Jul 19
Well, I am pretty blown away today. My initial $1000 fundraising goal has been met and almost tripled. The generosity and support for my Ironman Foundation/The Valerie Fund cause has been really overwhelming. We are quickly approaching the $3000 mark. Thank you everyone!!
Jul 18
Great post from Jason over at http://cooktraineatrace.com/ . Pretty much sums up my year… Evolution Of An Ironman Triathlete | Trifuel.
Jul 15
One of my recent posts on how I use Heart Rate Variability was featured on the SweetWater Health blog recently. Check it our here… If you are not familiar with SweetWater Health, they are the makers of the SweetBeat iOS application which allows you to very easily monitor your HRV using your iPhone and a …
Jul 15
Update 7/12/2013: Please check out my updated review additions to the CycleOps(now PowerTap) PowerCal unit update post here… I am fairly at how fairly accurate this unit is based on that it uses heart rate and no calibration. It is fairly consistent, so if it is all you are using to gauge your workouts, then …
Jul 15
The 3 week taper before Ironman Lake Placid has finally arrived. It is hard to believe that all of my major training is now behind me. Typically, taper time kind of sucks. At least when I have done some before half-iron distance events. You usually feel very crappy and after getting used to logging some …
Jul 10
The final build week of the season has been completed…and I have survived! The week started out with some easy training volume with my coach cutting me back to only one-a-days. This gave me some much needed recovery time but also brought about the crappy feeling that comes with a few days of easier training. …
Jul 09
The participant bib numbers have been assigned for Ironman Lake Placid 2013…. http://bit.ly/1863jN4 But I am wondering why my number, 234, is only 3-digits when everyone else in my age group is 4-digits? Hmmm…
Jun 30
Less than 27 days left until Ironman Lake Placid. Week 22 was another tough one. In addition to 18 hours of training this week, the heat and humidity have been brutal. It is a constant sweat-fest! Some of the tougher aspects of the week featured 4x60sec run pickups on Monday and some 2x300m building speed …
Jun 24
YTD Training Stats: Activity Distance Duration Swimming 147,607 yards(84 miles) 58:17 hours Cycling 1,858 miles 115:41 hours Running 476 miles 74:23 hours My 21st week of Lake Placid training was a recovery week. This was much-needed after a pretty intense weekend of training in Lake Placid and the end of a …
Jun 23
Here is a small clip for what we have to look forward to and IMLP next month. Thoughts?
