Elizaville Mini-Camp Day 1

A light rain kept us out of the lake, but did not stop us from training.

Our Dad is the master of the country roads here, and he led us on a great hour-long loop on quiet roads (northern circle on the Strava map). Alison tried out my wife's road bike and was cruising over the rolling hills.

After the hour, she ran off for a solid brick: 12 miles riding and then immediately 2 miles running. She's training for a sprint distance, so a nearly perfect workout.

I stayed on the bike to help my Dad through a 2 hour ride on his own schedule. The rain really came down, but we stayed upright and focused. When we wrapped up the second hour, I squeezed in a short brick of my own, running just a mile to make the legs feel the transition.

Rain be damned! Solid first day.

My Marathons Map

A Map of Marathons I've Run

I've loved maps since I was a kid. Now, my near addiction to my Garmin devices is a way that my love of maps and sports come together.

In the project pictured above, I've built a map of all the marathon courses I have run. The KML files are not from my own Garmin; I didn't have a Garmin for some of the races; for others, my Garmin died part of the way through. I mostly found the KML files already uploaded to Google maps or on Map My Run.

You can build your own map, too. Just use Google Maps "My Maps" feature, create a map, and then import KML (or similar) files from your own Garmin/GPS device, or from elsewhere on the web (as I did).

Stay tuned for more of my maps! Be in touch if you have questions about creating your own.

Triathlon Mini-Camp

South Twin Lake

Distance runners by trade, my sister and I are training for the Presidential Lakes Triathlon, which will take place this August. We've both been hitting the pool, but now it's time for some open water swimming practice. So we're up in Elizaville, NY this weekend holding a mini camp. Do you dare to tri this summer?