Welcome to Chris Tremonte Sign in | Join | Help

May 2007 - Posts

Sunday, May 20, 2007 9:44 PM

some quality workouts...

quality over quantity, baby... Wed 16 May (cont'd): 2xMile w/ 2:30 rest (5:03, 4:57). Leif & Sean did 2.5 miles straight at that pace! Andrew and I just joined them for the first & last miles Thu 17 May: 1:45 of easy riding Fri 18 May: 2500m
Posted by chris | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:43 PM

quality over quantity

the last 3-4 days: Sun 13 May: 75-minute run (calling this a "long run" for the recovery week); chocolate factory tour w/ mom & dad for her birthday and mother's day - worth checking out if you live near Seattle. www.theochocolate.com
Posted by chris | 0 Comments
Monday, May 14, 2007 10:42 AM

swimming in Seattle

Here is a first crack at "good places to swim in the Seattle area." If this develops into something useful then I'll cross-post a more formal version to the Training section of my static site. Open-water: * Idylwood Park: near NE 40th St
Posted by chris | 1 Comments
Saturday, May 12, 2007 9:30 PM

MacGyver, eat your heart out!

Went on a ride today with Rhae and crashed into an 8 yr old on Lake Washington Blvd. It was the kid's fault, I swear!! Later in the ride I broke a spoke... with the low-spoke-count Shimano R535 wheels we weren't sure whether I could get it true
Posted by chris | 0 Comments
Friday, May 11, 2007 10:48 PM

recovery week

trying tog et back in the habit of posting my workouts at least 1x/week: Sunday : travel day back to rain city, usa. looking out the airplane window it was obvious that I wasn't in California anymore. Unpacked the bike, did 30min EZ on the trainer
Posted by chris | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:57 PM

Running groups in Seattle

A co-worker was asking about training for a half-marathon so I figured I would put together a consolidated list of running groups in Seattle and on the East Side. NW Runner magazine has the most comprehensive list of weekly runs that I have seen. The
Posted by chris | 1 Comments
Filed under:
Sunday, May 06, 2007 8:10 PM

a rough day at wildflower

I raced in the Wildflower Long Course yesterday and had a rather challenging day. The run was a bright spot but I just couldn't get going on the bike. I also took a nice kick in the nose during the swim. The Wildflower trip was a lot of fun. Thousands
Posted by chris | 0 Comments