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Blogs tagged with "triathlon"

14 June 2009

Overcoming Fear of Disaster

One week. That's all I have left, one week until Ironman CDA.

10 June 2009

Knowing When to Rest

The hardest thing for me at taper time is knowing how little or how much to t

10 May 2009

Only Half a Disaster

Yesterday, I raced in the Kinetic Half - a half iron distance triathlon at Lake Anna State Park in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

07 May 2009

The Truth about Water: Avoiding Hyponatremia

If you told me after my first marathon that it is possible to drink too much water I would have

03 May 2009

The Shakedown

Got my bike back from Spin on Friday after a complete tune-up. Since my first race of the season is May 9 (half-iron), this weekend would include a bike shakedown to determine if there are still any creaking noises and make sure everything feels good and the shifting is smooth. It would also be the third long ride in prep for Ironman CDA.

15 April 2009

A New Challenge

In my last 44 years on earth, never did I expect to hear the following statement: "You have mitral valve regurgitation," or "there's a problem with your heart." Apparently, this is the newest disaster list item. Is it a disaster? I don't know. I would normally consider heart disease or heart failure a disaster.

22 March 2009

You Know You're Getting Old When...

...You have one more hard workout before an easy week and you can't motivate yourself to walk out the door.

How is it that I managed to ride my bike trainer for 5 hours yesterday, a feat that is mind-boggling even for me (someone who's done it before), and today I can't get psyched for a 2:45 run? It's the last hard day of three hard weeks. Next week I get to take it easy and recover. All I have to do is get through today's run. Why is that so difficult? And I only drank a small amount of alcohol last night, knowing I had a long run today.

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