Training
South Beach Triathlon
Posted by Admin on April 12, 2011 in Training
This past Sunday, I raced the Olympic distance Nautica South Beach Triathlon. It was my 81st triathlon and you would think that after all this time and this much experience, I’d know by now that I should be focusing on all the good things that came out of this race. But instead, I’m stuck with […]
Lots of Workouts
Posted by Admin on February 28, 2011 in Training
In past training seasons, particularly for Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Brazil, I was under the impression that three workouts per discipline per week (nine in total per week) was the general and accepted approach to triathlon training. For Ironman Germany and under the direction of the Terrier Tri coaches, we are just doing just […]
Mileage is starting to add up
Posted by Admin on February 23, 2011 in Training
Been a while since I last posted, and mostly it’s because I don’t seem to have the time. I know that it’s the oldest story in the book… that life gets in the way, and while I could make the argument that it applies to my situation, the reality is that I could have gotten […]
Why Ironman Germany Makes Sense
Posted by Admin on February 1, 2011 in Training
I’ve been reviewing all of the content that my coaches have been sending out including technique advice, equipment recommendations, training tips and schedules, etc., and the overwhelming feeling I get from all of this is that the Ironman isn’t nearly as crazy as people think it is. I’ve completed two Ironman distance events so far […]
January 2011 Update
Posted by Admin on January 20, 2011 in Training
As usual, I’ve been totally lax in posting my updates to this site. Fortunately, it’s only due to being busy and not because of anything particularly tragic or negative. I’ll just hit some highlights below and expand upon them in later posts. Training: A couple of weeks ago, a teammate of mine commented that she’s […]