Category Archives: Running

Re-testing bike and run: my advance predictions

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dad

Bike and run re-test are scheduled for this week coming up…if I can get them in around my other ‘stuff’ this week So here’s where I think that I’m at. BIKE: Last test: 249 watts FTP: January 3, 2011 http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/ … Continue reading →

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Age group athletes vs. Mother Nature et al

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Dad

On January 4, 2011, I wrote about my bike test and result of 249 Watts FTP http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/ and on January 7, my run test result of 37 vDOT http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/5k-run-test-nailed-37-vdot/ So it’s coming up to that time to re-test, to see … 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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5K run test nailed: 37 vDOT

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dad

I did my run test yesterday, and it was about as good as it gets…well, not so much for the speed, which still needs work, but for the actual test itself 🙂 I felt smooth all the way through, and although … Continue reading →

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Running speed: picking it up a bit

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dad

As part of a 40 minute run, I included a hilly 5K route that I have measured out by GPS from our local bar to home…okay, don’t ask, don’t tell…in 27 minutes…not all out, average 143HR, so mid Z3, and ‘steady’…HR higher going up … Continue reading →

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What’s it take for a 4:35:00 Ironman Marathon

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dad

Ah, the marathon at the end of the Ironman…a 26.2 mile run, after a 2.4 mile swim and 112 mile bike ride…what a whacked idea that is to start off with…who can forget Julie Moss…nobody that watched her:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbWsQMabczM Ooouch.  … Continue reading →

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Running: Pace vs. Heart Rate

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dad

I’ve had the question while running in Charleston in the heat of the summer…should I be running based on Heart Rate (HR) or Pace? My Heart Rate is significantly higher on hot days, or more properly, for the same Heart Rate, I’m … Continue reading →

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