Oct 17
A couple Saturday’s ago my wife and I were planning to make a trip down to IKEA in Conshohoken to get some new office furniture for my home office remodel. I happened to stumble across a Vegetarian Nutrition seminar being held in downtown Philly that day through the NoMeatAthlete Facebook page. So we decided to …
Oct 16
Came across this video clip while checking out the Blossom Vegan NY Restaurant site. Wild Willy is reversing his heart disease by going vegan. Check it out.. Bill Clintons Vegan Diet Inspiring Others? | Video – ABC News.
Oct 12
Five months ago I made a decision to give this whole food, plant-based nutrition thing a whirl. Well, I am still whirling away with it. I honestly thought it would leave me tired and depleted, especially after going through the more intense part of my training as I am a week away from Ironman Muskoka …
Oct 03
I am finally settling into some consistent marathon training after some post-half Ironman recovery. The Ironman Muskoka 70.3 run course left me with a very sore and inflamed IT Band and running a 9 miler the week after the race was not the brightest of moves. The hilly course and the camber of the road …
Sep 30
As I sit here writing this post, I am 4 months into what I thought would be a 1 month experiment. I am still going strong with my whole foods, plant-based diet. I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical that I would continue this after my “A” race of the year, Ironman …
Sep 27
Great article from NY Times’ Mark Bittman on how our unhealthy “America Diet” is contributing to Alzheimers or Type 3 Diabetes… Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? – NYTimes.com.
Sep 24
T2 I was so relieved to arrive into T2! For one the hills were over. At least I thought so. And two, I had not suffered any mechanicals. While walking my bike to the rack, I did notice that my tire was just slightly rubbing the frame. Can I use this as an excuse for …
Sep 09
Up by 5 am this morning.Temp outside is 7 deg C or 44 F. Arm Warmers and gloves are going in transition.Hope water is warm!2 bagels with almond butter and a banana.Fresh pressed coffee. 6:45 AM – Transition setup and back to the room to relax for a bit. Socks, gloves and arm warmers are …
Sep 08
I am a little behind on my blogging here, but if anyone might be curious on tracking my progress tomorrow, my bib number will be #538 and you can get live tracking at http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/muskoka70.3?show=tracker#axzz25vvJ8LAK Or Here… There is also a good iPhone app called IronTrac which is pretty cool too, but it will cost a $1. …
Sep 08
I got up early on Friday morning and headed out for half hour run around the neighborhood near our hotel. We then got cleaned up and headed down for our complimentary hotel breakfast. I had some waffles with syrup and it ended up wiping me out. I got back to the room and had to …
