We had another full house this past weekend, during the countdown to Cal 70.3. Those lucky enough to sign up in time stayed dry as they rode the course in preparation for the 27th race date. Here are the final times:
and Sunday we rode Wildflower, here are those times:
Great job to everyone!
Great job for everyone Sunday especially for those going this long for the first time!
Here are today’s results, a special job well done by Kebby Holden!!
We have scheduled California 70.3 for the following dates currently. The link is attached if you would like to sign up.
March 6, 10:30 https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=9167&sclassid=22&sDate=3/6/2010&sLoc=1&sTG=25&sType=1
March 13, 10:30 https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=9167&sclassid=13&sDate=3/13/2010&sLoc=1&sTG=25&sType=1
If you have a group that would like to do a specific course please let us know and we can create a class just for you.
02/06/10
•Karl – 2:41 /222 watts
•Garry Grassi – 2:58 /179 watts
•Matt Buck -3:07 /169 watts
•Jeanine Huebner – 3:13/ 131 watts
•Mona Myers – 3:49 /103 watts
01/30/10
•Karl – 2:47 /204 watts
•Gerry DeOcampo – 2:49 /203 watts
•Kebby Holden -2:59 /171 watts
•Reg Holden – 3:00 /176 watts
•Jeanine Huebner – 3:07/ 136 watts
01/23/10
•Karl – 2:43 /216 watts
•Joe MacDonald – 2:50 /195 watts
•Kathy MacDonald – 2:59 /155 watts
•Elaine Gower – 3:26 /122 watts
•Norma Gonzalez – 3:30 /107 watts
•Erin Searfoss – 3:43 /98 watts
01/09/10
•Karl – 2:41 /221 watts
•Kent Frazier – 2:50 /195 watts
•Whitney Handy – 2:58 /173 watts
•Gary Elmer – 3:07 /157 watts
•Norma Gonzalez – 3:23 /116 watts
•Jeanine Huebner – 3:36/ 116 watts
•Remmi Molthen – 3:38/ 99 watts
I think we are officially off and running. This Saturday past we participated in the Stagecoach Century 100 mile Team Time Trial. Felipe, Chris, Joe and I formed a 4 man team that works together to cover the distance as quickly as possible and at least 3 guys have to finish. Felipe and Chris are super strong so they did nearly all the work and also nearly popped me out the back in the process. It was all I could do for the first half to hang on for my life. We got the lead early after passing the team that started just before us and built into it for the first 35 miles. Going up one of the steeper climbs of the day right about that 35 mile mark Felipe got an unfortunate flat. Worse than that however was that when he went to fix the flat he noticed the seat on his new bike was dangerously loose. The seat had to be removed and reassembled as well as the flat changed. The whole process took all of 20 minutes. I used the time to slowly roll up the road in recovery mode to be ready to jump back on the Felipe/Chris express on the way home. As expected when they rolled up they rolled with a full head of steam. Our ride time of 4 hours 50 minutes was 9 minutes faster than the previous course record but when you tack on the down time for the mechanical we were unfortunately out of contention for the record and the win on the day. It was a great experience for me to race as part of a team and it was one of the more challenging things I have done as usually I race alone and as such, I race within my limits. Racing at someone else’s limit is a whole different type of suffer-fest. Thanks to Felipe and Chris for working so hard and thanks to Joe for being strong to the end.
So with that I am back in full on training mode gearing up for the Boston Marathon, Boise 70.3 and Ironman Switzerland (with lots of small B and C races in between). Today was a 2 mile swim and I am off shortly for some strength training and then a massage that will hopefully sort out the low back/lower extremities problems I have been battling since the holidays. This Saturday will be our second go of the year on the Computrainer system at Aire Urban and I will leading the session on the California 70.3 course. Pretty soon we will switch it up and start running the Wildflower course as well. Hope to see you down at Aire.
It’s a rainy Monday (you don’t say that often in San Diego) and I (Karl) am down with a nasty cold today. If you read the last post you know that I just knocked off my big race for the year with a PR at Ironman Arizona. It’s always an odd time in those few weeks following the completion of a major goal. I often find that I have to make myself pause to enjoy the moment and a little downtown before immediately jumping on to the next big challenge. Maybe you to are plotting your own attempt at an Ironman race or maybe you are thinking of tackling your first 5k in 2010. There is an awfully wide spectrum of challenges out there and the trick is finding the one thing that will get you inspired and motivated for the coming year. People often tell me that they can’t believe how disciplined I am. The truth of the matter is that I don’t think that I am very disciplined at all. That is why I am allways adding races and challenges to my calendar and plotting these goals out a year in advance. When you put yourself out there and tell everyone close to you that you are training to finish your first marathon, your first triathlon, loose 10 lbs….whatever……it forces you to be accountable and provides for a great support structure. Your friends will constantly ask you “how’s the training going”, “how are you feeling”, “are you ready for the big race”. It’s like having an endless number of training partners and coaches that hold you accountable. So what motivates you for 2010?
