I had my second bike workout for the week this morning. I really felt like I was lacking in my training with only two bike rides this week when I…Read more
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Bike Ride Adventure(Nightmare) – Folks, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
Here is the documented story of my should have been 3-3.5 hour ride that ended up lasting 5.5 hours. This is something that just can’t be made up. Prequel: 6B46…Read more
Late night training and early morning run
Yesterday I had a 40 mile bike ride planned. I had hopes of getting it done in the afternoon while Ava was asleep and then painting the living room. Well,…Read more
Swim, Bike, Run, Recovery, and Nutrition
Wow! I don’t remember being this sore and having so much pain ever after any race except the marathon last year. The Bix 7 kicked my butt. I had plans…Read more
Sticking To The Maurer Power Training Plan – Brick Workout
I am not going to lie about my motivation still being a little under the weather. I posted this morning how I just could not get out of bed. I…Read more
Monday Bike Ride After Swim
Yesterday I jumped on my bike for a 45 mile ride. I tried to ride at an aerobic pace to work on my body using fat as fuel. I think…Read more
Things I Have Learned From My First 70.3 Ironman Part 1
I wrote this on Tuesday before leaving for Wisconsin Dells. I never finished my thoughts so I have broken this up into two parts. Part 2 will post in a…Read more
70.3 Ironman Racine Race Report – Mixed Bag of Emotions, But More Driven Than Ever Before
I really don’t know where to start. Now that I am finally back to feeling normal after a long haul of being in need of medical attention and feeling really…Read more
2 Days Remaining – Nerves Kicking In and Final Workouts
I have been sleeping pretty poorly all week. Partly due to the taper and partly due to my nerves. Last night I slept the worse yet. It is weird how…Read more
7 Days Remaining – Final Big Workout….72 Miles
Yesterday was my last big training day of last week. It marked my largest bike ride to date as well as ending a great week of training. I woke up…Read more