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scgroth061
Feb 11, 20242 min read
Why Practice Bilateral Breathing? by Jean Gillis
August 15, 2022 Jean Gillis I feel very comfortable breathing only to one side when I swim, why should I bother learning to breathe on...
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scgroth061
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Triathlon Training: June 3 & 4, 2023 - Back to the swim group
Nice to get out for my second swim at this great pond with a great group of people. I made it a priority to get back to the pond that I...
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scgroth061
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Triathlon Training: May 30, 2023 - A new swimming group
After not swimming well the week before in the Max Performance New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon when I panicked shortly after I...
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scgroth061
Dec 8, 20234 min read
May 21, 2023 Max Performance New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon
It was a beautiful day, overcast, about 65 degrees to start up to 73 degrees. Since it was May, most athletes were wearing wetsuits for...
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scgroth061
Nov 24, 20233 min read
May 15, 2023 Triathlon Training: New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon Preparation
Nice trial triathlon with the wetsuit on this morning at Hopkinton State Park. Beautiful day for it! With the Providence Marathon...
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scgroth061
Jul 16, 20234 min read
May 7, 2023 Marathon Training: Providence Marathon
It was a beautiful, hot, and rough day for my friend Chris and me. The sun was out with a lot of blue sky. However, temperature rose...
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scgroth061
Jul 16, 20231 min read
April 30, 2023: Marathon Training
This was another week of tapering for the marathon in two weeks. I pushed it on the hills to try to get my heart rate up and ran the...
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scgroth061
Jun 5, 20231 min read
April 24, 2023: Marathon Training
This week I was tapering for the marathon in two weeks. However, I ran it hard to try to get my heart rate up and practice running hills....
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scgroth061
Jun 4, 20233 min read
April 15th: Marathon Training, Newport Half Marathon
Great run with Chris today. We beat my previous time by nearly 6 minutes. The temperature was cool - at close to 50 degrees and great for...
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scgroth061
Jun 3, 20231 min read
April 8, 2023: Marathon Training
Chris and I finished 24 miles this morning. It was our second attempt at 24 miles after our Providence run a couple of weeks ago that we...
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scgroth061
Jun 3, 20231 min read
April 2, 2023: Marathon Training
I ran a shorter run this week, since I had a long run a week ago and there were two weeks remaining until the Newport Half Marathon....
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scgroth061
Apr 2, 20234 min read
March 26, 2023 Marathon Training
My friend’s goal for the day was to complete 24 miles along the Providence Marathon route as a confidence building training run. Although...
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scgroth061
Mar 25, 20232 min read
March 19, 2023 Marathon Training
It was a great run this day. It was a recovery week. Therefore, it was a shorter distance run. That allowed me to try and push a little...
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scgroth061
Mar 14, 20232 min read
March 5, 2023 Marathon Training
This day was another cold winter run. I was coming off of a head cold during the week. I only had one short trail run with Andrea, Luka...
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scgroth061
Mar 13, 20234 min read
March 12, 2023 Marathon Training
For my weekend long run, I was planning to run 17 or 18 miles. I like to start early and have the rest of the day. This day, I was...
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scgroth061
Mar 5, 20234 min read
My Bike Trainer Set Up: Triathlon Training
by Scott Groth, March 5, 2023 My goal is to get up to a good speed average for the Half Ironman by September. I realized that I may be...
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scgroth061
Mar 5, 20231 min read
February 14, 2023 Marathon Training
I have challenged myself to prove that I was improving by improving my pace numbers at different distances. Good run with Chris on this...
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scgroth061
Mar 5, 20231 min read
February 19, 2023 Marathon Training
I have challenged myself to prove that I was improving by improving my pace numbers at different distances. This day was a strong...
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scgroth061
Mar 4, 202314 min read
First marathon at 50!
Introduction In 2020, I had listened to a lot of endurance athletes on the Rich Roll Podcast. I started to realize that I could be...
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