Great post from Jason over at http://cooktraineatrace.com/ . Pretty much sums up my year… Evolution Of An Ironman Triathlete | Trifuel.
Tag: training
Jul 15
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 …
Jun 30
Ironman Lake Placid Training-Week 22 Update
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 17
Ironman Lake Placid Week 20 Mini Camp-Day 3
Sunday morning I woke up a bit groggy. I reached over to my nightstand, fumbling around until I felt the elastic band of my heart rate monitor strap. I squirmed around wrapping the HRM around me without actually sitting up in bed, a task I have become quite proficient at over the last several months. …
Jun 17
Ironman Lake Placid Week 20 Mini Camp-Day 2
Saturday I awoke to my Jawbone Up vibrating away at around 7:15am. A quick Heart Rate variability check revealed a 74 and to “continue training as usual”. Gitty-up! Next was to fuel up with a banana, raspberry, spinach, and beet smoothie. A much more normal, at least to me, alternative than pancakes. Beets are supposed …
Jun 16
Ironman Lake Placid Week 20 – Mini Camp-Travel & Day 1
Thursday In order to get an early start on my work day, I decided to work from home on Thursday so we could get on the road to Lake Placid by 4pm. Due to some bad storms that day, Denise got out of work early, so we decided to get on the road earlier. It …
Jun 09
Ironman Lake Placid Training Week 19 Update
48 Days Until Ironman Lake Placid Week Totals Type Distance Duration Rest Bike 124.5 mi 07:53 Run 23.4 mi 03:44 Swim 5522.7 yd 02:05 Total Duration: 13:42 I managed to survive another post-race build training week. Coming off a race and getting right back to training is always a bit brutal, but coming off a …
May 27
IMLP Training Update-Weeks 15, 16, & 17-Buildup to Rev3 Quassy
I haven’t posted any training updates in a few weeks, so as I finish off this last of 3 build weeks and head into my “B” race of the season I thought I should catch up a bit. I have been steadily building the past three weeks since the NJ Devilman race without any let …
May 02
Race Week Update: Swimmer’s Ear Gone, Sinus Cold is Here
Well the good news is that my Swimmer’s Ear actually healed up pretty quickly. Bad news is that some sort of allergy-induced sinus cold came on just as quickly. Yesterday(Wed) I had runny nose and sneezing and now this evening I am started to develop an annoying little cough. All this heading into my first …
Apr 22
IMLP Training Week 12-Less Than 100 Days
On Friday morning at 7AM the countdown timer ticked off less than 100 days until Ironman Lake Placid. Hard to believe it is just over 3 months to go. The hard training is about to begin and the races are beginning. Next week I will be running the St. Lukes Lehigh Valley Half Marathon with …