Author Archives: Al

Kona Taper

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Al

My A+++ race is Ironman AZ, so I’m trying a high wire act to get thru the next two weeks balancing (a) losing too much fitness thru taper and recovery with (b) competing on Oct 11. Starting now, I’m going … Continue reading →

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Inroman Hawaii 2014 Race Plan

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Al

INTRODUCTION   This is IM # 27, of which 3 were DNS, and 3 were DNFs (one each in Kona, unfortunately). The DNFs are all instructive in terms of helping me learn about race execution. I have another IM this … Continue reading →

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Life After Life

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Al

Life After Life – a novel by Kate Atkinson What if your mother sent you to a psychiatrist, to help with your recurring sensations of deja vu, and he turned out to be a Buddhist who supported your vague sensations … Continue reading →

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Youthful Exuberance

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Al

An Endurance Nation member, in a fit of youthful exuberance, signed herself up for another Ironman six weeks after successfully finishing Ironman Boulder at the start of this month. Here’s her question: Hey Al, my name is H., and a … Continue reading →

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To Rise Again At A Decent Hour

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Al

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour  –  a novel by Joshua Ferris In his first novel, Then We Came To The End (2007),  Joshua Ferris brought us into the office life of a Manhattan ad agency. Employing a first … Continue reading →

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Helmets

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Al

A recent comment on the Endurance Nation forum, in response to my post commemorating the 25th anniversary of a seminal bike helmet study: There are some interesting arguments to NOT wearing a helmet.    At least for commuters types.     I believe a … Continue reading →

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Saddles

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Al

Some thoughts on bicycle saddles… several decades ago, articles appeared in the urological literature associating bike riding with perineal nerve impingement, resulting numbness, and even infertility. In response Georgeanna Terry – a woman! – invented a bike saddle with a … Continue reading →

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2014

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Al

“Wow – look at the lake. What if the race had been today?” We’d just come out of Calypso’s Coffee, early on post-race Monday after my 10th Ironman in Coeur ‘Alene, and Cheryl was reveling in the clear skies and … Continue reading →

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2014 Race Plan

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Al

INTRODUCTION This is IM # 26, of which 3 were DNS, and 3 were DNFs. The DNFs are all instructive in terms of helping me learn about race execution. I’ll have two more IMs this year. This is an A- … Continue reading →

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Fenix2 Part Deux

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Al

I’d promised a “triathlete’s user manual” this weekend (the Fenix manual runs to 17 pages, compared to the 910 XT’s 45, while having twice as many features to explain). But I think I will wait until after IM CDA, to … Continue reading →

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