Paradise Park Swim/Spin/Run

Paradise Park in Tiburon was the site of our triple workout on Sunday morning



In the true order of triathlons, the team starts with a swim, in the chilly water of Paradise Park.

Time: 8:00 am Distance: 1000 yards


***Note: for the record, I did not exit correctly off of one of the freeways, and spent time correcting my directional errors. Darn it. I arrived too late to swim. **** But I was able to take these great photos.

Next we gets on our bikes for 50 minutes. Our bikes are locked into a special "trainer". This keeps our bike stable, while we spin in place. Think spin class outdoors, and on your own bike. One of our coaches, Tom, tells us how fast to spin, and in what gear. They have us working hard, notice the jacket is off.

Following the bike, we ran for 30 minutes within the park, along dirt trails, across grass and then up two very steep set of stairs. I ran this circular loop 4 times! Boy was my heart rate getting pretty high as I was climbing the stairs.

Practice ends, we stretch in the parking lot and then load the training gear, back into the cars.

Next stop: BREAKFAST!!!

at Dipsea in Mill Valley, for a world famous breakfast. (Really I just made up the world famous part, but I did learn the restaurant is well know for their food. And it's the name of a well know trail run)

Well that is it for another Sunday of training on the road to Ironman Canada.