Game on for 2019 IRONMAN Arizona ! Just signed up for my second Ironman!

Speed day! That means I attempt to beat myself, not that I have any actual speed. All-time PR 2500 yard swim! 3rd lifetime PR last 3 weeks in the pool! Fastest run since April close to 9:00 pace! Must be those groovy “Rockin’ Through The 70’s” tunes from RockMyRun! Seems the new run mechanics are finally…

Stickered the new Subaru today with the trophy accomplishments! Letourdefrance cycling climbs on the right, Ragnar Relay running & IRONMAN on the left.

This week the RockMyRun tunes theme is 90’s! With that, I “MMMBop’d” my morning 2500 yard swim to the tune of an all-time PR of 52:36. A 1:13 improvement. Fun to do a lifetime PR at age 54. Then, even though I was depleted of energy from the swim and not eating enough last night, I was…

Perfect weather today on the coast around 80 degrees. Perfect for a big training day. Over 70 miles of swim, bike, run fun! Loved the Santa Ana wind push on the way back on the bike! Kept with the hair metal music mix theme of the week on the run with “Hair Metal Mania” courtesy…

10 hill repeats, 10 rocks at the top of the hill for me to push off the cement, and some hair metal rock from RockMyRun to help me get it done!

And the swim PR’s keep coming! Not sure why, but I’ll take it. Fastest 2500 yards ever in my life and fastest pace/100 at any distance in my life! Looking forward to IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta

Added a special challenge to the 2019 race calendar today. Attempting to complete the 70.3 half distance on Saturday and the Olympic distance on Sunday Wildflower Experience

Client meetings all day so had to hit the pavement early at 5am for my 2 mile warm-up followed by 8 hill repeats for a total of 7.5 miles. I get a little stupid on hill repeat days so I line up a row of rocks and push one off when I get to the…

Another fascinating run through a city. This one presented much potential danger as the constant onslaught from the never-ending hoards of bicycles of Amsterdam could take me out at any moment. The legend is true and bicycles rule this country. Looking twice before crossing the road cannot be stressed enough. They seem to appear from…

I read somewhere that you should go for a run after a long flight across multiple time zones. It helps your body reset and reawaken. I also know from traveling, one of the best ways to see a new city, and cover a lot of ground, is to go for a run. On Tuesday afternoon…

After a year and my first three triathlons, I have decided this sport is one that likes me back in a weird sort of way. Time to plan the next year. First up, I have locked in 70.3 Ironman Indian Wells!

Chula Vista Half Ironman is in the books!  That makes two 70.3’s and one 140.6 in my first year of triathlon racing! This race was definitely the epitome of “you never know what will happen in a race.” The swim was not wetsuit legal for placing in age group finals.  Fortunately, I was not going…

23 days before race day and I basically did a half Ironman today. Nice to be ahead of schedule and in a strong and comfortable place. Today was a 1 mile swim, 65 mile bike, and a 9 mile run along the coast. The run, in particular, is improving and feeling stronger. According to the…

Big, big ride today. One I have wanted to do for the past year. Finally found a friend as crazy as me. Wayne and I dipped our tires in the Pacific Ocean at Mission Beach and then rode up to Mount Laguna. 70 miles and 8,270 feet of climbing. Took us 8.5 hours riding through…

My next triathlon adventure has been booked. Upon completion, this will make two 70.3’s and one 140.6 in my first year trying out this sport.

After months of structured Ironman training, and weeks of recovery, I wanted to do something different.  Today, I went back to my roots of mountain climbing on my road bike.  Fortunately, all that Ironman training has my legs in great shape so I can just jump into it. One of my long-term goals is to…

I remember checking into my first triathlon in Austin at the 70.3 Ironman Austin.  It was nerve-racking.  All those bags to fill and you had to drop most of them off the day before.  No room for mistakes for a guy who was a first timer alone with no veterans along to guide him.  It…

And so the journey begins. Roadtripping 600 miles up to Santa Rosa to see if I can finally become an Ironman on Saturday.

My dedication to Ironman training was tested today. While my wife went to a local winery to help them bottle and drink their latest wines, I stuck to the plan and ran 17 miles. She is clearly of higher intelligence and was smarter about how she spent her three hours this morning.

My last really, really big training day today before Ironman Santa Rosa three weeks from tomorrow. First, I lost 5 pounds today. Second, I dropped 20 seconds off my average mile on the run versus last week and I ran 3 miles more. Third, the bike was 90 miles which is the second longest ride…

4 weeks from Ironman Santa Rosa. Set a 10k run PR for the year (still a slow old guy) after swimming 2.4 miles and cycling 80. Dialing it in. Confidence riding high!