Race recon recap for the 2021 Ironman 70.3 Musselman triathlon.
Category: Training
Training-related information
Jan 26
Where the Hell is My Swim Bag?!
It’s been almost a year since I have been to the pool to swim. This morning, I woke up early before my alarm and thought “Hey I should hit the pool today!” Then I thought, “ok,where is my swim gear bag? Hmmm?” I searched all over our small home and in my truck to no …
Aug 07
Steelman Olympic Distance Recon Ride Workout & Video
Recon Ride POV video of the Steelman Triathlon Olympic Bike Course at Lake Nockamixon near Quakertown, PA. Also including ride workout files for TrainerRO
Jul 18
Ironman Lake Placid 2018 – Race Week Update
Recovered If anyone else may be reading this, you may know that I suffered a bit of a setback a few weeks ago when I crashed my bike going downhill at 37MPH. Well, I am happy to say that other than a few leftover scabs, all of my road rash has healed. Big thanks to …
Jul 03
A Bit of a Setback
I headed out early Sunday morning for what would the first of my last two big 5 hour rides before starting to taper for my “A” race of the season, Ironman Lake Placid 2018. Due to some questionable rainy weather on Saturday and the fact I love running in the rain, I swapped my long …
May 12
IM Boulder Week 22 Wrap-Up – Down the Shore
Week 22 was the 2nd of two solid build weeks. At least it was supposed to be. The middle of the week a good blend of two-a-days mixing up some interval/tempo work with some easier Z2 workouts. I was feeling a little fatigued, but not too bad. Good enough to have some decent workouts with …
May 01
IM Boulder Week 21 Wrap-Up
Week 21 of training for Ironman Boulder 2017 is on the books. I can’t believe it is only 6 more weeks until race day. 5 months of training are behind me already. Although February was a bit of a wash, due to a pretty bad case of Bronchitis for a solid two weeks. March and …
Apr 27
First Strides with the Stryd Running Power Meter
When I first heard that there were some companies coming out with power meters for running, I couldn’t wait. I love to be able to objectively quantify my workouts. Knowing how this works for cycling, being able to add this to running would be a bonus. Then I thought about it a bit and realized it …
May 13
Race Report: St. Luke’s Half Marathon 2016-Older, Fatter, and Faster?
Last season I had to bail out on the St. Luke’s Half Marathon on the morning of due to a nasty stomach bug. I was looking forward to putting that behind me and getting another result here under my belt. To make things a little more interesting, I also challenged a friend from work, who we’ll call …
Jan 09
Ironman University Certified Coach
For anyone still reading this blog, I have to apologize for having been a bit out of communication here over the last few months. Besides the busy holiday season, I had been heads down working through the Ironman University online coaching certification since September. This course pretty much consumed the majority of my free time …