April 2008 – Coachdshen.com

The Dreaded DNF

Posted on April 20, 2008 by dshen

Watching my friends race Ironman China yesterday was really painful. The heat index reached 115 which is a combination of temperature plus humidity. It was an unbelievably hot and humid day on Hainan Island and for the 500+ racers, it was a nightmare. One of my buddies DNF-ed. He was feeling blurry eyed in the[…]

Off Season into Base Training: Like Pulling My Legs Out of Sludge

Posted on April 20, 2008 by dshen

Well I’m finally on the edge of being completely out of off season and about mid-way through my base training. The reason I say I’m not completely out of off season is because of some injury which has forced a reversal back to pre-base to allow for healing. My off season this year was the[…]