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Ironman Foundation/Valerie Fund Update-Top 5 Fundraiser!!

IMF Fundraising for Valerie Fund $3225

Woohooo!!! I just made it into the Top 5 fundraisers on the Ironman Foundation website!! Check it out…  

Ironman Lake Placid Training Week 25 Update-Still Tapering

I feel like I was going 100 MPH and we just slammed on the brakes! I thought only training 8-9 hours last week was light, but we cut that in half again this week with only ~4 hours total training. It feels like nothing. Crazy to think that some people may think that is a …

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Giving rednecks even more reason to run me off the road. #nma #plantpower #wp

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Ironman Foundation/Valerie Fund Fundraising Update

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!!  

Evolution Of An Ironman Triathlete | Trifuel

Great post from Jason over at http://cooktraineatrace.com/ . Pretty much sums up my year… Evolution Of An Ironman Triathlete | Trifuel.

Blog Post Featured on SweetWater Health Blog…

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 …

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CyclOps PowerCal with Heart Rate Review

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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 …

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Gear Review Update: PowerTap(formerly CycleOps) PowerCal

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This is an update since my previous gear review post on this product and also the post where I compare the power output versus the Kinetic inRide power. It appears that the PowerCal company is now PowerTap instead of the former CycleOps. The weather has been very conducive to riding outdoors for the last few …

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Ironman Lake Placid Training Update Week #24-Embracing the Taper

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 …

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