Okay, let’s admit one thing … I am not the best photographer. Maybe at this moment that’s a good thing, because Diane just told me that none of the pictures I took of her at the crash site turned out.… Read More »Update on Diane’s crash
Triathlon
Calf muscles are screaming today, making me walk like a duck. Ouch. Ignorantly, I thought all leg muscles were past painful moments. Still lots of learning to do. To help improve running skills, I found a video that looks at… Read More »Walking like a duck
Walking like a duck
With all the negative news, let me share a good story about some kind people. First, the agenda: swim 1.5 miles, ride 45 miles and run 5 miles. A map of the bike route is below. Outcome: no swimming (right… Read More »A good story of kind people who kept me running
A good story of kind people who kept me running
As I build new muscle memory to repair my right shoulder I came across this YouTube video of Dave Scott offering tips to help improve swimming. If you too are trying to improve your freestyle stroke, you might want to… Read More »Swimming drills by Dave Scott, 6x Ironman Champion
Swimming drills by Dave Scott, 6x Ironman Champion
Last night I ran for 30 minutes and then swam for an hour. Still babying my right shoulder from straining the bicep tendon. So swimming consists of kicking, seeing how the arm feels with the breast stroke. Basically taking it… Read More »You won’t win the race by kicking
You won’t win the race by kicking
Done with week 3 of training, and already encountered a few physical set-backs. The week started with a strained right bicep tendon, making it impossible to swim freestyle and quite painful to ride longer than 30 miles. Not wanting to… Read More »Can somebody find my teeth?
Can somebody find my teeth?
This past week I traveled to Texas for a conference, and to keep Ironman training on schedule I researched lap pools and local gyms. Great intentions, little discipline. Sure I strength trained in the hotel gym, but little else. With… Read More »Bonking on my first brick
Bonking on my first brick
Reached one goal today, and it was done a month sooner than anticipated. I swam 2 miles within 90 minutes. Throughout the practice I kept thinking about Steve, a cyclist I met last week who finished three AZ Ironman races,… Read More »One stroke at a time
One stroke at a time
Day two of training. Yesterday weight training. Today swam and ran. Today’s plan was to get in the pool at 6 a.m., yet @ 5:30 I was convinced it’d be better to swim at night. Then I realized tonight’s American… Read More »Wear sunblock
Wear sunblock
Got in the pool @ 5:45 this morning. As usual, landed in the slow lane and then half way through the workout I realized I was the fastest one in the slow lane… even with my fins off. That’s called… Read More »fastest in the slow lane