Monday, February 13, 2012

Week that was in training and some tips

If you can get a gym within 3 miles of your house and has child care for most of their open hours... jump on it!
Nothing has been more beneficial to my training or general fitness than becoming a member of a gym that has convenience written all over it.
  1. If we are at home over the weekend, we can grab the kids and be to the gym in 15 minutes (7 to 8 minutes of travel time).
  2. We can work out as a family... sort of.  The kids have a fun area where they can run around and Em and I can get our workout on.  It limits the number of times we have to alternate who works out and who watches kids and that dance.  Around 2 hours all told to get kids, go to gym, workout and get back home.  Then, it's all done for the day and we can focus on fun and chores around the house.
  3. If we want, we can meet up after work and it works out great to have the person that gets this kids first get them and head to the gym and we all meet up there.  Get the workout on and get home.
  4. We still have a few issues when the kids area gets full, but out of 3 weeks, we only had that issue once.
Lets look at the numbers:
BIKING - 52 miles
RUNNING - 21 miles
SWIMMING - 5800 yards
TOTAL TIME - 09:52 hours

They are getting there!  Running and swimming are looking pretty good while I'm able to get two strength sessions in a week.  Works well not to bulk up, but to keep strength up and protect against injuries.

I do want to pick up the bike miles.  Last week, I had issues towards the end of the week getting up for an AM trainer ride.  I'd like to get 70 to 90 a week starting now on to bring up the bike splits from last year.

Lord knows I won't be getting it in outside since it's suddenly winter in Kansas City!  We are forecasted to end up with 4 inches of snow with a nice ice crust topping when it's all over.  We have been pampered by 50 degree days around here and look to get back to them by the end of the week!



Have a good week and hope winter is treating you right!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

News from pool side with Swim Meister Tony

Even though we haven’t really had a winter (not yet at least), spring is just around the corner, and your warm weather activities will be here before you know it. Are you ready for it?

First, local upcoming events:

March 5, KC Blazers All-Relay Masters Meet: I love this meet! Relays give you that sense of team work that swimmers sometimes miss out on. I really love this meet because I get to help other swimmers that probably will never have a chance at an individual National Top Ten time, earn a Top Ten time on a relay. That is the main idea of this meet, and every year, swimmers of all abilities find themselves on a National Top Ten List. You can do that too! Meet info here.

March 31, Breadbasket Zone Championships: This meet is in St. Louis, which is hardly local. But, several local swimmers are planning to go. It’s a 2 session meet (Sat afternoon & Sun morning), so you can get in more events. I went to this meet at the same location several years ago, of course it was a good time. Meet Info here.

April or May; I have been assured there will be a meet at the new pool in Lees Summit. They have it narrowed down to 2 weekends this spring. Details to come.

July 5-8; USMS Summer Nationals in Omaha

I’ve always thought that adult swimming needs an ambassador, a huge name that people might follow and think “Hey, I might give that a try!” That person may have arrived. Since his retirement from cycling, rumors have swirled of Lance Armstrong taking a stab at the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, HI. None of that has been confirmed, but here are a few things that have. Lance is a registered member of United States Masters Swimming. He did compete in a swim meet last month for the first time in more than 25 years. And last week, in response to a USMS tweet asking people about USMS Spring Nationals, Lance replied “It’s on my calendar!” Who wouldn’t love the chance to race Lance Armstrong? I admit, the thought entered my mind, but I won’t be in his age group at the Spring Nationals. I WILL be in his age group at the Summer Nationals meet in Omaha that I already plan to attend. Will Lance attend that meet? See more on Lance as a masters swimmer here.


Tony Rezek
Chapter President, Kansas City, MO
(913)424-7601
tonyrezek@train4autism.org
http://train4autism.org