Feb 14
I was looking forward to a big triathlon year in 2018. I move into a new age group this year and I would be heading back to Ironman Lake Placid for my 3rd time and hopefully my 5th Ironman finish. Unfortunately, things are not starting off well. We recently got a new Mini-Goldendoodle named Bentley …
May 01
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 …
Feb 09
Wow! Only 20 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Week #6 was a pretty solid one. I had almost 12 hours of volume and a few points shy of a 700 Training Stress Score(TSS). That equates to a average intensity of around .8(80%) overall for the week. Pretty high for a early season …
Jan 19
Week #3 was a pretty good week. My volume and Training Stress Score(TSS) were pretty high. I got in some good long and instense workouts. I feel my swim stroke rate is getting faster thanks to the use of my new favorite pool toy, the Finis Tempo Trainer Pro. I can now set a temp for some …
Jan 12
This past week was a recovery week, so training wise things were a bit lighter than normal. Not too light, though as I still racked in about 7 hours of training. But, just because it was a lighter week, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a productive one. If you didn’t see my previous post I …
Jan 05
My first week heading into 2015 was a pretty good one. Since New Years fell on a Thursday this year, I was lucky enough to have a shorter work week which resulted in a little extra training. It was about the third or fourth progressive build week in a row. I decided to get to …
Jun 09
48 Days Until Ironman Lake Placid Week Totals Type Distance Duration Rest Bike 124.5 mi 07:53 Run 23.4 mi 03:44 Swim 5522.7 yd 02:05 Total Duration: 13:42 I managed to survive another post-race build training week. Coming off a race and getting right back to training is always a bit brutal, but coming off a …
Oct 29
7:30 PM EST – Winds have slowed up for the time being. Not sure how long that will last. 7:10 PM EST – Lights flickered off for a few seconds but came back on again. Still got power, cable and internet. 6:36 PM EST – Rain has decreased but the winds have picked up a …
