70.3, Half-iron, whatever…not sure what to call it. This was the most fun I’ve ever had doing a race. Some of my best friends came into town to do the race and stay for theContinue reading
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Realistic 70.3 Expectations
If I learned anything from my last 70.3, it’s…well, actually I learned a lot of things. Don’t set time goals for these distances. They aren’t anything like running races. The number of variables beyondContinue reading
Update On “No Plan” 70.3 Training – Becoming Polarized
I’m about 9.5 weeks out from Rocketman Florida, and I’m really digging training on feel in lieu of having a strict plan. It’s especially helpful during times like last week when we had family visitingContinue reading
Rocketman 70.3 – A Man Without A Plan
You’re supposed to do something every day that scares you, right? Every day from now to May 5, I’m going to scare the crap out of myself by training for the inaugural Rocketman 70.3 with absolutely noContinue reading
70.3 Ain’t Broke Me Yet
Registration is complete for the Rocketman 70.3 in May! I was tempted to do the IMFL 70.3 in Haines City again to try to get some redemption, but opted for Rocketman instead. Indian River swimContinue reading
2012 IM 70.3 FL – Haines City Race Report
It usually takes me a couple of days to digest a triathlon and what happened during the race. The longer it takes me to complete the race, the longer I need to stew over it.Continue reading
Ironman 70.3 Haines City Course Preview
I ended up riding long on Friday night because I had a schedule conflict on Sunday (Disney Princesses eat breakfast on a very tight schedule), but I went over on Saturday and checked out someContinue reading
Tweeking 70.3 Training Three Weeks Out
I’m three weeks away from my big (for me) race, and am having to make some pretty major training changes. Realistically, I know anything that happens from here out is going to have very littleContinue reading
Florida Ironman 70.3 Triathlon (As a spectator)
I went over to Orlando yesterday morning with one of my buddies to watch another friend compete in the Florida 70.3 triathlon put on by IronMan at Disney. It was absolutely amazing. I’ve done triathlonsContinue reading
2013 Done and Done
289 Hours of Swim/Bike/Run: 35:32 | 123:49 | 129:27 I think I see a problem here–a little heavy on the run and not as much bike as I should have. I can remedy that inContinue reading
Dang Guv’ment…Again
I always said that if George Bush ever figured out how good my life is, he’d find some way to come and screw it up. Now, because he shut down the guv’ment for a coupleContinue reading
2013 Battle Of The Bridges Race Report
I did this race back in 2010 when it was called the Health First Triathlon. It’s one of my favorite race courses. Check that…I think this may be my favorite race course. The race hasContinue reading
Daily Reading List — July 24th
Five Ways To A Faster Run Split – Got my best 70.3 run split doing a lot of this stuff. One of the things I changed was the way I do intervals–just go hard forContinue reading
2013 Bridge To Bridge Swim Race Report
First of all, it’s not a race. Got that? I’d probably have opened up with a different line if I’d gone faster. But that’s not the case. Second of all, 3.75 miles is a reallyContinue reading