Monthly Archives: January 2011

First outside bike ride in 2 months!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Dad

Ah, good to be back on the bike outside, on a rare 60F winter day…beautiful! Decided that my mountain bike was the perfect vehicle for an outdoor spin in over 2 months…pumped up the tires, lubed the chain, and out the door for … Continue reading →

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Busy Work / Light Exercise week…TGIF!

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dad

It’s been a _very_ busy work week and I’ve had a lingering cold, that now appears almost gone…good news…so I used the double opportunity to have a _very_ productive work week…and decided to take it easy on the exercise thing, and plan to … Continue reading →

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Blogging is cool…new friends in Spain!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dad

Being the first blog that I’ve _ever_ been involved with, like most projects that I take on, I approach it with zeal…maybe you can tell by the almost daily posts for the past couple of months since we started this…come … Continue reading →

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So the game is on!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Dad

What an occasion, that’s for sure…Iron Daughter’s first blog post of the New Year!…very articulate young woman if I may say 🙂 …didn’t want to move it off the top quite yet with a long post, so I thought let’s … Continue reading →

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Finally something to blog about…

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Daughter

Just like Ironman ’09, I thought I would give Iron Dad a bit of a headstart with the blog (and the training)… build his confidence, and then blow by him. That’s my memory and I’m sticking to it. In truth, … Continue reading →

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‘Goddess’ of fate being a little cute

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dad

I do like to complete planned training like a metronome…complete and checkoff the workouts as they come up…and have a pretty good track record over years of doing just that. …my ‘work’ workload has been rather large this past few … Continue reading →

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Jack LaLanne…you are an Ironman!

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Dad

Sitting down at my desk this morning at 6:30am, in advance of a VERY busy work day, as my computer booted up it presented me with the news that Jack LaLanne had died at the age of 96. Here was the … Continue reading →

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Ironman push-up challenge!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Dad

I’m reminded that an Ironman accomplishment can come in many different forms …one example from an earlier post: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/laura-scott-you-are-an-ironman/ The most recent was my post about a good friend of mine that had 65 push-ups as a goal on his … Continue reading →

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Yasso 800’s…get faster…simply

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Dad

I was talking with my son last night…training for his first marathon…cool! …and one of my Iron Buddies a couple of days ago added a comment to our blog, that after over 25 years of training, she has a Heart Rate … Continue reading →

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You are my hero!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Dad

I’ve just been _JAMMED_ at work this past week…and it becomes even more frantic for the next 2 weeks in advance of an annual convention that I attend every year…we announce/roll-out a lot of new programs at the convention every year, … Continue reading →

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The best training weeks are quiet ones

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Dad

As I was logging my workout today, I was reminded that the best training weeks for me are the quiet ones…not quiet in terms of workload, but quiet in terms of my training log entry…I know I’m having a good week, … Continue reading →

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If a 6 month old can go swimming at -0F…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Dad

Well, it seems that a number of us are still wimping out about getting back into the pool in the New Year.  Of course the Endurance Nation folks gave some of you a reprieve based on their _STRONG_ opinion that if you … Continue reading →

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Try yoga online

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dad

With my recent hamstring warning shot, I’m back into yoga with more frequency, to make sure that I’m getting stretched out a bit.  My introduction to yoga was a ‘Men’s Only’ class many years ago…details in an earlier post: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/mens-only-yoga/ … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a cape. I think I can make it.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Dad

One of my all-time favorite cartoons …reminds me _so_ much of _so_ many elements of my life along the way…including Ironman …cracks me up every time I see it 🙂 I just must make this into a t-shirt for training. Click … Continue reading →

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I’m _really_ liking these bike workouts

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Dad

I’m on a Short and Fast workout protocol in the ‘Off Season” (OS) so far, following the Endurance Nation workout schedule. I have to tell you…I’m _really_ liking the bike workouts…tweaked my hamstring on the run workouts…so it’ll be a few … Continue reading →

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