Has Mario gone soft?

With my training in full swing I had a mammoth weekend of :


Saturday 240min bike bricked with 30 minute run
Sunday 3kms in the pool
Monday (holiday in the UK) 22km run ( in the rain)

I checked into Sport Control to fill in my details and I had a surprise.

Mario has given me a rest!

How is your training????

I am going to send everyone an email with some questions about their training so look out for the email and fill it in!

That shirt gets wide exposure

The Transitions Tri-top got more exposure this week when I was put on a shortlist of the 'best dressed' in the company. I was caught in the lobby on my way to change into my work clothes. This image has been posted on our intranet site for employees to vote on so about 4,000 magazine and website publishing folk are looking at it now.

I hope I win there's a £50 prize.

(sorry about the Rudy Project glasses)

Latest on Uwe

hi otits ;-)

thanks for demand

it could be better...recovery is very slow
on sunday I tried the first tour on bike...but, after one hour my knee looked like a water melon..puh
..frustration

so I have to change my goal ( a little ;-))...the challenge is: to train without pain and to stay in
the otit team

best regards

uwe

training impossible...but publicity for Transition and Oakley
the very special transition lenses..not only for outdoor sports :-)

Get those wetsuits on guys

I went for a swim at the outdoor pool in Guildford again last last night to try out my wetsuit. Wow what a difference it makes.
If you get the chance it is well worth swimming in your wetsuit to see the difference in buoyancy( good) but also in the restriction of movement( bad).
One of the guys there also said you should change your technique in a wetsuit to reach more. My wetsuit is 10 years old, I don't think I have changed shape that much but the suit may have lost some flexibility. Does anyone know anything about swimming wetsuits?

I must admit I was blown away by the scene. It was a fabulous sunny evening with the sun shining on the water. I've suddenly decided that swimming isn't so bad after all.

Am I hallucinating?

All of this time in the saddle along gets to you.

On Sunday I had another four hour ride starting at 6 0'clock in the morning. The brids were out: pheasants, jays and woodpeckers. The lambs were frollicking in the fields, I saw some deer and what the hell's that? A white rabbit crossing the road!
At least it wasn't six foot tall ( and called Harvey).

What a great ride; 3 hours 55 and 109km including a few hills average heart rate 119.

I have found a magic formula for food.

On the bike:
1ltr of water and 0.5lt of power drink ( High 5)

In pockets:
1 banana
1 peanut butter sandwich
1 handful of raisins


After 0.5hrs -- start drinking water, then continue as you see fit
1hr eat banana
2hrs eat peanut butter sandwich
2.5 -3hrs start on the power drink
3-3.5hr raisins and last of the water

The latest Optician article

Read Optician's report on the second training camp here:

http://www.opticianonline.net/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=2453

Pablo rides again

Uwa with a big fall on bike, Andrea sick, and the other members are ok??
I hope yes.
Kees, CONGRATULATIONS!! i think you are very good, no injured and go to married in the next days, it´s perfect.
For me, i´m well, some days better, somedays no so much better, no so much time for to make all. Yesterday I saw the accident of Uwa , and i think, i have to have becarefull with the bike, is dangerous..., and today, i can´t believe!!! i have had and accident also!! I don´t see a stone in the road and i went out of the road. NO problem, I´m ok, was a fall in the field, I went away out of the highway, lucky for me, blows for all body, back, head (with helmet ofcourse), arms.., but only I have a litle pain in my neck. The bike is ok, is neccesary adjust, but i think is no a problem. My MP3 is dead..., 1 minute of silence please..., and my Oakley Sunglases (the firts, the best for
me...) are dead also... another minute..

Swimming in the rain

Despite the change in the weather I took the plunge and went for the outdoor swim.

I was amazed how many people were there. Lots of swimmers were in wetsuits which is great news as I will be able to practise swimming in my wetsuit before the event. The water wasn't too cold but on an open 50m pool with lots of fast swimmers, wind and rain the water was very different to swim in (the above picture isn't mine it off the website).

It also made me realise how much work I have to do as there were some fantasticly fast swimmers there. They must be Ironmen.

Has anyone done any open water swimming yet?

As the weather was looking so good I thought it was about time I did some open water swimming. Unfortunately the weather turned all British at the weekend so I decided against that and just did my usual runs, cycle and brick work.

I thought I would try a local 50m outdoor pool this evening just to break myself in gently.

I'll report back.

Is anyone else swimming outside?

Ouch, that' s got to hurt

For those of you who haven't checked out the Google group emails here's a bit of news from Uwe. This is a big cautionary tale for us all.


He wrote to Roland:

But since last friday it´s impossible for me to do any training.
I had a bad accident with the bike...and now I´ve a big problem with my
knee and my hip
But, I´ll try to give my best and hope to see you
in Nizza !!!
all the best.... and take
care!
mh, "the last minutes on the bike"

I'm sure I speak for everyone when I wish Uwe the speediest of recoveries.

Fiona in the spotlight

Fiona was the star of the show at the recent Optician Awards where her challenge to conquer the Ironman Monaco 70.3 was put up in lights.

Transitions invited Fiona and husband Darren along to the Awards and I, as I am in charge of the awards, decided to highlight Fiona's drive for excellence in the event as an example for others.

The Optician Awards is a fantastic black tie dinner, enteratinment and awards evening at which 600 of the great and good from optics gather together.

In the welcome speech I drew the audience's attention to the Oakley Transitions Ironman Team and Fiona's part in it. She also had her picture on the bike blown up and put into the AV show so she was 4mx3m for a short while.

Is this the biggest Oakley Transitions Ironman Team pic ever?