Back to the grind

Back to work this week, finishing up a few swim video analyses and it is time to make the final push on our Powerstroke video. I have been pushing this off in favor of work that earns me a few bucks today rather than down the road. We also want to make the final product at least good quality, so rushing it would be bad for everyone.

Training last week while on vacation went well, but my beer and food intake were greater, thus yielding a net credit to my calorie storage department.

I think Bri enjoyed the week 'on the shore'. Ocean City has grown a lot since I worked there - the year round population has tripled from 5,000 to 15,000 and the summer population is up from 100,000 or so to 150,000 (it is a seven mile long island).

Only 2 more triathlons this season - Lake Norman August 22, and Wilmington YMCA September 19, then I am going to focus on improving my run speed back to sub-18 5k shape over the winter. I will need to run 40+ miles a week to make this happen, as running does not come naturally to me.

We are staying local the next couple of weekends, which is always nice. We are also hosting a Powerstroke swim clinic on August 15 if anyone would like some group swim instruction.

After the swim DVD is complete I am going to take on some substitute teaching (if Wake County is accepting any - our county is on a hiring freeze with budget issues), and apply as a volunteer fireman for the town of Morrisville.

Our next beach trip is not too far away - a weekend in Miami/Hollywood to see my dad and sis for his 75th bday. We rented a condo on Hollywood Beach.

youtubing

We've also started using youtube to broadcast videos, promos for the DVD (still working on it), and to some extent promote individual swim sessions. You can follow the channel at www.youtube.com/osbmultisport.

Right now we have a few swim lessons and a couple drills explanations up. We're going to post running drills next.

swim workouts

If you swim on your own quite a bit and have trouble coming up with workouts, I'm taking my swim workout distribution list public. I've been sending this for three years to athletes who've had a swim session with me or trained with one of my swim groups. For the fee of $5 per month or $25 every 6 months you will receive:

- Weekly email/ezine with three detailed swim workouts and a tip of the week
- Access to password protected section of the website with videos, webinars, other cool stuff
- Discount on the upcoming Powerstroke DVD (in development, should be done by Xmas)

You can sign up here via Paypal. We have a developer working on a more streamlined process.

Current OSB athletes will get all of the above at no additional charge.