One Clydesdale’s Journey

I’ve said that before and I’ll probably it again. But it’s worth mentioning again since I seem to need to remind myself from time to time. Not that I always remember to listen to my own advice or knowledge, but I try. But proper nutrient is important whether you are talking about a race or [...]

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I can’t emphasis that statement enough. In an earlier post I talked about sharing the road with bikes; a common problem so prevalent that you see the bumper stickers all the time about it. But what you don’t see (at all as far as I can recall) is any bumper stickers about cyclists following the [...]

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Well, Bigfoot is now behind me and it’s now time to start focusing on the next race. My big race, the one that I have been planning on and thinking about since last year not long after I finished the race. Which also happens to take me back to my very first triathlon that I [...]

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So I’ve finally come to the realization that I need to get back to the basics and really working on my running. It is by far my weakest part of the race. Don’t get me wrong, my times have improved a little. But that’s it, just a little and nothing more. And my endurance has [...]

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This weekend ended up being a tale of two training extremes. Well, I’ve tapered back up after my race and this coming week I’ll be back at full training insanity. Or at least as much as I can anyway. The next race that Shelly and I both have planned is the Bigfoot triathlon down in [...]

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And one step closer to the Ironman. But for now at least, I can add Olympic distance to my list of accomplishments. Did things go as planned; heck no! But then when do they? Though one thing is for certain, as far as I’m concerned anyway, I can still call it a success since I [...]

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Well, I pulled out all the stops and worked my butt off this past week. And what did I have to show for it when I stepped on the scale this morning… a 1 pound weight gain! Is there no justice in this world? At least my Clydesdale ranking isn’t going to be in jeopardy [...]

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Okay, I don’t actually have a pre-race checklist now that I think about it; other than in my head at the moment. So I guess the first action item is to create a list. The very first item on the list is going to be checking out the bike course if it is a new [...]

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Okay, so what does a back injury, Las Vegas, the weather, my job search, a bad hot water heater, my family and the cosmos all have in common? They have all conspired against me this past week to prevent me from getting in my training. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to make excuses, [...]

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Holy Cow, I just realized that I only have 3 more weeks of serious training before my first Olympic distance race. Now I know that according to the calendar the race is still 4 weeks away. But I only have 3 weeks to train since the week before a race is supposed to be spent [...]

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