2011 schedule

well since I really dont feel like doing my PreCalculus homework right now I thought i'd do a quick post on my racing plans for 2011.

March 5 Elite Sprint Nationals- Clermont,FL
March 27 Great Clermont Triathlon
April 9 Collegiate Nationals- Tuscaloosa, AL
May 1 St. Anthony's Triathlon- St. Pete, FL
May 22 Miami Speed Triathlon - Miami, FL
June 26 3 options Morton Plant Mease, Monroe ITU, or Coteau Du Lac ITU
July 9 San Fransisco Triathlon
Sep 12 ITU U23 World Championships Beijing, China*

*qualification pending

On another note am now part of a new Elite/Junior team under my coach Marc, and Jennifer called Triton Elite Multisport.

Some Training

Lately I have been putting alot of yardage in the pool and mileage out on the clay trail w/ sean jefferson. here are some videos

New 5k PR!!! 16:05!

I am pleased to announce that I ran my fastest time ever in a 5k this morning at the Park Ave seasons 52 5k. Its actually 5.2k which is annoying, but my 5k split was 16:05 which I am very happy about considering it is about 15sec faster than my previous best time. I went it into the race with no real expectations, because all I have been doing is ez base training. But I was well rested and coming off of a some serious high volume which I think has really made me a better runner.

During the race I started off pretty fast and settled into a group of 4 guys and we soon we began 'bringing people in' after the first mile. From then on I started to feel good and picked up the pace a little bit and before I knew it we had a mile to go and just started throwing the hammer down, and really accelerating. I have never felt that strong in the last mile in a 5k ever, I am certain its the heavy mileage I have put in over the past couple months. My splits were 5:11, 5:16, and 5:04.

Hopefully I can post some pictures later.

Nic

Proffesional Triathlete!...and the Swim.....

Well as of about a month ago Marc and I decided that my swim needed some serious work if I was planning on racing as Pro in ITU draft legal races, so I have been swimming w/ my old swim team, Fast Lane Aquatics, under head coach Alec Rukeseuv. I have had some pretty insane swim workouts that I think will pay off later on. I swim with the club about 3 to 4 times a week in the afternoons and do my other training during the day, as well as attend school.

I have also been putting in some serious run mileage, somewhere around 65mi per week for the past couple months which I think is really helping me to become a better runner. Right now it is all base phase work, but once the season starts I should be ready for some serious speed work and ready to run fast and to my potential at races. I have a 5k this weekend, the seasons 52 5.2k so we will see how it goes.

Off to the pool for a solid swim now.....

Cheers