It seems like forever now since I completed Ironman Florida back in early November. At this point, I am well into the offseason, and feeling a certain set of challenges that we all as Ironman triathletes feel. Every year I feel the same thing, so I’m quite versed at how to deal with it, but […]
Training summary and NO, I don’t have an eating disorder…
I didn’t get a chance to post anything in the past week due to being extremely busy, but I made sure to carve out some time to write today. I’ve done 2 warm-up weeks, then finished 5 weeks of base training already, with just 6 weeks of base until I formally start the build phase. […]
A story and a neat picture …
Its not often I write during the week, but this week has been excessively crazy, so I needed some serenity… I came across a great little story that I wanted to share that helps put some things into perspective, straight from Sarah Stanley Inspired, this truly inspired me: The brief message that was hanging on […]
Finally hit the goal …. what a week …
I was able to wrap up the longest training week I’ve had since the summer with some positive news. U finally met my weight loss goal of 180 pounds. Unfortunately I don’t think the weight loss is quite enough, so I’m going to keep it going for another 5 pounds or so. I weighed in […]
The reasons I hate training at the gym
I generally find myself doing my training either outside, or in my own “pain cave” in my basement, except of course to swim which I can’t do at home. So yes, I pay a monthly gym fee to use the pool almost exclusively. But today, that changed…. with the snow yesterday, and the high cold […]
Long workouts, the weather and good eating …
So today was my first real “longer day” from a workout perspective. I still have been unable to get outside on the bike since early December due to the cold and now the SNOW. Ugh, its depressing. Regardless, I had my first chance to test my diet with a longer 2+ hour workout, and so […]
how i’m avoiding the normal holiday sugar rush …
This time of year is challenging to be Paleo …. but I’ve found my answer to the processed cakes, pies and cookies on www.paleoplan.com.. I found a nice listing of two desserts I’ll eat today and tomorrow which are all natural and organic. The does of sugar is higher than I’m used to, but its […]
Week one training summary
So in keeping with my commitment to document this journey to being an Ironman, here is this weeks video post on YouTube… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZeinqmzOE&w=560&h=315] For anyone interested in my training program, its a variation of a few different programs put together and does show actual time trained. if you have Google Drive, here is the […]
soreness is bliss ..
I can’t say that my body is feeling any better after a recovery week, but the way I built my training plan, I guess I couldn’t expect to feel too rested. I don’t have another recovery week until the week of the Doylestown duathlon on April 9th, which is in just 5 short weeks, so […]
the weight question …
I would have thought that through all the hours of hard training for my races that dropping some pounds would be a no brainer, but it doesn’t seem to be that easy. I’ve actually put on 6 pounds over the last 5 weeks which takes me to the most i’ve weighed in over 4 years, […]