http://mps75.net/wordpress Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:09:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This second job I have doesn't pay but it has good health benefits (in theory). I've been putting in 16 hours per week the last four weeks which is approx. 64 hours. Good thing most of the hours are on the weekend and Matt is also doing ... http://mps75.net/wordpress/2010/03/14/the-2nd-job/ 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/