Losing all this weight is a nice side benefit from training so much. But one downside is now all my pants don’t fit me! I dropped one more inch off my waist so I went over to Gap and bought a boatload of new pants from them. I can only hope that I maintain this[…]
This year my recovery from Ironman is moving at a rapid pace. At my first Ironman (NZ), it took me 6 weeks to fully recover. Last year at IM Austria, it took me 4 weeks. And this time, I think it will be less than 4 weeks. On Friday, I went for a swim and[…]
I just weighed myself this morning (Sunday after Ironman Brazil, one week later) and I’m a whopping 145 lbs.! At NYC Marathon last year, I weighed in at 147 lbs. And now with all this training, I’ve dropped another 2 lbs. at race time. Amazing! At least I don’t have to drag another 2 lbs[…]
Or is that a poplitius in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? I went to my Graston physical therapist on Friday and I told her about some pain I was having in the back of my knee. She starts touching the area behind there and I yelp in pain as she[…]
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Here are the official pictures I bought of me racing. Look at that mass of swimmers at the start!
I have found that international Ironmans often don’t end after the race. Sometimes, it is an Ironman quality effort to get home afterwards, and Brazil was no exception. I think the whole country’s national pasttime is waiting in lines. Unfortunately, it means that all your 21st century sensibilities on how much time you need to[…]
Post-race I am thinking of these things to work on: 1. I’m still having trouble running off the bike for Ironman. I need to examine brick workouts and training for a fast Ironman shuffle in cases where my legs are not able to run with my normal stride and technique. 2. I need to continue[…]
Yet another sunny but chilly day in Florianopolis, in contrast to race day which was relatively cloudy and a bit drizzly at times. I don’t think I felt warm at any time here in Floripa at all despite the deceptiveness of the clear blue skies and sun. This morning I woke at 630a to go[…]
Waking up the morning after Ironman is always a sore affair. You think you’re ok until you swing your legs off the bed and take a step. Ugh! But what can you do. At least this time, it’s a bit less sore than last time. That’s the good thing about doing multiple Ironmans; every time[…]