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100 Days… Actually 96

Just a few days ago, I passed the 100 day milestone until Ironman Mont Tremblant.  The day went by without fanfare.  No fireworks.  No parades.  But the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach came back.  The feeling I … Continue reading

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Build Week #1 – In Review

OK… so build week definitely lived up to its name! While in the last couple weeks of Base training I was being a wee bit lax in terms of sticking out some of the workouts, the jump in volume from … Continue reading

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Base Week #8 – In Review

My last week of the Base Phase of my training program was good.  A little compressed and “light” in the training department, but to be expected as a combination of a “rest week” in the program design, as well as … Continue reading

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Base Week #7 – In Review

I’m a little shocked I’m already done 7 weeks of my base training! I’m now just a little less than 18 weeks (124 days) away from my Ironman in August… and certainly not feeling as though I could run ride  … Continue reading

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A Little Worrisome

It’s hard to admit – especially to myself – but when I felt my back “twinge” yesterday I had a bit of a panic attack.  As I’ve mentioned a bunch of times, I was diagnosed in the fall of 2010 … Continue reading

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Club Community

One of the things I love about the triathlon community is, well, just that — its a community.  For a sport that’s essentially solo in nature, triathletes build a camaraderie that rivals even the best team sports.  It’s a nice … Continue reading

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Leadman Album Loaded

  Just a quick note to let folks know the Leadman Photo album (mix of my own pics and pics that were taken by the pros on the course) has been posted! More pics were posted by the Leadman folks … Continue reading

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Base Week #5 – In Review

I’m catching up on my blog postings from last week… was a busy one with the it being a short work week, and traveling to / from Vegas for the Leadman race.  The reality was, it turned into the perfect … Continue reading

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Back to the Grind

So with the Leadman officially behind me, I need to really start to focus on the next round of training.  I am in my 5th week of Base Phase training… and, having now tested myself on a truly tough course, … Continue reading

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Leadman 125 Vegas – Race Report

The organizers of the Leadman series of triathlons describe that race as epic, and as the “next evolution of triathlon”.  Well, neither of those description begins to describe the pain and suffering that was the Leadman 125 race outside of  … Continue reading

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