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 19
T1 I bypassed the wetsuit strippers on the exit of the swim and started the long haul up the hill to the Deerhurst Lodge parking lot were the transition was. I can get out of my wetsuit pretty quickly and I thought the strippers would take longer than if I did it myself. I may …
Sep 18
I think the best things about the Muskoka Ironman 70.3 race is the later 8AM start and the hotel proximity to the transition. The latter is only a benefit if you are actually staying at the Deerhurst Resort, which I did. Given those items I was able to sleep in until around 5AM race morning, …
Sep 09
Despite the fact that I missed my goal of finishing under 6 hours, I had a really great day today. But the bike was actually 58.5 miles instead of the 56 mile standard for a Ironman 70.3 race and I finished 2 minutes and 55 seconds past 6 hours, I will consider that goal reached. …
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 …