This week: Not getting any younger, reminder editionIt had been a pretty good week, all things considered – I had done some core workouts, I had been on the bike, and if I missed the swim on Monday, well, it was going to be icy/messy, and why take chances? Then,...
Plans change sometimes, and as you can see from the title of this post, I’ve had to make a pretty major change of plans. I was planning on registering for IM MD on February 1st – but when I went to the website to do so, I discovered that the race was...
Sorry for the delay in posting – last week was a travel week, and then this week was spent recovering from the travel. I hope my “journal” is helpful for those of you that are looking for ironman triathlon training tips. Knowing that travel is going...
Happy New Year! This is the first week I’ve taken the bike out of the garage and set it up on the trainer so I can ride indoors. I have it set up so I can watch videos on my computer, and as I’ve never seen Band of Brothers all the way through,...
Planning for a major endeavor is, for some people, something to be dreaded. Something terrifying and unpleasant, a chore. Others relish it, diving into the minutiae and the organizational frenzy with a gusto. I fall somewhere in the middle. Planning is a lot of work....
Chris MartinThis is our third installment in our series on triathlon training. Enjoy….Subtitle: “What do you do when things go wrong?”This week, I want to talk about the bad “X” – the bad workout, the bad meal, the bad day,...