Category: Ironman 70.3 Des Moines 2024
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1 Month Out
I know I know…I haven’t done a very good job posting updates. There have been some major changes in the past six months though, so hold on for this one! Coaching and Training Back in October, I realized that the training peaks training plan was not very flexible to my changing schedule. If I were…
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I Finally Fell Off My Bike
“It’s not a matter of if, but when” and “You will fall” were two of the statements I had been told by multiple people multiple times. On Sunday night (Aug 27) at 8:40pm it happened. Rewind… Let’s go back to earlier in the day first though. I was tired from cutting down so many trees…
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1 Month In
If you took the under at one month, you’re out! I’ve been trying to stick with my schedule as much as possible. I’ve had a few modifications and only a couple of workouts that I’ve missed. I’ll try to recall the first month as best I can. Training While On Vacation One of my first…
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10 Years Later…
It will be 10 years between my first triathlon and my Half Ironman. I’ve done a lot over those ten years. We’ve traveled the country, changed jobs, survived a “pandemic,” and most importantly had both our kids. I’ve not been keeping up with my exercising over that span either. I’ve put on weight, noticed some…
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Day 4 – Run Test
“How much have I lost” went through my head this time as I started to tie my shoes. Not how much weight or how much hair, but how much time per mile (pace) did I lose in not running consistently for six years? TOO MUCH! I was able to talk my wonderful wife and both…
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First Time Back on the Bike
“It’s like riding a bike” kept going through my head. Another early morning, but this time I had more fear of the workout. Today was my first day on the new bike. Now, I’m a 39 year old man, who’s been riding bike for a really long time. I’m one who recalls riding no handed…
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Day 1 of Training
Holy crap 5am is early! I set my alarm the night before with a thought in the back of my mind of “I hope this is a really long night of sleep!” It was not. I got up, grabbed my bag of swimming gear I had packed the night before, double checked my contents, and…
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What Am I Doing?
“I should try that sometime” and “do it next year” went through my head as I logged onto Facebook one day. What I saw was a college friend of mine, Mike Romans, had just completed a 70.3 Ironman (or half ironman). I continued to scroll, got sucked into about 40 reels, and then happened upon…