Ironman Lake Placid Training Week 21 Update

YTD Training Stats: Activity Distance Duration Swimming 147,607 yards(84 miles)   58:17 hours Cycling     1,858 miles 115:41 hours Running         476 miles   74:23 hours My 21st week of Lake Placid training was a recovery week. This was much-needed after a pretty intense weekend of training in Lake Placid and the end of a …

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Sums up the last 3 miles of my run today! #wp

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Ironman CDA Swim Start Video

Here is a small clip for what we have to look forward to and IMLP next month. Thoughts?

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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In the drivers seat #imlp #wp

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The Finish Line… #wp

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One Year Plant-Based…And Why I Am Not Changing…

It is hard to believe that one year ago I was first posting my experiment with a whole foods, plant-based diet. Now here I sit one year later and I am still doing it with the same, if not more, fervor that I did back then. Many things have changed during that time which I …

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