Race Season Officially starts Saturday!

So I have been training well this off season and have done 4 running races this year, but Saturday is the first real race of the year for me.  Multisport season is finally upon us here in the Northeast and I racing in the Prospect Park Duathlon.  For those of you who aren't up to speed on what at Duathlon is, we Run then Bike and then Run again. For this race there were a couple of options on distance including an Olympic (10k/ 40K/5K), Sprint (4K/10K, 4K) and Classic 5k, 25K, 5K). 

While doing the Oly would not be an issue for me distance wise, I am using my early season racing as speed work training.  AKA run until you vomit (just kidding, not really).  So I am doing the classic distance.  I am looking forward to the race primarily since it represents the march towards Ironman Lake Placid and should be fun too.  More to come once I race.   And for more details on the race as well as some info on the rest of City Tri's races for 2013 check out this link
http://citytri.com/ProspectParkDu

As for my running, it continues to go very well.  I raced two weeks ago in the E. Todd Murray Half Marathon and did quite well- 1:27:10.  Race Results are here
http://raceforum.com/2013/murrayoa.htm

I also raced this past weekend in the Farmers Insurance Ginty Field 5 K.  Now I hate running 5K's since they freakin' hurt.  You basically are sprinting for 3 miles- there is no pacing other than go hard.  This course was not so friendly for going hard- at mile 1.5 we had to go up.  Up a steep hill for about a 1/2 mile.  But I ran well- 19:27 and finished first in my age group- the extended version 40-49.  Race Results are here
http://www.bestrace.com/results/13/130309ST5.HTM

What else is new?  For 2013 I will be racing in SLS3 team apparel. I am really excited to be part of the team and will be rocking their kit in my races- pictures definitely to follow.  You can check out their website here.
http://www.slstri.com/

Look for some blog posts on my reviews of the kit soon.

Last I wanted to share a training update- things continue to go well.  I am riding about 120-150 miles a week, running about 18-24 and swimming about 3-4 miles.  Plus I am doing push ups every day- anywhere from 50 to 150.  I definitely feel like I am training the right way this year.  My early season running races plus power tests are all faster, stronger & better.  So I am hoping that this trend continues in the right direction.

Finish, Finish Fast, Finish First!