Category: Training

This section will display all of my posts regarding my training and updates.

Event Recap: Great Hudson 1.6 Mile Swim

Posted on by Anthony

In the Summer of 2012, I watched my sister participate in the Brooklyn Bridge Swim. It was my first experience watching NYC swimmers brave the notoriously dirty shores of the Hudson & East Rivers, and swim headfirst towards Manhattan island. Ever since that summer, I wanted to try a NYC Swim event. I missed the 2013 edition of the Brooklyn Bridge Swim due to race conflicts, so when the opportunity to participate in the Great Hudson Swim came up, I immediately splurged. The registration process, however, is not immediate. In order to successfully register for a NYC Swim event, you must submit “proof” that you are capable of completing said event. Therefore, I uploaded some of my Ironman & triathlon open water swim results.

The Great Hudson Swim starts at Pier 45. We borrowed the NYC Water Taxi’s floating dock, which is a good 7-foot vertical jump into the Hudson. Hold onto your goggles!!!

jumping off the dock!
jumping off the dock!

After jumping into the 58 degree-Fahrenheit (14.4 degrees Celsius) water, we swam parallel to the pier until the the 3rd buoy, where we made a left turn. Sighting the rest of the buoys down the Hudson was a breeze! Thanks to the tall buildings and the 7:50am start, sun glare was not a issue.

The Great Hudson Swim reminded me of my first experience in the Hudson, during last year’s NYC Triathlon, which is a similar swim.

So about 30 minutes after making the turn, the course led us to the North Cove Harbor. All the swimmers had to navigate between two rows of neatly docked sailboats inside the harbor. Once inside the harbor, we were sheltered from the water current.

And so, after 34 minutes, I finished the NYC Great Hudson Swim! Part of me wished that the event lasted longer, because a few days before this event, NYC Swim had announced that 2014 may be the last year of the ‘shorter’ open water swim events (due to increasingly complicating event logistics).

Thank you Mom & Dad for coming out to watch me swim! (and for the pictures!)

Update: Preliminary results are posted! – Link

drying off after the Great Hudson Swim
drying off after the Great Hudson Swim

Garmin file included below. Did I swim straight enough?

Snapping your RD dropout – cannondale rear derailleur replacement

Posted on by Anthony

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Cause: Most likely a crash that impacted the rear derailleur

Fix: Have a professional mechanic replace the dropout

I was lucky that the chain did not snap into my rear wheel, which potentially could have broken multiple spokes.

Thank you to Jose, Audrey & friends at Mineola Bicycle for the quick fix.

Happy riding!!

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March 2014 Training Totals

Posted on by Anthony

There’s a lot that happened this month! The poor weather in the first half of the month kept my workouts on the trainer. I let my gym membership expire. I found a new pool for my swim workouts.

But what surprised me the most were the 6 bike races that I did in just one month, including two doubles and a criterium. When I signed up for the Tour of Battenkill bike race, I had no intention of doing any other bike races. It’s funny how plans quickly change and how easily I got hooked on road racing!

In all aspects, March was exponentially better than February – and the numbers don’t lie.

Month – February
Duration – 46:55:08
Distance – 597.43 miles
HR (avg) – 138.0 bpm
TSS – 1780
kJ – 11502

Month – March
Duration – 58:08:48         +27.82%
Distance – 784.18 miles   +31.26%
HR (avg) – 139.0 bpm       +0.72%
TSS – 2241                            +25.84%
kJ – 12428                            +8.05%

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