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Ironman Mont Tremblant Race Report

As the sun barely squeaks its head above the horizon, the house is quiet. Everyone is asleep, except perhaps me. Why am I awake? Well, every time I change position in bed, my legs complain that I’ve forced them to … Continue reading

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Hard Work and Play

So it seems like forever since I have written anything.  And it has been.  With the exception of a my plea for support for raising funds for charity this morning, its been probably 3 weeks since I have contributed a … Continue reading

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Back in the Groove

Seems to me there’s nothing quite as energizing as the combination of a “mental/physical jolt” and “change of pace”.  And that’s just what I got in the last couple weeks.  Down to Mont Tremblant for the 70.3 race, immediately followed … Continue reading

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Mont Tremblant 70.3 Race Report

It is with much anticipation I arrived into Mont Tremblant, Quebec this weekend to race at the 70.3.  My “A” race this year is the inaugural Ironman Mont Tremblant – my first ever.  As such, the opportunity to preview the … Continue reading

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Guilty, as charged.

Once again, it has been quite some time since I last posted.  No real excuses – except for a busy life and a new schedule where there isn’t that “natural downtime” of the commute to and from work on the … Continue reading

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Catching Up….

So I’m going to try to do a quick catch-up on the statistics related to my training for the last month.  For a variety of reasons, I have been remiss in publishing my weekly summaries… And well, I’m now suffering … Continue reading

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Half Way There!

OK…. so this moment won’t officially occur until half-way thru tomorrow… but close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades, I say.  I woke up this morning realizing that I am officially half-way through my training program for Ironman Mont Tremblant. … Continue reading

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Build Week #2 – In Review

Week 2 of the Build Phase, well, built upon Week 1.  Sounds pretty obvious, but let’s just say the work is getting longer and harder.  Longer being where I’m feeling it most. The week was busy…. lots of stuff going … Continue reading

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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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