It's a deal: I am riding CEEPO in 2010!

I have 2 weeks till the first race and so I thought it’s time to recap what happened so far. Starting the season 18 pounds heavier than I was when I raced in Kona in October, I did my first bike ride at the end of December.  I was running and swimming already, so it didn’t take long to find my legs again and even my “unnecessary extra training pounds” are pretty much all gone.

Now, after several hours of sweating in and around St. Augustine, FL, it seems like I am ready to race in just about 2 weeks from now.  

I have some cool news for those fellow triathletes out there that are trying to get in good bike shape this season!  I am going on LA Talk Radio with Mr. Simon Gowen to share all of my cycling training secrets with you!

Update: The Live show is finished now but you can still listen to the show on the Simon’s Podcast!  Just CLICK HERE!

Three hard weeks of training are done and there is more to come. The past few weeks have been very intersting for me, hanging out with Rappstar and learning some more stuff about the triathlon world.  Our focus in Clermont at the NTC was to do some quality miles on the bike. The first week was more swimming oriented for me and the second week I spent lots of hours in the saddle.  Five more weeks till my first race in Abu Dhabi and there is still some work to be done.  Luckily my body looks more like an athlete’s again and I was able to shed off some more pounds during that time.

We all know after the last race of the season the following days are filled with parties and good food–and lots of it. I really do crave certain food that I didn’t get to eat during the season because it’s just “not good for me”.

Honestly, my opinion is that we need to have a down time after all the hard work and focus before the big race. We all deserve it! For instance, after Hawaii I took seven weeks off- completely. Meaning I had 3 runs (30-45 min) and 2 swims (1.5 – 2 km) and some minor sport activity and that was it. I am sure it’s not the ideal for some people, but I need that time to recharge and to live a “normal” life for a few weeks.

What a great time! After Prague, I took some fun time off to explore Barcelona-which was awesome, impressive but also a bit stressful like most big cities.

After 6 easy days, I went back to another training camp to do some more necessary work. Location: the hot and dry south of France. The purpose of the camp was to get used to the heat and the sweltering hot conditions.