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
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Bix 7 Results, What I Learned, Where I Am Going
Not sure where to start. Perhaps I will start by talking about how super sore my legs are right now. My calves down to my ankles are killing me today….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
My Goals For The Bix 7 Saturday
Looking at the weather for Saturday morning I don’t think we could ask for better conditions to run the tough Bix 7 course. This week I have been trying to…Read more
Maurer Power Defeated By Heat Once Again, Mental Wall Builds Taller, Thrive Might Be The Answer
I have returned after a six day break from training and all things related to triathlon and goals. It felt good to take it easy. The first three days all…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
4 Days Remaining – Taper Day 3 – Taper Blues, Blah, and Mental Visualizations
I now remember why I hate the taper. My mind and body are both so confused. I am finding this particular taper to be the hardest. Probably because it is…Read more
8 Days Remaining – Big WORKOUT Yesterday and HOT MORNING RUN!
Did not have a chance to post my training yesterday. Here is a quick recap of yesterday and the hot run this morning. I had intentions of swimming at 5…Read more