Category Archives: Training Diary

CompuTrainer vs The Wahoo Kickr

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Al

I’ve had a CompuTrainer since 2007, and I’ve been WAITING for it to crump so I could get a Wahoo Kickr. That happened on Saturday. For the uninitiated, a CompuTrainer is a bike trainer which is operated by a computer … Continue reading →

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Can I Recapture The Magic?

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Al

In 2010, I felt I was in the best shape of my life. On the EN forum today, someone asked about modifying winter time workouts for best effect as one gets older. So I went back and looked at what … Continue reading →

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2015 Goals and Planning

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Al

I  wrote  this for the Endurance Nation Boomers’ Forum. But I welcome comments and advice from any and all. 2014, superficially, appeared to have been a successful year for me: a trip to the Boston Marathon, AG win @ IM CDA … Continue reading →

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Ironman Arizona 2014: One Thing

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Al

An Endurance Nation team mate asked me how my “build was going into IM Arizona”. I respected his question, and felt I owed him (and myself) an honest assessment of my preparation and thinking. Here’s what I told him: I’ve … Continue reading →

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Ironman World Championships (aka Kona) # 5

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Al

If you’re expecting one my my typical race reports, sorry, this really is a Race Rehearsal, and only #1 @ that. Saturday was race rehearsal #1 for this year’s A +++ race, my fifth IM Arizona. It happened to be … Continue reading →

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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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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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Frodo’s Watch

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Al

“One ring to rule them all…” — J.R.R. Tolkien   I’m a vacuum tube baby. When I was young, the home television was about the size they are now, but three-rather than two-dimensional. Most of the interior of the box … Continue reading →

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Interval Training At Altitude

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Al

I train at altitude primarily because I have a home at 8400′, thanks to my parents, who retired here in 1969, in a very beautiful part of the country with extraordinary cultural and recreational offerings – Aspen/Snowmass. Even if there … Continue reading →

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Race Rehearsal #1, Ironman Coeur d’Alene

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Al

“There’s no success like failure … ” – Bob Dylan Yesterday’s first race rehearsal for upcoming Ironman Coeur d’Alene ended for me with no run. The RR is meant to be a 112 mile bike (or six hours, whichever comes … Continue reading →

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