Archive for the ‘Triathlon’ Category
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
 Physical Equilibrium is pleased to announce that Mikael Hanson has been hired as our new marathon/triathlon coach. Mikael brings tremendous experience, having previously coached athletes of all ages and abilities – from first timers and nationally ranked athletes to a couple of World Champions. In 2007 and 2009, Mikael represented Team USA at the Duathlon World Championships.
Mikael is a certified Level 1 USA Triathlon coach, a Level 2 USA Cycling coach and a Schwinn indoor cycling instructor. He is working towards completing his USA Track and Field certification. n 2002 and 2004, he was the New York Flyers (NYC’s largest running club) multi-sport athlete of the year.Prior to Physical Equilibrium, Mikael worked as a banker in New York City.
Mike will initially help Sara coach this year’s Gilda’s Club New York City Marathon team. For more information about Mikael, or to schedule a session with him, please contact us at 917-744-6627.
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Physical Equilibrium personal trainer and marathon/triathlon coach Michele Solomon recently completed two races in remarkable time. Last month, she finished third place of the female division of the 2010 Jerseyman Sprint Triathlon. The race took place at the Spruce Run Recreation Area in Clinton, NJ. It included a 6 mile swim, a 19.5 mile bike ride and a 5K run.
As if that wasn’t good enough. last weekend Michele conquered the Rhode Island 70.3 Half Ironman competition. Michele placed sixth in her age group, finishing with a time of 1 hour, 43 minutes and 5 seconds. This race consisted of a 1.2 mi. swim, a 56 mi. bike ride and a 13.1 mile run.
Congratulations to Michele on all of her recent success!
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
There’s only one week left before I dive into the icy waters of the San Francisco Bay and compete in the 2010 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Since I last blogged about my training – I’ve really picked up the intensity. Last Friday, I finished a 57 mile bike ride north of the city. I was accompanied by two Physical Equilibrium clients who are training for a half ironman competition in May. One of those “ironwomen,” Michele Caro, is also participating in Escape from Alcatraz with me. The training ride consisted of long hill climbs and deep descents – a great course to help prepare us for the rigorous San Francisco hills. The other triathlete with us, Carly, got a flat tire along the course – so we even got to practice changing the tube. On Saturday, we took a long swim in a very chilly pond. As cold as it was, its nothing compared to what the bay will feel like.
This morning I woke up in a panic thinking about everything I’m going to need to pack for my race, including swimming gear, biking equipment, and running apparel. Forgetting to bring items like water bottles, the elastic laces for your shoes, and sunglasses can really screw you up if you don’t have them. I’m taking my bike to Signature Cycles tomorrow - my favorite bike shop in Manhattan. The store’s Grant Salter is the only person I trust with my Felt S22 when I’m shipping it across the country. I have a few more training workouts planned this week here in NYC and in San Francisco when I arrive but the majority of my hard training sessions are past. Now I need to focus on eating well, getting lots of sleep and mentally preparing for the race. My goal is to beat my 2007 time – and I plan to do it! I’ll blog about my results when I return from San Francisco.
Tags: Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, Felt, Michele Caro, Physical Equilibrium, Signature Cycles
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
INASECTV, a sports social networking site whose stated mission is to provide sports information from around the world in a second, recently visited Physical Equilibrium to film a segment on triathlon training. Physical Equilibrium owner and head-trainer Sara Dimmick was joined by Michele Caro, who recently completed an Ironman competition in Panama City, Florida. Click on the logo below to watch the awesome segment!
 INASECTV Segment with Physical Equilibrium
Tags: INASECTV, Michele Caro, Physical Equilibrium, Sara Dimmick
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The newest heart rate monitor from Garmin, the 310xt, is designed specifically for the multi-sport athlete. This models upgrades include a GPS-enabled trainer that is water-resistant to 50m, tracks bike and run data and sends it tirelessly to your computer. To meet my distinct needs, I opted to purchase the cadence and distance sensor for my triathlon bike in addition to the watch/ heart rate strap.
Now I have to say – this watch is basically a small computer so don’t expect to simply strap the heart rate monitor on and go out for a run. It took me some time to read through the entire manual and to set up the accessories and my preferences online, which differ for each sport (run, bike etc.). As those of you that know me are aware, I’m not the most computer savvy, so others might have an easier time with the setup process than I did. Nonetheless, I grade the product with an A-/B+ for its “user friendly” appearance.
Once setup, I quickly noticed how awesome this device is. I initially used it in my apartment for a 90 min bike ride and it was great with measuring all my most important statistics (cadence, speed, heart rate, pace, total miles, even gave me updates of my mile splits!)
The first time I used the GPS was during a skiing day trip to the Pocono’s Camelback Resort. I had no worries that the 20 hour battery life would outlast my endurance on the slopes. When I returned home, I easily uploaded the data to the Garmin website and sent the results to my coach via the Training Peaks software I use for triathlon coaching and my training. In the end, I totaled 10.3 miles across varying terrain in just over 3 hours while burning almost 500 calories (I thought skiing burned more…). My boyfriend, who has never seen data readouts before on a device like this, pointed out that my heart rate spiked towards the end of the day when a snowboarder almost took me out!
My initial conclusion is that the 310xt is a great training tool to help athletes understand and analyze workouts. It’s not cheap – but well worth the money if you are a serious athlete who wants to look at, log and analyze data from training and racing. In the end, I believe that this device will make me a better athlete.
Tags: Garmin, Physical Equilibrium, Training Peaks
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Physical Equilibrium is pleased to announce that Mikael Hanson has been hired as our new marathon/triathlon coach. Mikael brings tremendous experience, having previously coached athletes of all ages and abilities – from first timers and nationally ranked athletes to a couple of World Champions. In 2007 and 2009, Mikael represented Team USA at the Duathlon World Championships.
