very good training week & misc. stuff

this week's numbers were good all the way around. the swimming, the cycling and the running just fell right into place. nothing was sore (my left piriformis is behaving very nicely thanks to lots of stretching out) except for my wrist. an old cycling injury to my right wrist decided it wasn't having anything to do with pushups after monday's workout so i decided to let it rest. i'll have to repeat week 5 of the hundred pushup challenge this week. the first test of the season is coming up may 15th. i'm doing the olympic distance florida international triathlon at siesta key. i'm very happy with my swimming the last couple of weeks and can tell a difference that the extra time i'm putting into it is going to pay off. here are my totals for the week:

ran:
total time: 4:00:00
total distance: 30.5 mi.

biked:
total time: 12:32:00
total distance: 251.75 mi.

swam:
total time: 2:46:00
total distance: 7100 m.

hundred pushup challenge/weights x 1 (stupid wrist)

coming up this weekend is the 3 state - 3 mountain challenge. it starts in tennessee, rolls thru alabama and then georgia and as the name implies, you climb 3 mountains. here is the elevation chart:

looks like fun, huh? this is why we've been busting out butt in the hills the last few months. i'm looking forward to it very much. keeping fingers crossed for good weather and get a load of this, every participant is eligible to win this frameset:

an Archon C-series frameset, compliments of Litespeed!!

so keep your fingers crossed for me. i would love to win that frame and have my wonderful master bike builder/domestique/love of my life build it up for me  us.

now for the misc. stuff:
~congrats to Chloe at Chloe is running with a bottle of wine and Kate at Going the distance who participated in the St. Anthony's Triathlon today. good job ladies! can't wait to read all about it on your blogs.

~Tonia over at Racing with Babes is doing a Tarma Designs giveaway. i have a Tarma necklace and it is way cool so make sure you visit her blog to find out how to get in on that.

~congrats to Matt at Staying strong and positive. he kicked some serious ass today at the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. he finished in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 4 seconds. i think he will be qualifying for Boston very soon.

~good luck and positive race vibes going out to Bob at One hour Ironman who is doing ironman St. George in Utah this weekend coming up.

~congrats to Maria at 2010 Brings Racine who PR'ed at the Drake Relays half marathon!

~thanks to Scott (aka: Big Daddy Diesel) at Tri Diesel for bestowing upon me the "cool blog of the week" designation. you are too kind!

~last but not least, congrats to everyone who ran the Boston Marathon on Monday! it is a wonderful experience whether it is your first time or your 20th time. it's just special.

much love and peace out!