Ironman Lake Placid Fb page is up and running. They are looking for suggestions on how to improve the experience. I already submitted my 2 cents.
Mar 25
IMLP Training Week 8-Just Another Recovery Week
Well although I was looking forward to a bit of a break from training, recovery weeks never seem to be as fashionable as I think they will be. The good thing about them is only 2 early morning swims, no two-a-day workouts, and a day off. The bad thing is the workouts I do, I …
Mar 25
The Future of Food
Even Bill Gates understands that our currently diet is not sustainable… Future of Food.
Mar 24
New Wheels!
I have been toying around with the idea of renting or buying carbon fiber race wheels for some time now. The cost of new wheels being around $2000-$2500 a set has really taken that option off the list, so that leaves either buying used wheels or renting them on race day. Race day rentals are …
Mar 20
How To Confuse People About Proper Running Form
I was reading through my April 2013 Issue of Triathlete Magazine the other day and came across an article about running form named “Run Like Pete.” As a disciple and practitioner of the Chirunning method, I was pretty eager to read the article. The article was written by Aaron Hersh and it outlined 3 …
Mar 18
IMLP Training Week 7-Enough Winter Already!
Well another build cycle comes to an end and a welcome recovery week awaits me. Spoiled by a beautiful, Spring-like weekend the week prior, this past week I was not as lucky. I ended up doing a 2 hour trainer ride on Saturday which always tests your ability to handle monotony due to a fresh …
Mar 16
The Results Are In…9 Months on a Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet…
It’s hard to believe it has been 9 months already since I started this whole foods, plant-based diet. I have completed an entire triathlon training season consisting of a sprint, olympic and half-ironman distance events. I ran my first marathon and am currently more than 2 months into my training for Ironman Lake Placid 2013. …
Mar 14
Book Review:A Life Without Limits by Chrissie Wellington
I had been very eager to read this book for some time. So when I recently attended a 3-day training class, which was over an hour drive each way, I thought it was a great time to listen to it on Audible. The book was very interesting from the start. Chrissie had led a very …
Mar 11
IMLP Training Week 6-A Change of Seasons
My sixth training weeks went from one extreme to the other in terms of weather. The first part of the week consisted of all indoor workouts due to cold and very windy conditions. I can handle the bike trainer, but I really try to avoid the treadmill as much as possible. After failing to secure …
Mar 10
Geekin’ Out: CycleOps PowerCal vs. Kinetic inRide
Update 7/12/2013: Please check out my updated review additions to the CycleOps(now PowerTap) PowerCal unit update post here… I have been eagerly wanting to start training with power, but am too cheap to fork out the big bucks for a PowerTap or a crank-based power meter. Then came the CycleOps PowerCal Power Meter/Heart Rate Monitor. …