Half (#31), 21 Apr 07: PR half marathon (2:19:28)
• Oxford Day 10K, 28 Apr 07: PR 10k (1:00:41)
• Columbia Triathlon, 20 May 07: PR swim (2:04/100 yards, 34:07)
• Eagleman Ironman 70.3, 10 Jun 07: PR half ironman triathlon (7:08:27)
• Blackwater Traverse Du, 8 Jul 07: (DNF, heat)
• Annapolis Triathlon, 09 Sep 07: PR Olympic triathlon (3:31:54, short course)
• Walt Disney World Triathlon, 23 Sep 07: PR bike (17.5 mph/36.1 miles)
• Ulman 10 Year 5K, 27 Oct 07: (ran with Lance) untimed
• Marine Corps Marathon (#10), 28 Oct 07: PR marathon (5:23:51)
• Run for Hospice 10K, 23 Nov 07: PR 10k (1:001:31, 29:10 5k split)

The best is yet to come. . . . some time in my second half century!!!