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Advanced Class: Pacing The Ironman Marathon
I posted this today on the Endurance Nation forum. For hard-core triathlon nerds only… This morning, I read Tim Cronk’s comments on Dawn Cass’ IM MT race report, regarding the relative value of pace, HR, and RPE during the IM … Continue reading
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IM MD Camp Week #1
Today is what I consider the hardest of all workouts: DOING NOTHING. My muscles don’t feel sore, but I do feel the deep fatigue I would expect after the Camp week, which I finished yesterday. And the plan says rest, … Continue reading
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Omaha!
The Short Course/Olympic/Standard Distance Age Group National Championship is the USAT’s flagship event. Held in conjunction with the Sprint NC, 2400 racers in the Oly and 1500 in the Sprint on separate days, it’s a major event which moves around … Continue reading
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Ironman Saved My Life?
Ironman saved my life. Ironman also stole my life. Six years ago, I may have been more physically fit than in any of my previous 60 years. Coming off of 18 months of extraordinary success at Ironman racing, I was … Continue reading
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Catch and (Don’t) Release
An EN athlete – a guy who’s been to Kona three times, knocking on the door of sub-10 hours there – asked about exercises to improve his swim catch and pull. Although I am a particularly mediocre swimmer, this is … Continue reading
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Hill Running: Equal To Interval Training?
An Endurance Nation athlete asked if running hard in hills could substitute for doing intervals at a fast pace. My reply: I live in the midst of hills, so I’ve gotten quite used to running and training in them. Here’s … Continue reading
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What It Takes
An Endurance Nation athlete asked: “How does one decide to commit to [atempting a] K[ona] Q[aulification]?… 1) What do you consider pre-requesites before attempting a KQ? 2) Is it possible to KQ on a course you have not raced before? And … Continue reading
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Is Money A Performance Enhancing Drug?
I came across this article in the New York Times about how someone spent $100,000 during a brief season training for the Hawaii Ironman, which he entered as a result of business connections. The thing that caught my eye in … Continue reading
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Injured Reserve
On the Endurance Nation “Boomers’ Forum” (for folks over fifty – OFs, Old Folks, Old Farts) someone raised the issue of needing more recovery time. They focused on during workouts, or between workouts. Here is my post in that conversation… … Continue reading
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