Monthly Archives: July 2011

Cycling in the heat…go inside and pull out the trainer

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the challenge of maintaining running pace and doing High Intensity Training (HIT) in the heat, with Heart Rate and RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) running higher than normal because of the body’s … Continue reading

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Squeezing off a few pounds: 205 to 196

Yesterday was 3 weeks since I began the quest to ‘squeeze off a few pounds’ http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/squeezing-off-a-few-pounds/ My ‘official’ first period weigh-in will be next Friday, so it’s still a bit early to draw my first period conclusions, although I’ve liked … Continue reading

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I turn 57 today :)

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Body composition…the 4th sport in triathlon

My ‘official’ 1 month weigh-in is next Friday on August 5th, to see how I’ve done in my quest to squeeze off a few pounds during my 1 month transition between getting back home after the Vancouver Half Iron, and going … Continue reading

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Squeezing off a few pounds…2 good behavioral changes

Aside from some adjustments to _what_ I’m eating, I’m finding that I have two things in particular that are coming into play on a daily basis…as it turns out, both attributable to ideas by Matt Fitzgerald that I wrote about … Continue reading

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Reduce swelling…’drug’ it or ‘feed’ it

With my knee acting up, my wife recovering from knee surgery last week and a good friend of ours also one week into recovering from a hip replacement, I thought that it might be a good time to circle back around … Continue reading

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Ironman training…PR or ‘just another Ironman’

So with 15 weeks out…2 weeks before the ‘official’ beginning of my final Ironman training push, Coach Gale Bernhardt and I begin to lay out my training program for the final 13 weeks, to build the best-that-I-can-be Ironman body. …the only wild-card right now … Continue reading

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Why I ‘do’ Ironman

Last week Iron Daughter added a post that in part talked about why she ‘does’ triathlon. I’ve struggled with that as well from time to time, and from one year to the next …aside from all the foo-foo stuff, there’s … Continue reading

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it’s getting to be that time again: IMFL 15 weeks away

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since the Vancouver Half Iron http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/vancouver-half-iron-61733/ …and 2 weeks to go before heading back into the Ironman Florida training focus beginning the week of August 8th…which will be 13 weeks from race day Since the … Continue reading

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squeezing off a few pounds: 205 to 200

Well, 2 weeks ago, on July 9th, I set out to ‘squeeze off a few pounds’ http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/squeezing-off-a-few-pounds/ …specifically to move out of my 205’ish range to the 195’ish range…or less…by Ironman Florida in 4 months. …my goal was a weigh-in once a … Continue reading

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Race walking the Ironman marathon

Whenever my knee issue flares up, or feels like it may just pack it in, I remember back to Ironman Florida 2 years ago when I shared quite a few miles with 2 guys that were ‘race walking’ the marathon…at … Continue reading

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As we get older body parts complain more often

Yesterday morning (Tuesday) I woke up with my right knee feeling a little ‘thicker’ than it should be…I’ve had a lingering issue with that knee for the past 3 years…torn medial meniscus…although generally it just gets a bit sore and a … Continue reading

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…I just kept on going…

A funny thing happened last Friday night as I was taking my mountain bike, just back from the shop, out of the SUV to put into the house…I just kept on going…like for an hour. We had just gotten back from dinner, … Continue reading

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Reflections on a DNF from Dad

I just read my daughter’s recap of her recent DNF at the Vancouver Half Iron. http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/reflections-on-a-dnf/ It’s difficult for a parent to watch their child suffer…or fail…although less so if it’s in the quest for something difficult…or extraordinarily complex…or reaching … Continue reading

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Reflections on a DNF

In August 2009, I volunteered at Ironman Canada to get some exposure to the Ironman community prior to my own trek South to compete at IM Florida in November of the same year. My friend’s husband – Ian Young – was competing as an age-group … Continue reading

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