Hard Decision
Within the next few days I will need to make a hard decision about HIMNC My knee is not getting better and the risk of long term damage is a significant concern.
10 Weeks Until Race Day
I had a rough week with my running. More e specifically, because of a severe pain in my left knee, the meniscus, I was unable to run, in fact, it hurt walking. I am taking time off from running to let my knee heal. Otherwise, all is well.
Crunch Time
12 weeks from today is race day. My goals for the August training block are focused on race specific sessions as well as cleaning up my diet. Here is my training plan for this week: Monday: Strong Like Bull strength training and a 45-minute swim Tuesday: 2-hour recovery ride Wednesday: Treadmill HIITs with 2 x …
Bike/Run Through the Wall
The dreaded wall is that point in the race when your body is depleted of glycogen energy/fuel and it is very painful: the source of all suffering in a marathon. The first time I experienced the suffering of the wall was in the 1977 Marine Corps Marathon at about miles 18/19. I first noticed many …
20 weeks
The purpose of today’s post is to provide my overarching training/racing goals for 2021. 2020 was the 50th anniversary of me being a runner and 30th anniversary as a triathlete. My overall goal 2020 was to have an epic year of celebration. The year was epic but not in a festive way. In January of …
May 1, 2021
Today is May 1, 2021. Twenty-five weeks from today is Half Ironman 70.3 North Carolina. In this blog I am chronicling my training journey to this race. I am at the top of the 70 to 74 age group. Furthermore, for a lot of reasons, I have be self-coached for the 31 years of being …