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Year: 2007
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I2A: Running Off the Bike Training
The books say that you should run off the bike but often it’s only towards the end of the training cycle, right before taper as you peak. Coaches will get you to run after a long bike, but they tend to tell you that a bit of jogging is all you need. The books also…
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Ice Baths in the Summer
Note to self: Need 3 bags of ice in the summertime. The temperature of “cold” water is now much higher, as well as the ambient room temperature. This causes the ice to melt faster in an attempt to lower the water temperature. 2 bags of ice ran out at about 8 minutes. I think 3…
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Strongest Dad in the World
Forwarded to me by a buddy of mine. Truly inspirational. Like Rick Reilly says, compared to Dick Hoyt, I suck too. Strongest Dad in the World [From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly] I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit…
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No Ironman Training in Beijing
This week I was vacationing in Beijing. I was appalled by the amount of pollution in the air, which made me wonder if anyone trained Ironman here. My conclusion is that going outside in that soup they call atmosphere is not a healthy thing. Couple that with the possibility of theft, the crazy drivers in…
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Talking with the Pros and the Super-Fast: What They Don’t Teach You in Triathlon Books
This year at Ironman Brazil, I was fortunate enough to meet both Hillary Biscay and Nina Kraft, two incredibly talented pros on the Ironman circuit. It’s interesting to hear their banter about how they race and how often they race. For example, Hillary raced 11 Ironmans last year. Incredible! And as a pro and talented…
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Attitude: Getting Up at 5am
One other note about getting up at 5am. If you have the right attitude, it’ll make gettnig up easier. Every morning I pop out of bed knowing I’m on the journey to my next Ironman. I know that every workout I put in adds fuel to the tank and trains my body and I love…
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Early to Rise: Getting Up at 5am
Sometimes, people ask me, “how the hell do you get up at 5am every day?” Us triathletes usually do become morning people at some point, so that we can hit that 5:30a Masters swim class and/or get our workouts over with so that we have the rest of the day to do everything else. Originally,…
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Training the Ironman Shuffle Begins!
Running for the first time on Thursday morning, I decided to see how fast I would have to move my legs in order to achieve a certain pace. Given this was my first time running after Ironman Brazil, I was going to run a form run but at the end I usually do some fast…
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The Spontaneous Formation of Adhesions
Ow ow…tight tight..ow ow… Those were the words I expressed when I got up this last Thursday morning. My hamstrings were really tight, probably in part due to the strained poplitiuses (poplittii?) on both legs, with my left poplitius being the worst for wear. But having taken the day off on Wednesday, I knew it…
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145 LBS.!!! Part II: The Gap
Losing all this weight is a nice side benefit from training so much. But one downside is now all my pants don’t fit me! I dropped one more inch off my waist so I went over to Gap and bought a boatload of new pants from them. I can only hope that I maintain this…
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IM Brazil: Recovery +5, +6 Days
This year my recovery from Ironman is moving at a rapid pace. At my first Ironman (NZ), it took me 6 weeks to fully recover. Last year at IM Austria, it took me 4 weeks. And this time, I think it will be less than 4 weeks. On Friday, I went for a swim and…
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145 LBS.!!!
I just weighed myself this morning (Sunday after Ironman Brazil, one week later) and I’m a whopping 145 lbs.! At NYC Marathon last year, I weighed in at 147 lbs. And now with all this training, I’ve dropped another 2 lbs. at race time. Amazing! At least I don’t have to drag another 2 lbs…
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My That’s a Big Poplitius You Have…
Or is that a poplitius in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? I went to my Graston physical therapist on Friday and I told her about some pain I was having in the back of my knee. She starts touching the area behind there and I yelp in pain as she…
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IM Brazil: More Official Pics!
Taken by ativo.com:
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IM Brazil: Official Pics from the Race
Here are the official pictures I bought of me racing. Look at that mass of swimmers at the start!
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