We are all fortunate to live in San Diego where we have such an active community. Hardly a week goes by that there isn’t a 5k, 10k, triathlon, bike race….you name it. Whatever floats your boat is out there….so go do it. What are you waiting for? If I can preach for just a few minutes more, what I have been going on about is the philosophy behind Aire Urban. We didn’t want to have a gym like every other gym where people aimlessly go through random workouts with no particular purpose or goal in mind. We hope that we can help you find your passion and achieve your personal best. We have some of the best equipment in the country with Power Tap Cycling, Computrainer Multi Rider Systems, TRX Suspension Training, Gravity, Indoor Group Rowing, I could go on and on and on. And did I mention that we even have Olympic Athletes and elite age groupers here at Aire to help guide you on your way?
I hope that you are enjoying the holiday season and wish you great success in all of your pursuits for 2010!
Hi everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! Karl here from the Aire Urban/Breakaway Training Triathlon racing team. I wanted to chime in for just a few minutes about some interesting developments in my training over the last several months since the Power Tap/Computrainer cycling center opened at the Aire Urban Performance indoor cycling center in downtown San Diego. I just returned home from racing Ironman Arizona where I set a PR of 10 hrs 58 min with a 5:18 bike split (23 mins faster than my previous best bike split over the 112 mi distance). Since the cycling center opened back in August almost all of my key training has been done indoors on the Saris Power Tap 300pt and the Multi Rider Computrainer system. I regularly attended the Tues/Thurs morning and evening Crank Cycling Threshold Power classes with my “long” rides consisting of 4 to 5 hours on the Power Tap bike at Ironman Race Pace or on the Multi Rider Computrainer system where I pre-road the Ironman AZ bike course at least 4 times in the build up to the race. I couldn’t be happier with the way I felt on the bike. Not only was the 5:18 bike split a huge improvement for me but my legs still felt relatively fresh coming off the bike and I felt solid all through the 26.2 mi marathon en route to my sub 11 Ironman. Next up for me in 2010 is Boise 70.3 in June and Ironman Switzerland in July. I am also looking to set a PR at the Feb 7th Fiesta Island TT with a sub 28 min effort. I plan to stick with the indoor quality training at Aire Urban Performance in Downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp District. Starting in December we will be running the multi rider Computrainer system on the California 70.3 Oceanside course for all of you looking to get ready for that. Then we will switch over to the IM Switzerland course shortly after the California race is over. Come on in and join me for some high quality indoor cycling and get your own PR’s in 2010.
The race season is winding down with Ironman Arizona coming up this weekend. A strong contingent from Break Away Training/Aire Urban Performance will be there to represent. Many of our athletes have been taking advantage of San Diego’s only computrainer AND powertap cycling center to get the race legs in shape. You can preview/ride virtual courses of just about any Ironman or Half Ironman on the multi rider computrainer system and the Saris Power Tap bikes are one of the best ways to keep track of your performance gains. We will be firing up workouts to help you gear up for California 70.3 early in 2010 so check out the offerings on line and be sure to “friend” Aire Urban on Facebook to get all the latest. There is a special event tomorrow night hosted by Optimal Nutrition at The Corner in East Village so come on out to see us there and say hi! Hopefully you caught Jen of Aire Urban Pilates and TRX as well as Olympian Dan Walsh of Aire’s Engine Room Fitness repping at the LuLu Lemon fashion show last week at Hotel Indigo. Stay tuned for details on the Aire Urban Anti Christmas Party coming soon. Trust me, you won’t want to miss it.
We are all fortunate to live in a place like San Diego that has such great year round weather. If you like getting outside there is hardly a better place to be. As much as we love the outdoors at Aire, we know you get the most bang for your buck in doors sometimes. Last weekend one of our athletes that is prepping for Ironman Arizona spent 5 hours (!!!) riding 108 miles on the Saris Power Tap Cycle. That’s 5 hours of uninterrupted work. No stop lights, no coasting, and best of all no road raging traffic. Not everyone can/wants/needs to do something like that but the point is sometimes thinking about efficiency is important when we all have so little time to spare. At Aire Urban we have downtown San Diego’s best indoor cycling center with Power Tap bikes, multi rider Computrainer systems, and a 52 inch plasma screen to watch some racing while you ride.
Hopefully some of you caught the boys of Aire’s own Engine Room Fitness on Fox 5 News last week for Fitness Friday. They had the indoor water rowers set up for a great segment on the indo row group rowing program. If it is your off season and you are looking for some fantastic cross training in or near downtown San Diego you have to check this out.
Our same Ironman athlete prepping for the Arizona race on November 22nd has been spending some time with Jen in the Pilates room at Aire Urban. It’s great to go long and have speed, but if your core is not there you are bound to break down over time. Aire Urban has downtown San Diego’s best private and semi private pilates studio and an instructor/coach in Jen that will get you the workout that you need.
Keep your eyes out for us on Facebook and Twitter as there are likely to be some holiday festivities and special events in the works soon!