Running

I've been running! Over the winter break I've been getting in some consistent run training and my legs are holding up just fine...knock on wood! I'm about to switch over to a fresh pair of Newtons. My first pair are about to kick the bucket and I want to break in the new ones before I race the Phoenix Half Marathon on January 13th.

I completed a 1hr 15min run on Christmas day, what a present! I think I should be in good shape to complete the half marathon without injuring myself - a major goal for this race.

Speaking of Christmas presents, I was gifted an awesome waterPROOF helmet video camera. Expect to see death-defying descents and record breaking times down the sweetest roads Colorado has to offer*. Also, I may be updating underwater videos, if I ever find anything underwater worth sharing on video. The first video slated for production will be a sub-7 minute descent of Flagstaff Mtn.

The new helmet cam.

*Yellow-line rule in effect. No one is planning on getting hurt here.

500y Swim TT

I had a 500y swim TT this morning. It will serve as a benchmark to measure my progress in the upcoming months. I wasn't feeling great yesterday and thought I had a cold coming on. This morning I didn't feel much better. My time was 11 seconds off my PR, which isn't bad for this time of year. I still want to get a lot faster than last season.

Only 4 weeks until my first race of the season; PF Chang's Rock n' Roll Half Marathon in Phoenix, AZ. I guess I should pick up the running volume right about now...

Time to rest.

School, and Plenty of It

I've been so slammed with work the past few weeks. I haven't been able to train nearly as much as I want to, or should be. I'm almost done with one side project I'm doing for my Senior Design class. My team is building a super-high mileage car, for which we plan on using Zipp track disc wheels with disc brakes for the two front wheels. I designed and machined a set of hubs that we can use to practice driving the vehicle with so we don't mess up the Zipp wheels before competition in April.

This was my first major machining job, and I'm estimating it took me 16 hours to finish both hubs.