Tuesday, June 16, 2009

No Shark Bites!!

It's over and I did it!! Race was awesome. Weather was absolutely perfect. I think my official time was 3:40. My friends who did the race too, did a great job! I'll write more specs later, but had to just post that I made it through w/out any shark bites. Thank you for everyone's support and especially to those who donated to the Blazeman Foundation for the fight against ALS. I raised almost $2,500 and I ran this race in honor of Jon Blais.

Cheers.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Andy Potts and Leanda Cave share their Escape From Alcatraz race tips

Andy Potts and Leanda Cave will attempt a three-peat championship at this Sunday's Escape From Alcatraz triathlon. Here are their race tips:

Leanda Cave

"Try not to listen too much to what other people say. My first one I won and everybody was telling me about hard this is and how hard that was. Going in there as a newbie I would say switch off what everyone else has told you and just try to absorb the experience."

Andy Potts

On the swim and transition run:

"Don't spend too much time sightseeing when you are out in the bay. You may think you are going to see some really cool sights of the city, but when you are so low in the water, the only thing you are really going to see is water or feet. Just concentrate on staying warm and moving forward. Definitely go to your legs with a couple of minutes left in the swim. You're going to want some extra blood flow going to the legs because it's a half mile transition run and you're cold. Switching into shoes is your call. I do not use shoes, then again I am also trying to win the race. If you want to be able to walk after the race, you might want to bring an extra pair of shoes."

On the bike:

"If you go out and hit the first hill too hard, you've got more hills around the corner. So pacing on the hills is going to be crucial."

On the run:

"Use shorter, quicker steps on the way out when you're going up and behind the Golden Gate and underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Once you get to the sand ladder, use the sand ladder as your half-way point knowing that yes it is downhill once you get to the top of the sand ladder but you still have 3 1/2 miles to go."

On the sand ladder:

"Use the rope for sure. Pull and walk. I definitely don't run it. A good thing to concentrate on is the pull motion because your legs are going to be exhausted. It's a good respite on the legs but it's not really a respite because everything's burning by that point."

Good luck to all Alcatraz racers. Stay tuned for a race report...

Source: Mark Davis - San Francisco Examiner.

The Most Amazing Race Crew!

I'm going to have the most amazing race crew. Thanks Dad, Sis, Uncle Gene, Aunt Gloria, Kristen, Jon, Ashley, John, Lauren, Annie, John Carl for making the trek and most likely dealing w/ a hyped up Perry on Friday and Saturday. :) Safe travels and I'll see in San Francisco.

Monday, June 8, 2009

5 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes

The count down is on and my apologies for being so bad with providing updates on my training. Training has been awesome! I think I burnt my lungs in Phoenix a couple weekends back when I was there for my nieces graduation, but aside from that...everything feels great. Swimming's been going great. I've had two swims in the lake and the tempature didn't phase me in the least bit. Runs have gone well....knee hasn't been giving me any issues. I've been making myself get on the bike (least favorite of the three), so all in all, I think I'm ready for Sunday.

And the fundraising for the Blazeman Foundation for ALS has been going great. Thanks so much to everyone who's donated, for your support and generosity! We've almost raised $2,000 and my goal is $3,000, so we're 2/3 of the way there. To donate, please click here. Last night they had the 2005 Ironman Championship again, so I got to see the clips of Jon Blais again and no matter how many times I watch it, I'm always inspired! I'm getting ready for the roll across the finish line!!

Two Time Winners Andy Potts and Leanda Cave Go for Third Win in a Row at 29th Annual Escape from Alcatraz(TM) Triathlon on Sunday, June 14 | SYS-CON CANADA

Two Time Winners Andy Potts and Leanda Cave Go for Third Win in a Row at 29th Annual Escape from Alcatraz(TM) Triathlon on Sunday, June 14 | SYS-CON CANADA

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Monday, June 1, 2009

12 Days til the Plunge

I can't believe the race is less that 2 weeks ago. Trianing has been going great. I've had a couple swims in Lake Washington and temp at the time was equivalent to what the San Fran Bay should be (around 54 degrees) and the temp didn't phase me too much, so that's a huge relief. I swear I did see a huge jelly fish in Lake Washington, but no one believes me. :)

I've also been on the bike a few times and that's gone better than I imagined (as bike is my weakness and least favorite of the three).

The runs have also been going well. I had a great run in Phx over the weekend. Altitude and heat gave me a nice challenge. I've also been running as many hills as I can find in my hilly neighborhood.

Fundraising is also going great. I thank everyone who's donated. I (along w/ the Blazeman Foundation) truly appreciate your support and every donation honestly feeds my fire a bit more to cross that finish line, so thank you, thank you!!

http://www.active.com/donate/teamblazeman/perrysjogren