Monthly Archives: June 2019

Designing The Plan

Well, Coach Patrick got back to me, and here’s how our dialogue went. First, his comments: Thanks for giving me some time to answer this stuff. I think that you have USAT stuff all dialed in, so I am focusing … Continue reading

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Starting The Last Kona Journey

This is my second trainingre-boot in two months and that has me thinking prudence for the current two weeks. I tried following the coach’s suggestion of “14 activities in the first 14 days” after the Boulder IM.I did nothing the … Continue reading

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Coach Patrick Responds

@Al Truscott here Is my initial attempt at putting in some structure…please add in your points and we’ll turn it over! Notes:  Need to recover from the first half of the year. Need to address L/R leg imbalance / functional strength. … Continue reading

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Boulder Ironman Race Report

Background: Ironman # 34. In this, my age-up year, I’m trying to re-create the success I had 2005-2015 (7 AG wins, 3 course records, 9 KQs). That plan has always been risky, given the physical and mental ravages of so many … Continue reading

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Ironman Boulder 2019

Background: Ironman # 34. In this, my age-up year, I’m trying to re-create the success I had 2005-2015 (7 AG wins, 3 course records, 9 KQs). That plan has always been risky, given the physical and mental ravages of so many … Continue reading

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Seeking Help

I’ve decided to enhance my Endurance Nation experience for the next 4-5 months through a more in-depth interaction with coach Patrick McCrann. I’ll document that on-going dialogue here. @Coach Patrick OK, I guess I thought I could race in Spain, then … Continue reading

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