Training Advice for Everyone
One of my swimmers is moving out of the area. He and I have been working together for over 2 years and he’s made incredible progress. Here were some suggestions[…]
Category: Training vs. Life
We Are Weak
Yesterday I was going through the first of Gray Cook’s DVD series on the Certified Kettlebell-Functional Movement Screen or CK-FMS. The FMS was developed by Gray Cook as a way[…]
Coaches and Remembering What It Was Like Just Starting Out
I was going through my last TI training session and recalled an important moment. I remarked to my coach that many swim coaches tell you what to do, or describe[…]
Racing Photogenically
Friday, I picked up my official DVD for the NYC Marathon. It was the first one I’ve ever bought and thought that it would be cool to see how I[…]
Strongest Dad in the World
Forwarded to me by a buddy of mine. Truly inspirational. Like Rick Reilly says, compared to Dick Hoyt, I suck too. Strongest Dad in the World [From Sports Illustrated, By[…]
No Ironman Training in Beijing
This week I was vacationing in Beijing. I was appalled by the amount of pollution in the air, which made me wonder if anyone trained Ironman here. My conclusion is[…]
Reebok Run Easy Ad Campaign
I saw some ads for Reebok on the sides of bus stops. They say: Why Hit the Wall? It Hurts. Run Easy. Run Easy?!?!? I must say that Reebok just[…]
The Abuse Begins…Hill Repeats
A while back, a training buddy of mine remarked that he trained with another Ironman guy who basically did everything he could to make it hard on himself. He would[…]
Dean Karnazes is the Man!
I love this guy. Ever since I bought his book Ultramarathon Man, he has been an inspiration to me. Here are some excerpts from his interview with Outside Magazine. So[…]
The Ups and Downs of Training
So I talked about the ups and downs of cycling, and now a post about the ups and downs of training. We all wish we could blast through our workouts[…]