October 2011
4 posts
I have to start this out with thanking you all for the support, the kind words, the encouragement. It’s come in many forms, emails shared with friends and family, tweets, supportive facebook comments, impressed (and often concerned “are you sure you’ll be ok doing this?”) phonecalls.
Answering the most asked question of : Why are you doing this? I am doing this for myself, but didn’t...
Tomorrow is the big day! #Kona2011
As tomorrow’s swim start nears, here’s some of @rochfrey’s incredible tips that got me this far. http://t.co/M90GsRjd
September 2011
22 posts
#Kona2011 Bib#142 Matthew Michelsen M 40 M40-44 USA
Followup doctor’s appt: “These bloodwork results look like they’re from a different person.” #Kona11 #Triathlon
Workouts for the Week
Afternoon everyone, this week was Matt’s last key training week, with the upcoming week being shorter, faster workouts followed by travel and a tapering off of the workouts prior to Kona. Workouts for the week were:
M- Day off
T- 1h Swim (La Jolla Cove Swim - 2mi) / 1h30 Bike (29.06mi)
W- 45min Run (4.14mi)
Th- 1h30 Swim (3800 yards) / 2h Ride (Speed Intervals – 34.15mi)
F- 45min Run...
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Workouts for the short week were:
T- Day off
W- 1h15 Swim (3500yards) / Afternoon 2h Bike (35.4mi)
Th- Cove Swim (La Jolla Shores to La Jolla Cove and back) - 2mi open water swim – 1h
F- 45m Run (4.2mi)
Sa- 15m Swim / 45m Bike / 20m Run (to stay loose for race Sun)
Su- Superfrog 70.3 (1.2mi Swim / 56mi Bike / 13.1mi Run) - 6h04
Totaling – Swim 6.01 miles / Bike 106.6 miles / Run 18.3 miles.
Month-to-Date
Swim 13.61...
25days 14hrs 48min til Kona @Ironmantri #Kona2011
Anyone doing SuperFrog on Sunday?
quick 45min run getting ready 4 Superfrog on Sunday! last race B4 Kona!
swimming the cove today! #sharkbait
100degrees out, 2hour ride. Tough. #Kona11
Rode really strong throughout the whole 113mi ride, but had to keep stopping because Sean kept powering through his gatorades. We also got stuck at the power plant at San Onofre for about 20 mins because they were moving a radioactive container across the road and didn’t want us near it “in case they dropped it”. My request to stop came in at Mile 95, when I absolutely needed a...
#Kona11 is a little over a month away…
Workouts for the Week
M- Early 1h Swim (3500yards) / Afternoon 45min Bike (13mi)
T- 1h30 Run (9mi)
W- 2h03 Bike (33mi) / 40min Run (4.04 mi)
Th- 1h30 Swim (4000 yards) - tough 4k, got a bit nervous toward the end
F- 1h15 Swim (3500 yards) / Afternoon 1h30 Bike (32.3mi)
Sa- 7h Bike (A new distance record for us both – 113mi) - 7,437 calories / followed by a 20min (2.1mi) run
Su- 2h57 Run (Three laps around lake...
Oceanside pier swim this am - Surf def made this a bit tougher. http://t.co/9F0V893
15miles/3hrs… No clue how I made it??? #MindOverMatter
slow start this am… gotta get motivated to log 3hrs on foot! not easy after 7hrs on the bike yest
Near 4k of my 4.5k swim this am, freaked out a bit. Totally exhausted, mind started to wander how I could bike 112mi after then run…
lets go people!!! who is up and on it this am???
August 2011
24 posts
EARLY start this am. 2hr bike at #darkthirty http://t.co/E3YNL17 then 40m run w/@itsdevlin http://t.co/S2GeN0d - now headed to LA #Kona11
Workouts From The Past Week
M- Early 40m Swimming (2500yards) / Afternoon 45m Bike (12mi)
T- 1h40 Bike (28mi)
W- Early 45m Run (5mi)
Th- Morning 1h15 Swim (3000yards) / Afternoon 2h Bike (37mi)
F- Early 2h Hilly Run (11.5 miles) - 2,425 Calories
Sa- Day Off – Thank You to all who attended Friday night
Su- Early - 5h Bike (82mi) - 5,588 Calories (fast pace group ride with the Challenged Athletes Foundation) /...
Ha - Laughter And Chocolate Can Boost Heart Health http://t.co/WIVkLol
OK - training gets crazy this week… 7hr ride! 3hr run! POW!!!!
Add me on Google+ ==> http://t.co/Q0tGz8k :)
Sooo, if you miss when clipping into your bike, and hit this with your leg http://t.co/urCXGx1 this happens http://t.co/GgoQpgt
It is time 2 find a sick video guy! who gets it? Shoot me a tweet @mcmironman
Who else is doing #IronmanKona this year? Hit me!
gonna get after 3500yrds… who else is in the pool?
Note 2 self… NYC is not bike friendly! Ouch
Early morning ride and a full day of mtgs in NYC! http://t.co/qFTykr8
Oh, and for anyone that didn’t see it - my tracker info along the @nyctriathlon course yesterday http://bit.ly/q1E3BA
Great race yesterday - back to the grind
NYC… Gotta get my race face on!
This is the real deal! #DefCon2011
Thanks Twitter for the Verification! http://twitter.com/mcmironman
Got surprised by the office. Check it out - bobblehead Matt http://yfrog.com/h7pmvaxwj
Let the record reflect - show up 5 min late 2 a ride w @johnduke he will leave w/o U!
Quick trip 2 the valley! Headed back 2 SD… 6am ride with the Cardiff crew #Kona2011
Quick trip 2 the valley! Headed back 2 SD… 6am ride with the Cardiff crew #Kona2011
Felt great in the pool 2night… It’s working! #Kona2011
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