With the kids in remote learning or hybrid or whatever we are calling it these days, one benefit is being able to escape for long weekends more often. So we packed up the crew and headed up to Training Camp North for a few days. The weather has been perfect for those that like itContinue reading “Back in Lake Placid”
Category Archives: Lake Placid
Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)
One of the challenges of living in the Northeast is that we have seasons. With these seasons comes shorter days colder nights, and inevitably freezing fricken pools. Yeah yeah, you can go to the Y or some other club to swim indoors, but that takes time and isn’t as cool when you have your ownContinue reading “Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)”
Swim Buoy’s Aren’t A Drag
Until my recent trip to Lake Placid, I had never used a swim buoy. Honestly, I never really thought I needed one. Most of my open water swimming is actually in Mirror Lake, and every year but this one there is a swim line underwater that you can stand on, and buoys along it toContinue reading “Swim Buoy’s Aren’t A Drag”
Camp Is Ending
All good things must come to an end unfortunately. After two weeks in Lake Placid, we are heading out. The triathlon camp ended this morning, but not after a few last epic days. Two days ago was a great reverse loop of the IMLP course. This is almost a spin from the village down toContinue reading “Camp Is Ending”
Tri Camp Starts!
Let’s get some. The first night was easier as everyone rolled in slowly from various loctions. We did a super easy shake out in the lake swimming about 30 minutes. A quick logistics discussion, and then headed our separate ways for some food and rest. 7a.m. comes quickly for a big day 2. The dayContinue reading “Tri Camp Starts!”
A Trail Run and a Swim
As I continue in my quest to explore Lake Placid and the immediate areas around the village, I stumbled upon a great new trail system and swim location. This is especially timely given the current conditions at the Mirror Lake Beach (more on that later). The trail system is called Brewster Peninsula Trails and theContinue reading “A Trail Run and a Swim”
New Sneaks
On my way up to Lake Placid, I knew I was in need of some new running shoes. I am a Asics Gel Kayano fella, but was in the market for something a bit more sturdy for trail running. Although the Asics do fine, I have had a few close calls with twisted ankles andContinue reading “New Sneaks”
Two Weeks In Lake Placid
Having a flexible work schedule due to Covid, a vacation already booked due to IMLP, a training camp on the calendar, and the desire to get in some solid training blocks, this will be the start of two weeks in Lake Placid. If you have never been to LP, you are missing out. The sceneryContinue reading “Two Weeks In Lake Placid”
What to Look for in Triathlon Camps
As I became more of a Professional Amateur, the need to find newer and better ways to train has been a mission. As a Christmas present several years ago, my wife signed me up for what I called Fat Camp at the time, a 5 day training camp. I have been doing the camps everContinue reading “What to Look for in Triathlon Camps”
Get Stronger
Strength training is a secondary thought for many endurance triathletes. A common push back is: why spend an hour on strength when you swim, bike, or run? This is odd though because most endurance sports are strength based at their core. Taking the basic argument to task, there are a number of reasons why, andContinue reading “Get Stronger”
