October 2011 archive

IM Miami 70.3-Travel Day and Check-In

Today started with the alarm clock going off at 4:06AM. I finally got up around 4:20AM after pounding the snooze a couple times. Getting out of the sheets was cold since I was up before the thermostat on the heat kicked in and the outside temp was 34 degrees F. I eventually had my coffee …

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IM Miami 70.3–Hurricanes and Packing

Nothing is easy. As I begin my prepping and packing for Miami, Hurricane Rina is churning away just off the Yucatan Peninsula. Fortunately, most models have it doing a u-turn but staying south of southern Florida. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel also indicated that is will me greatly diminishing in strength. The Ironman Miami …

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Garmin Fit™ App and ANT+™ Adapter Keep You Connected and On The Move   – Business Wire – SunHerald.com

Garmin  smartphone app and adapter…Nice! Garmin Fit™ App and ANT+™ Adapter Keep You Connected and On The Move   – Business Wire – SunHerald.com.

Ironman Miami 70.3-The Final Taper

After just finishing my “long run” this week, I am heading into the final taper week before Ironman Miami 70.3. It feels like I have been tapering for the last month with the IM Pocono fiasco and being away for a photography workshop. I am feeling pretty fresh this week, but not quite as good …

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Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3…My First Half Ironman?

From October 2010 until May 2011, I focused on building a solid base of endurance which ultimately ended totaling 2x the distance of each discipline in the half-iron distance per week : Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112, and run 26. … There would be a time trial start for the bike and they would just run down the rows in T1 telling each athlete to go every couple seconds.