Abram Santa Cruz Web Journal

I let me body rest a little this week because of the triathlon I did last Saturday. I concentrated on strengthening and lots of rest as I am heading into some heavy training for the 2 next weeks. My goal is to do a half-iron man distance triathlon by the end of this week or next week.

Saturday: Triathlon – 1.25 mile swim – 30 Mile Bike – 9 Mile Run – This day rocked. I swam at the pool in the 24 Hour Fitness near my home, ran home and changed into my bike attire, went for a bike ride in Palos Verdes which included about 1800 of total climbing, came back home and changed into my running clothes and finished off with a fairly flat and painful 9 mile run. Mentally this was one of the best things I’ve done in a long time. I started out with the idea of doing a Sprint or an Olympic distance triathlon, but ended up accomplishing much more.

Wow, what a holiday season. I can’t really say too much about the training, but I sure had fun.

Height: 6’0″ Weight: 189.5 Run: 22 miles Bike: 50 miles Swim: 0 miles Total Hours: 6 h 30 min

Still smoking cigarettes, but I lost 5.5 pounds in the first week of training. I’ve increased my workout hours and I’m happy about the distances that I’ve covered so far.

After a bit of searching and getting some advice from experienced Ironman veterans, I’ve found the following books and guides to be useful in my Half-Ironman training and should continue to be quite helpful in getting me across the finish line during the full Ironman. EVERY triathlete I know has read or is reading The [...]

November 30 – December 6 2008 Height: 6’0″   Weight: 195   Run: 17 miles   Bike: 40 miles    Swim: 0 miles Picture of Hermosa Beach at Sunset. Warm-up week: This week is usually considered the hardest and although I’m not using a training schedule yet, I am just trying to get a feel for where I [...]