endurance, Ironman

#124 Headwinds and hills – it’s about how old you FEEL right?

It’s been a long 2 weeks.  So long in fact, I actually aged (at least) a year, but, as @jbagspt cleverly pointed out on my Facebook page, I didn’t actually get any older (in triathlete years).  It’s sort of a double-edged sword – on the one hand, after some point (maybe 21?) no one really wants to get older any more do they?  But on the other hand…..aging up in triathlon years has (theoretical) advantages. At some point (although looking at […]

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#123 Finding the will to prepare to win

That was my mantra this week….and will continue to be my mantra for a while because for the next few months – that’s the name of the game.  “The will to prepare to win” – harder than it sounds. Last week ended on a somewhat sour note – I was forced to listen to my over-trained and under-well body…..and drop my training volume down by almost 40% to give myself some recovery time.  This was pretty frustrating, but I knew […]

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Fitness, Ironman, Training, Triathlon

#122: There’s wisdom in listening (I hope)

Welcome to the balancing act: the phase of training where things are starting to go well and the results of a string of hard work are beginning to show BUT the risk of over-training is real and starting to get vocal. The last two weeks have been about the continued march upward in both training volume and intensity.  Overall, things have gone according to plan.  I’ve continued to steadily ratchet the hours and miles upward without any significant injury…..until. On […]

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