I have been searching and searching for an article by Gordo Byrn on a two year plan for “elite” base training, and what it takes to place well in Kona. I even sent Gordo an email about it and he and his webguy was convinced it was lost, but through the miracle of the internet I found it!!!!
Read More- The High Cliff Half Ironman race was the final race of my busy month of June (4 races in 5 weeks, 3 of which were Half Ironmans). Going into this race I had some private doubts about my fitness and conditioning, along with the amount of fatique I had from racing so much. Earlier in the week there was a part of me …
Read More - This week is the first week of my training cycle for Kona. I’ve spent the last 8 weeks or so with my training in a holding pattern. I’ve done a few hard races – but I’ve really been limiting my training to the 15ish hour or so range since IMAZ, with the first two weeks pretty much off. I’m very fit, but not “sharp”. …
Read More …When I say something is important, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s linked to my personal happiness and satisfaction. Rather, it means that I am elevating its position in my life because, I believe, that the goal will help me be the type of person I want to be.
-Gordo Byrn
Read MoreHere are my training goals for the 4 week span between June 25th and July 21st
- Swim: 60,000meters
- Bike: 1,000 miles
- Run: 175 miles
These miles will all be “slow” base miles, mostly in Zone 2. The intention is to provide a huge aerobic overload at the beginning of my training cycle for …
Read MoreI learned a very important lessen this last week. A couple of them actually. Actually it's not that I learned a lessen, it's more that the value of the a few basic concepts was simply reinforced.
The race I did last weekend, the inaugural Rockman Triathlon, was put on by a member of an internet forum I participate …
Read More- I've been driving my wife's car a lot this week, so I've been stuck listening to the CDs in her car (the morning shows in Milwaukee are pretty boring). One of her CDs has the song Standing Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks. To me the lyrics of this song are pretty powerful. I've been thinking about them a lot lately. …
Read More 24 seconds is all that seperated 3rd and 4th place in the race I did on Sunday. 3rd place was being run down by 4th, and the guy in 3rd managed to hold off the stalker for the spot. Fortunately (?) 3rd place was me!!!
Yep, I did the inaugural Rockman Triathlon this past weekend and finished third. It was a great race …
Read More- One of the races I was really looking forward to this year is done and gone. I don’t know why, but I get a huge kick out of the Lake Mills Sprint, I’ve done some other sprint races and I just don’t enjoy myself – I think they are to hard. Lake Mills though, I’ve got a soft spot for. It’s a short and sweet race with a …
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