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6 weeks- Still motivated
Surprisingly I find myself quite motivated after Ironman Canada. But what do you do with only 6 weeks between ironman events. In my estimation not much. It’s a tricky time frame, barely enough time to recover, not really enough time to settle back into training. In my estimation, i think it is a perfect amount…
Jasper of Arabia
Back from the far east and again an amazing experience. It was a great camp and Team Altayeb and Nazer did a fantastic job and got through some big mileage. They both got through 5-7 hours of running including a 3.5 hour run day on Thursday. I think they are both ready for a great…
Three Hard Days
Hit the wall today but three good days will do that. Still feeling a bit out of whack from the back but it’s coming around. I always find the first hard run back after an injury time out a bit uncoordinated. Saw Dr. Guan yesterday for some adjusting and that seems to have put me…
Flat on the Queen K
This picture is not from Hawaii, it’s a random one i found on my computer. This is how tough I look when I’m feeling loving and cuddly. Yesterday I had my first flat tire on tubulars. In 14 years I guess that is not bad and better to get it out of the way. It…
No pain no gain
Recovery week done and now we start the real threshold work……12 weeks of it to be precise and that will roll us into the race season hopefully fit and fast. Our weekly hours in this stage typically drop to between 20-25 for most weeks compared with 25-40 in the base and Ironman specific phases. As…