Check out the Loaded Muffin
July 17, 2008
Wow, nutritionist from TriSmarter sent this link my way. Next time you think “I know it’s not good for me, but it won’t hurt too much,” you better think again. New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock I read some of it to Carol and she made me stop because she just didn’t want the guilt [...]Change to race plans
July 13, 2008
After considering several aspects, things going on around that time and all, I’ve changed plans with regards to my Olympic Distance Tri planned in October. I’changed from doing the tri in Galveston, TX and targeted one a little earlier near Tampa, FL. So I’ll be doing the Seven Springs Rotary’s Longleaf Triathlon on October [...]35 lbs down
July 12, 2008
I had an wild realization this morning. While straightening up in the garage, I picked up a 35lb plate from my weight bench when it occurred to me that’s how much extra I was carrying around several months ago. Now that’s real incentive not to put that kind of weight back on! Can’t imagine [...]Ironman Eatin’
July 11, 2008
Check out Mary Ellen and Walter’s article in this month’s Inside Triathlon Nutrition Issue: Ironman Eatin’ Training for and racing Ironman can be a confusing jumble of bars, bananas and dried figs. Here are three plans and loads of metabolic advice to help take the tooth out of the snaggle. By Trismarter.comI hate(d) Swimming…
July 2, 2008
I’ve come to love the multiple facets of the traditional triathlon but I always hated the challenge of the swim. While I felt I could make progress on my bike and run, I have always struggled to barely execute in the swim. Lap after lap, I just didn’t feel I was getting anywhere. Talked to my coach [...]Shin splint relief…
June 25, 2008
Okay, given I was dealing with the shin splints, I went out and got new shoes, coach tuned my run focus a little, and I stayed off the concrete sidewalks. Another thing I very helpful, sort of happened by accident. The weather here had been unusually hot for this time of year. It’s been [...]Shin Splints….
June 11, 2008
I was never sure of what was going on put I seemed to constantly get these pains in my shins; I suspected it may be shin splints, but never knew that they were or why I may be getting them. They’ve been getting painful enough that they are really starting to effect my training. Was [...]Purchased a CycleOps Trainer
June 6, 2008
I sprung for a cycleops “wind” trainer last week from TrySports. I can tell it’s going to be great for getting some basic workouts in regardless of weather, time of day, etc. Makes it much easier to do drills where you can focus completely on pedal stoke and all without worries about where [...]Race Plans this year
May 20, 2008
So here are my race plans for this year: Charleston Sprint Triathlon Sprint Series Race #3 - Sprint Distance - 7/27 Charleston Sprint Triathlon Sprint Series Race #4 - Sprint Distance - 8/10 HiFi Tri Olympic Distance - 10/25Signed up for a program with TriSmarter
April 18, 2008
My last round of training for a tri was successful, in that I completed the two sprint tri’s I had planned, but I felt like all I was doing was pounding out miles and literally floundering in the swim. I knew I had to do something different. So… I had been doing some reading and [...]