I’ve spent this past summer traveling around Vermont, looking for the best multisport training – the best rides, the best running loops or running trails, and the best pools or open water swims. I did it partly for the adventure, but really, I did it to gather the information to start building this website – multisportmaps.com…. a comprehensive guide of places to train for serious athletes. I’m starting with Vermont – if you’re anywhere in the state, and want to know where the closest lap pool is, or you want to know where the closest killer-climb is, or you just want to take a nice, short run from your door, it’ll be here. The full site, with at least the Vermont information included, is being built now (it’ll launch this spring). In the meantime though, I’ll be publishing a blog, developing the Multisport Maps culture - sharing descriptions and reviews of some of the places I visited, sharing some pictures, some stories from the road, and really, writing on anything to do with endurance sports, Vermont, my new home (Colorado), or whatever’s on my mind. I hope you enjoy!

----- Brian Burns

Saturday, December 1, 2007

The Swim

My 2008 training season has yet to start in earnest (at least for a couple more days), but I’ve been in the pool a lot lately. The volume will come at some point, but for now, it’s all about technique – about balance, hand-entry, hip snap, and kick-timing (to name a few). I’ve felt some improvement, and this morning, I got some video of my stroke. For your viewing (and perhaps comedic) pleasure, here it is; all helpful hints, comments, compliments, and light-hearted insults are welcome:



Oh, and of course, I had some more fun with my underwater camera. These are some of my good buddy and swimming partner, Toby:

Striking a pose:

Doing a cannonball into the deep end:


And clowning Around:

No comments: