Amilcar Herrera

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2010 goal and current weight

January 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Here is my current weight: 142 lbs (I have gained 5 lbs since last Sept’09). My excuse - I got shingles 2 weeks before a half ironman race I was going to do. I had to stop exercising for several months and I was eating the same as when I was exercising a lot - [...]

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Interlochen Inter Rockin 2009 pictures

July 20th, 2009 · No Comments

I completed on July 12 my First Olympic Distance Triathlon in 2009. This event was held in Interlochen, Michigan and it’s called Inter Rockin. I received a very nice black T shirt from this race!
Below are some of my pictures during the race. Enjoy! I had lots of fun

Have Fun Training!
Amilcar

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Today’s workout - 6 days before Olympic triathlon - easy

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Today is an easy day to help recover from yesterday’s workout and avoid burnout. Only 6 days left for the Olympic triathlon in Interlochen, Michigan on July 12, 2009!
Here it is: this is part of my taper training on this Olympic tri.
6:40am (I slept in) - 2 mile run @ 7.2 mph. That’s it [...]

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8 days before Olympic triathlon

July 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Here is part of my taper training for an Olympic triathlon on July 12, 2009 in Interlochen, Michigan.
Yesterday (Saturday) I rode my bike, here are my stats:
- 35.5 miles in 1 hour and 50 minutes. Speed: 19.36mph average. (not bad - but it was not windy so that helps). My usual time was 1 hour [...]

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Today’s workout - 7 days before Olympic triathlon

July 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Here is my workout for today, a quick taper for an Olympic triathlon coming up on July 12, 2009 in Interlochen, Michigan (7 days from today). I’ve had a Cold for the past 2 weeks and I’m still recovering so I’m not at my best of training for this triathlon but my goal is to [...]

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Sanford and Sun Triathlon results - 2008

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

So I finished my first Olympic triathlon last weekend…and I am pretty happy with the results…
The results are below for the Sanford and Son triathlon held in Sanford, MI on August 16, 2008. I finished with lots of energy left over! You can see my pictures here.

My primary goal was to finish within 3 hours. [...]

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Sanford and Sun 2008 pictures

August 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I completed last weekend my First Olympic Distance Triathlon. This event was held in Sanford, MI and it’s called Sanford and Son.
Below are some of my pictures during the race. Enjoy! I had lots of fun

Amilcar

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Sanford and Sun Olympic tri tomorrow

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Tomorrow morning I’ll be doing my first Olympic distance triathlon in Sanford, MI. I’m pretty excited and I feel comfortable with finishing well. (I mean feeling well and not to exhausted)
My goal is to finish within 3 hours.

500 meter swim
40Km bike
10km run

My problem is trying to go too fast on the swim and to burn [...]

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Heavy weekend of training for Olympic Triathlon

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I trained pretty hard this past weekend to prepare for an Olympic triathlon coming up on August 16, 2008 in Sanford, Michigan. Here is the breakdown by day, starting on Friday - my “light training day”. (I trained consecutive days before that but this is worth mentioning becuase of the intensity…)
Friday (8/1/08 - morning):
- 30 [...]

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In preparation for Olympic distance triathlon

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I have been working on my endurance for the past couple of weeks since I am planning on doing the Sanford and Sun Olympic Distance triathlon in August. I did not do too badly on the Interlochen Music Fest Triathlon but I did the sprint version only. My endurance needs some work for the Olympic Distance [...]

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