http://mps75.net/wordpress Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:07:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hardest week yet. I'm not sure I would say I'm cracking, but I'm definitely feeling a bit trashed. This is the third week in a row that Heidi and I have both been pushing it pretty hard. I made a bit of a mistake and had ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/03/07/weekly-update-matt-6/ My desktop has been acting up a bit lately (i.e., hanging during POST) so I decided to get some new parts and upgrade it. It was the first computer I ever built from scratch (in 2003). We've been through a lot together (XP, Vista, Windows 7, CPU ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/28/upgrade/ All-in-all, a decent week of training. I missed a swim workout and was 18 miles short on one ride during the week. Otherwise, I pretty much hit everything on my program. Saturday was probably the toughest day. Not that it was the hardest workout, but ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/28/weekly-update-matt-5/ I think this has been the first week I've actually done every single workout on my schedule. And, I was even on-call, which included a night with only 4 hours of sleep. I'm pretty happy with how my legs are feeling. My calves are still super-tight ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/24/weekly-update-matt-4/ Heidi Swanson I was excited for my visit to North Dakota to see my family but I was worried about getting in my training as I am in the key training weeks before the Oceanside 1/2 Ironman on 3/27. It all worked out with the help of my sisters ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/20/north-dakota-tri-training-ymca/ This happens to me like 40 times a day. (Note: OPIMLTTWAKH = Other Person I've Met Like Ten Times Who Also Knows Heidi.) Me: Hey, how's it going? OPIMLTTWAKH: [blank stare] Um, hi. Me: [Detecting uncomfortable situation; extends hand] I'm Matt. OPIMLTTWAKH: Hi, nice to meet you. Me: I'm married to ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/18/being-married-to-a-celebrity/ Another pretty good week of training. However, I did miss a few key workouts -- one and a half swims and a 4 mile run. So, my swimming distance was down for the week. It's kind of a bummer because I was just starting to feel ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/16/weekly-update-matt-3/ Wow, tough, but good weekend. I got up on Saturday and did a pretty easy 6 mile run. Susanne (my coach) and I decided we would brave the sprinkles and do a 40 mile bike ride together. Well, about 5 miles into our ride the sprinkles ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/07/weekly-update-matt-2/ Heidi and I were at a party a few months ago and got to talking about our upcoming Ironman with someone we had just met. Nothing special, just the usual training/racing chit-chat. After the party we were walking to our car and Heidi said it was funny ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/02/boob-jobs-and-ironmen/ I can tell my bike miles are starting to ramp up because I'm hungry. Perhaps that's putting it a bit mildly because I've been stuffing my face all day long for the last 4 days and can't seem to get full. Aside from getting out of bed ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/02/02/weekly-update-matt/