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| 7:30 Using my pulse oximeter to measure my heart rate and the oxygen levels in my blood. This data, along with some subjective "how do you feel" type questions, are put into restwise.com, which gives me a recovery score for the day, indicating my ability to benefit from training. |
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| 7:45 I love this poster. Always puts my head in the right space. I've got quotes on my mirror too. I like the constant reminders that I'm trying to do accomplish some pretty lofty goals and I need to stay sharp/positive/ etc. My favorite right now: "Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy." -Mike Ditka |
8:00 Inputing restwise data, checking facebook, working on the Pro Team running video. Breakfast is a big bowl of cereal, toast with peanut butter, and a banana.
8:45  |
| Food for the day until I make it home sometime in the afternoon. Two PB&J's, trail mix, shot bloks and gels for workout, odwalla bars, fruit, V8. All my food is weighed/ measured in some way so I know exactly how many grams of carbohydrate, fat, protein I have, and when. Timing and volume is critical in endurance sports so that you can get the maximum benefit from the food you eat, and also to make sure you get enough so that the second and third workouts of the day go well. |
9:00 |
| Picking out the bike for the day. I have a draft-legal race coming up in June, so I have to make sure I split time evenly between my road bike and my time trial bike which isn't allowed in draft-legal racing. |
9:15 |
| This is where I spend a lot of my time unfortunately, and my gas bill will confirm. It's a 35 minute drive to get in to Portland for training every day, but it's well worth it to train with professional athletes. I stay out the entire day, like any job, and consolidate my appointments so that I only make the trip once. |
11:00 |
| Reed College 800 meter loop with the team. Tahir and I just finished up 2 x 2 mile @ 5:25 pace, 15min jog, 2x 1 mile @ 4:57, 4:36. Hard day, but a strong finish and good times! |
11:30 |
| It's important to have some fun, and we all love coffee, so we checked out this new coffee shop on the way to the pool, which turned out to be pretty cool, and they had some great beans. What more could you want. |
11:35 |
| Partaking. Ladies and gentlemen.. the one and only Chris Boudreaux. |
12:00 |
| Swim was just 3k (about 2 miles). Main set: 4x400 (200 race pace, 200 cruise). We jumped in the sauna afterwards for some deep conversation and heat acclimation. |
1:15 |
| Finishing off my lunch at the shop. I like to hang out and talk to the mechanics because they have some funny conversations and are the secret behind Portland's triathlon bikes running smoothly. Show your mechanics some love! |
2:30 |
| Ready to ride from Athletes Lounge with Chris Boudreaux. So much carbon fiber goodness it's tough to even think straight. It's like walking into a Ferrari Dealership that has every single top-end car in every color and every option. |
3:00 |
| 90 minutes aerobic. Plenty of time to have some fun! First sunny day we've had in a week! |
4:00 |
| My view for most of the ride. Boudreaux leading the way. The man is racing Florida 70.3 in 5 days! |
5:30 |
| Going to get put back together. This place has kept me from falling apart for the last 2 years. Not an easy feat. If you have any issues, really do check it out. Dr. Kreger is a great guy, and he knows his stuff like you wouldn't believe. |
6:15 |
| Finally back home for the day. Time to unload all the gear. |
6:30 |
| Measuring out the home-made-in-the-crockpot-out-of-this-world sloppy joe mix my Mom made. If I had to cook all my own dinners.. well its best not to think about. Thanks Mom! Again, measuring everything out keeps my nutritional intake high enough, and in the right macro-nutrient ratios. |
8:00 |
| All showered, getting in some foam rolling and stretching while watching TV. Foam roller is critical when a massage is not available. Today was too busy to fit one in, so foam rolling can accomplish some of the same objectives. Finishing off some pita bread and hummus, and of course hydrating! |
9:15 | |
| Back where we started. Got to get the 9 hours of sleep :) |
