Category Archives: Triathlon Central

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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Race In A World Championship!

I’ve now participated in 4 International Triathlon Union (ITU, the Olympic Organizing Cmte for our sport) World Championships. Not only is it kinda cool to say I’ve done this or that World Championship, the races themselves are very well run, … Continue reading

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2019 ITU LC WC Race Report

“90 seconds!” It was easy to pick Cody out of the crowd as I rounded the corner coming out of the stadium midway through my third of four laps. He’s 6’2”, and had the cacophonous goat bell I’d picked up … Continue reading

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Monthly Training Report

I update my coach every four weeks or so, mostly to keep myself honest about staying on track with work, effort, and plans. Fitness: I got my CTL up to 120 by the end of Bad Ass Camp with what … Continue reading

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IM AZ 2018 Race Report

With no IM from Oct 2016-Nov 2018, and at the top of my AG, and with multiple interruptions to run training all of 2018 due to wobbly knee and other medical issues, I went into this race as a test: … Continue reading

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2018 Aspen Al T’Tude Bad Ass Camp – Conclusion

CAMP REPORT: THE END OF THE STORY Friday – Ragnar Day – This year, we once again fielded two Ragnar Trail relay teams. Jeremy, Danielle, Teri, and Patrick made up the Ultra; each would run six legs, 2 each of … Continue reading

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