Author Archives: Al

2015 Fall

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Al

I’m not really looking for help just reporting to my friends what has happened to me. But if you have experience with concussion or traumatic brain injury and want to post here, that’s welcome. Those who know me may know … Continue reading →

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Lessons From A Violent Arena

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Al

In college, on the East coast, I was surrounded by New Yorkers. Sundays, we would watch pro football on communal TV in the dorm lounges.  Most games were local, meaning the Jets and Giants were the teams folks followed. Since … Continue reading →

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Coach’s Notes

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Al

Our coaches offer phone calls after every race, so at the end of my season, I scheduled one with Patrick. We talked for about 20 minutes. He promised to consolidate his thoughts for me in an email, which is below, … Continue reading →

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Deflation

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Al

Well. Switzerland, home to sound money, shocked the financial world yesterday. The news even hit the Endurance Nation triathlon forum, where someone noted he had to cut his morning workout short because, Swiss National Bank. Deflation is the big fear … Continue reading →

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Self-Healing

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Al

I pride myself on “never getting injured”. By that I mean, I’ve never had to stand down from training for any prolonged time due to over use or acute strain injuries. (Of course, there was that one time when I … Continue reading →

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Inherent Vice

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Al

This is not the best movie you’ll see this year, or even this month. But it is the first, and possibly only screen adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s unique style and viewpoint. Anderson has done a fair job of wringing some semblance of sense from Pynchon, and provided a workmanlike, un-romantic snapshot of that place and time that was the Santa Monica Bay 40 years ago. For that, I thank him for his service. Continue reading →

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Tips For The Time Strapped Triathlete

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Al

Now that I’m retired, I look back on the time I was working, expecially before 2011, when I was working close to full time, and wonder how I ever was able to train for Ironman triathlon. I was at a … Continue reading →

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A New Year, A New Me?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Al

I started my “Out Season” – as distinct from “Off Season” (when we become slothful couch inhabitants)  and “In Season” (when we are training for specific races) – in mid December. Usually, my Off Season lasts about 10-14 days, then I start … Continue reading →

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Five Hour Power

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Al

Someone on the EN Forums asked this question: “There has been a lot of discussion of “5-hour power” lately. Most of this has been in the context of the importance of maximizing 5-hour power rather than FTP. Is this a … Continue reading →

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2014 Training Macro View

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Al

With the New Year, I trolled thru my training diary to summarize my workload for the past 8 years, to see if I could learn anything from a ten-thousand foot view: Yr   Swim#/hrs/dist Bike#/hrs/dist Run#/hrs/dist Wts#/hrs Ski#/hrs Totals 2007 … Continue reading →

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