Monthly Archives: June 2010

Roll Down Follies

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Al

The Roll Down is one of my favorite rituals at Ironman races. Less than 15 minutes long, it provides a microcosm of the whole IM roller coaster of emotions. Continue reading →

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Once More Unto The Breach

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Al

I just plodded along, content to win and drop my course record time by six minutes, instead of pushing into agony territory. What a wimp. Continue reading →

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene, 2010

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Al

This is the summary report I posted on the Endurance Nation forum after IM CDA 2010 Continue reading →

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Administrative Announcement

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Al

Apparently, some malicious code crept into my blog, and disabled a number of connections called “permalinks”. This resulted in comments being disabled, as well as email notifications being scrambled.
I have fixed the problem, but only through complete cleansing of my site. In the process, I deleted all subscribers. You will need to re-subscribe and request notification of new posts if you wish. Also, the process of adding old posts back into the blog will take a while, so we are seeing only the most recent posts for now. Continue reading →

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The Worst Week of the Year

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Al

OK, the weather’s great, the days are long, my youngest daughter is home from college and she actually has a summer job – what could be so bad about this time of year?
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Training the Mind

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Al

Our minds want to be in charge. For many of us, living by our wits has brought us success in our careers. Our minds have convinced our bodies that only when the mind is in charge, can we accomplish our goals. But when it comes to achieving a peak athletic performance, once the training has been done, and the strategy set, the mind will just get in the way. Continue reading →

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Since You Asked … III

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Al

The final edition (for now) of my answers to questions asked by other triathletes. Continue reading →

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