this is the first video of a series, that target the commited and serious athlete to take it to the next level.... not sure if it s the higher or lower level....
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
back home!!!!
IT s been over 8 months since i came back home. I m now here in penticton for most of the summer! So what happen lately?
Last week, me and erika get in the paseo for a long drive from new mexico to california for the Avia Wildflower triathlon. The event was simply amazing and i will definitly be back next year. We pass a day camping and Tri-california had taken care of finding us a nice home for the days leading up to the race. So, 6 members of team TBB reunited for a fun and awesome event.
The course is hard, but beautifull and definitly reward strong athlete. It s started for me with a average swim. I was swimming side by side with my teammates Reinaldo but for some reason, i knew we were in a bit of trouble and far from the front group. Rought swim and came out 90sec behind the leaders…
The ride started with a nice step 1miles climb and i rode this with a few strong rider and a group started to form… unfortuntly, i was lacking the fitness to stay with those guys and at mile 20… i was drop and paying for my early effort. I started to lose time but still enjoyed this amazing ride. At mile 45…. flat tire!!! oh, no…:( dealing with it as fast as i could, i was back on my bike and got into the run with about 20min deficit on the leaders. At this point, i ran with as much inspiration as i could find and made sure that i was going to make it home!
I pass the line very far behind the leaders, but very happy as this is my first finish in a triathlon in the last 12.5 months. A lot as happen lately and sickness, fighing with crohn/colitis and i might not be competitive right now but i m definitly back to triathlon.
I drove for 24h to make it back to penticton canada. I m now relaxing after a nice 3h ride in the mountain and will work very hard to gain the fitness needed to get back in the game. I have 2 races coming up in the next 4 weeks and it s time to race myself back to shape!
back soon!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
next please.....
Not many way to look at this. I was so out of my game this weekend, it asent even enjoyable to be there.
None of tomorow for me was surprising, i didnt had a bad day, i wasnt sick and nothing was out of controle, i m just not at the level fitness wise to race this event and it became clear as the day went on.
Yep, rode with chrissie for the last 115km after that i exploded from the chase group. Good that i had her to make me suffer the all way and get a workout out of it. She is simply amazing ....
I m heading home tomorow! Las Cruces first, then penticton. Should make a trip to wildflower also. Looking forward to be back to work because this kind of racing is no fun.
None of tomorow for me was surprising, i didnt had a bad day, i wasnt sick and nothing was out of controle, i m just not at the level fitness wise to race this event and it became clear as the day went on.
Yep, rode with chrissie for the last 115km after that i exploded from the chase group. Good that i had her to make me suffer the all way and get a workout out of it. She is simply amazing ....
I m heading home tomorow! Las Cruces first, then penticton. Should make a trip to wildflower also. Looking forward to be back to work because this kind of racing is no fun.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Honesty
From Port Macquarie, Australia
I m racing my first ironman in over 12 months and healthy first the first time a long while! This Sunday is a good test to see if I been able to come back to my past level and find out where I m at....We always hear about how great athlete feel the week before a race and how much they look forward to get into the action!
Well, that isn’t the case with me! To be very honest, I haven’t felt much rythme for the last month or so! At this moment, I m feeling pretty terrible, the legs aren’t firing up at all. I m riding up the hills like I m pulling a 18 wheelers behind me, there is no bounce in my stride and my arms are simply not alive….. I know I have some fitness in me but it just not showing much right now. So, 72h before the race, this is where I m…….
Of course, my mind goes crazy thinking how the hell will you fake a strong ironman and pull this one out of the bag. How can you turn things around. Yes, the freak out zone is revisited once again……Well, I have 48h to get my mind to take over the body and get the work done properly…..
We will see on Sunday if I m strong or weak mentally………………….
I m racing my first ironman in over 12 months and healthy first the first time a long while! This Sunday is a good test to see if I been able to come back to my past level and find out where I m at....We always hear about how great athlete feel the week before a race and how much they look forward to get into the action!
Well, that isn’t the case with me! To be very honest, I haven’t felt much rythme for the last month or so! At this moment, I m feeling pretty terrible, the legs aren’t firing up at all. I m riding up the hills like I m pulling a 18 wheelers behind me, there is no bounce in my stride and my arms are simply not alive….. I know I have some fitness in me but it just not showing much right now. So, 72h before the race, this is where I m…….
Of course, my mind goes crazy thinking how the hell will you fake a strong ironman and pull this one out of the bag. How can you turn things around. Yes, the freak out zone is revisited once again……Well, I have 48h to get my mind to take over the body and get the work done properly…..
We will see on Sunday if I m strong or weak mentally………………….
Monday, March 9, 2009
phone conversation with my brother....
what could i say about right now?? we are doing a lot of hard work, my live is on hold as i train, eat sleep and have absolutly no energy for anything else... it dosnt make sence for people outside of this sport but here, everyone is so commited to get the work done that it almost feel normal to destroy ourself on a daily basis...you even learn to like it!!!
Sebastien: so, what have you done tonight?
Me: oh, i ran a marathon
Sebastien: oh really? is that normal this late in the day
Me: I dont know if it s normal but i had to do it, the coach said so...
Sebastien: ok, so that must be normal then... how was yesturday?
Me: it was black sunday, we rode from 7am to 5:30pm with 2 break in that ride.. i was so exausthed that i could not sleep all night.
Sebastien: how can you be exausthed but not able to sleep, that dosnt make sence...
Me: I know, it s just the way it is and i try to not think about it
Sebastien: well, enjoy your day off tomorow!!!!
Me: no no, no day off for me, i have to do another long ride and swim
Sebastien: Really, that seems like a bit much to me, maybe you should talk to your coach??
Me: no, beleive me, you dont want to do that... the more i talk to him, the more training i get, so i just try to lay low all day and avoid him...but he even find me on internet....oh well
Sebastien: it s a fun world you live in!!!!
Me: yes it is!!
Sebastien: so, what have you done tonight?
Me: oh, i ran a marathon
Sebastien: oh really? is that normal this late in the day
Me: I dont know if it s normal but i had to do it, the coach said so...
Sebastien: ok, so that must be normal then... how was yesturday?
Me: it was black sunday, we rode from 7am to 5:30pm with 2 break in that ride.. i was so exausthed that i could not sleep all night.
Sebastien: how can you be exausthed but not able to sleep, that dosnt make sence...
Me: I know, it s just the way it is and i try to not think about it
Sebastien: well, enjoy your day off tomorow!!!!
Me: no no, no day off for me, i have to do another long ride and swim
Sebastien: Really, that seems like a bit much to me, maybe you should talk to your coach??
Me: no, beleive me, you dont want to do that... the more i talk to him, the more training i get, so i just try to lay low all day and avoid him...but he even find me on internet....oh well
Sebastien: it s a fun world you live in!!!!
Me: yes it is!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
more cervelo!!!!
here s a few pic of my new race machine for april 5th at ironman australia...
new to my set up this year, the oval bars, and moved to 170 crank.
it was another very hot day in the philippines. it was actually just a normal day, it s always hot here. I do have a bit of a hard time with it.
Today for training was a healthy dose of running in hot hot hot weather. One of the hard session was done at 11am at the hottest part of the day on a nice black road with no shade..... everything to make it a bit harder!!!
time to head out for another run....the 6th or 7th of the day... i lost track...and my mind also...
4 weeks before my first race of the season.... should be interesting to see how that turns out. I m in less than stellar shape but very excited to get going anyway so i will just smile and get the work done!
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