Inspiration Looking forward to 2017 I thought it fitting to start with some of the my greatest motivational influences from this past year – I feel fortunate to have been surrounded by so many high functioning accomplished individuals. The bar has been raised high!! Balance Perhaps my greatest challenge in athletics as well as in life. With a continued desire…
Category: Reflections
Ironman Texas – Miles of Trials, Trials of Miles (Last BIG weekend)
With Texas only 3 weeks away it’s time for everyone to post on the Facebook how impressive there final large weekend of training has been. This aspect has been somewhat overshadowed on the Ironman Texas 20XX FB group by the recent flooding and lack of a bike course, but still present. I’m not sure what…
LA Marathon Weekend and Reflections
This past weekend is one I have been hyping for a while now. Between the US Olympic Trials on Saturday and the LA Marathon on Sunday I knew there’d be no shortage of inspiration between the elites and dozens of friends racing. Fortunate for me, through my association with the LA Tri Club, I was…
Lake Placid Ironman Training Countdown
I wanted to put down in writing, and through photos represent the journey which is Ironman Big Week training leading up to my 3rd and possibly final Lake Placid, under the guidance of Mat Dixon and Purplepatch. This is not intended to be a boring data report or an over the top emotional depiction, but…
Habits
Yesterday I heard a segment on the radio concerning bad habits that are toxic in relationships and it got me reflecting a bit on the habits I’ve picked up with training, good, bad as well as those that could come across either way depending on how you look at it (so like me to make…
Tower 26 1000/100 yard Time Trial (take 2) Light Reflections
This past weekend was my second Tower 26 Spring Time Trial, where we look to compare times from our informal January 1000/100 yard TT to an only slightly more formal TT of the same distance. Gerry describes this as an opportunity to evaluate how effective the training has been, offering if no progress has been…
Performance Breakthroughs and New Beginings
Earlier this week I had what I would call a breakthrough performance in the pool, cutting 3 seconds off my 100 PR and not in a TT but the last interval of a near 5k workout. Such improvements are rare with consistent training and particularly memorable, but the purpose of this post isn’t to reflect…
Brief 2014 Tally and Reflection
I’ve seen a lot of posts recently with yearly totals of training, which led me to Garmin Connect for some tallies of my own – It’s profound to think about just how much time some of us spend training, like the fact that I put 355 hours in the saddle (14 days worth), or covered…
Off-season Stuff
While out on my ride today I happened by and stopped to watch two races, the Santa Monica Runfest 5k/10k and Playa Del Rey Triathlon. Spectating at races is a common thing for me and the reason is twofold. I enjoy supporting fellow athletes, hearing my name while I’m racing is an instant motivator and it’s…
Racing for Fun (Malibu, LA and Silverman Race Report)
2 months ago I competed in my 3rd full Ironman at Mt Tremblant Canada. It was a long time in the making with an extensive period (10 months) of season planning and commitment to workouts. I left Canada tired, beat up both physically and more so mentally, feeling a little lost and defeated. My immediate…
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