Idle Hands….
A week or so of down time puts the mind in a crazy place…. Return to Volunteer Website You have successfully registered as a volunteer. You will receive a confirmation by email. Your Assignments:...
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Last weekend we headed down to Panama City to watch a good friend race, what seems like, his millionth Ironman…. Hard to believe someone can do 2-3 of these things a year and yet NEVER be injured….I...
View ArticleTrust the Process
I’m not a big fan of New Years resolutions. I personally find them gimmicky and they just don’t work. Why wait until January 1st to do something significant? I’ve never understood that… Instead of a...
View ArticleGulf Coast Half-Ironman Recap
So let’s do this thing… It has been a really interesting year leading up to this event. Back in December, when I decided to race IMFL, I hired a coach so this would be my 1st race with her guidance...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 22 weeks and Counting
The only race you have to win is the race against yourself – there will always be someone faster and stronger but there will never be another you, so look within and push your own personal boundaries...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 21 Weeks and Counting
Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans -John Lennon This has turned into the summer of outdoor home repair. So while it is summer and I should be free to gallivant around...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 20 Weeks and Counting
This has been my first step-back week during the Ironman training cycle. And apparently the word rest is used somewhat loosely in Ironman coaching circles…. No option of removing workouts or taking...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 19 weeks and Counting
I’m a week late on the IM19 recap… If all goes well this week will be a two-fer… No promises though… Last week we fled the premises… Training while on vacation is a first and while ideally I would’ve...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 18 weeks and Counting….
So much for the two for one I had planned last week! Ironman just has a way of taking over and eating away my days…. But like everything else, it all gets done eventually!!! So here we go… Week 16 was...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 17 weeks and Counting…
Training and Racing… It’s not as easy as it sounds, but sometimes it’s gotta be done. Last week I crossed over into Texas….First stop was The Woodlands to pay a visit to my parents as well as my...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 16 weeks and Counting…
Returning from Texas proved to be fairly stressful. I was carrying residual, hidden fatigue from racing and it was a VERY busy week here once we made it back home. Those two things, combined with a...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 15 weeks and Counting
Week 15 proved to be a great big reality check. Up until now, I’ve kinnda been on cruise control…. Doing workouts as instructed and watching hours gradually build. I was feeling pretty good about...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 14 weeks and Counting….
Hello week 14…. UGH! Long hours on the bike, combined with the heat/humidity and a not quite right saddle has proved to be a recipe for disaster. I’ve been riding ISM saddles for a few years now and...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 13 weeks and counting…
I have no idea how it’s possible to have even LESS time during a step-back week, but that’s what happened. It was the week before school and earlier in the summer, I decided to postpone every doctor...
View ArticleMad as a Hatter
Last weekend, limits were pushed to new levels… More mentally than physically and I, personally, think that’s the core of long distance racing. Conditions were unpleasant to say the least and by 9am...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 10 weeks and counting….
I missed the last week… I didn’t really miss it, I’m just more or less trying to forget it since it ended on a rather sour note…. No one ever accused me of being graceful. The story: About 3.5 hours...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 9 weeks and counting….
If I’ve told you I’d meet you, call you, or do something FOR you…. and have forgotten… I apologize. Really it’s not you, it’s me…. Just this week alone: I’ve left one of my dogs in the car for well...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 8 weeks and counting
The Ironman bike is the longest part of the day. As a result, I’ve spent many, many hours on my bike the past 6 weeks and I’ll spend many, many more before November 3rd arrives. If I’m not on my bike,...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 7 weeks and counting…
This was one of those weeks where I just did what I had to do in order to get the work done. Muscularly, I was exhausted and yet I still had the longest training sessions to get through before I could...
View ArticleIronman Florida- 6 weeks and counting….
It feels like an eternity since I’ve been here…. And in some ways, this summer HAS been about that long… But it’s finally time to see what all this work has done. It’s race week! I mentioned last week...
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