IRONMAN 70.3 Coeur d’Alene is a hilly bike course so I am focusing on keeping those climbing legs I grew for St George that worked so well. So, today I got my 2500 yard swim in and drove out to Palomar Mountain. I haven’t been out there for two years when I was training to climb…

Because I apparently want to do all the hard 70.3 Ironmans this year, I am officially headed to Coeur D’Alene at the end of June.  A potentially icy and glacier-fed lake swim, 3,500 feet of climbing on the bike, but a relatively level run at only 400+ feet of gain.  Also, I am very excited…

According to others, St George 70.3 Ironman is one of the hardest in North America.  Why I had a mental lapse/senior moment and did not realize this before I signed up I will never know.  I am very much into looking at all the courses and understanding the difficulties before committing since I am a…

Going to be a hot one at IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Utah on Saturday! Approaching 90 during the day, but since 4/14 the water temp has risen 5 degrees to 62 and the winds don’t look too bad for the bike!  

Final long run this past Saturday. It was the day after a sizeable brick workout of 2500 yard swim, 50 mile 3800 feet of climbing bike, and 5 mile run. Oddly, the 14 mile run went exceedingly well!! The first 5 miles were all sub 9 minute miles! Overall a 9:42 minute pace for the…

Woohoo! Came in second in the Male 55 -59 age group. Sure, there was not an official 55-59 age group and there were only 4 guys in that range, but it sounds good! Fun day out with Triathlon Club of San Diego doing that duathlon thing with some serious climbing in the middle on The Great Western…

Work, bike issues, and slight strain from swimming made training early in the week difficult. Made it up on the back end with 41 miles of running (two 14 mile plus runs in there) and 109 miles of cycling in the past few days. Got back in the pool too. Feeling good physically after two…

Continuing the ramp up for IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Utah , today went long on the run with 14 miles on a sunny San Diego Day.   My wife road along as my personal professional photographer so a couple of photos made it into the post. Nothing fast, but legs felt great to the end and new nutrition…

Spring has sprung my running ability!  On this “Spring Ahead” time change day, I was once again amazed that I can find ways to improve at age 55. Today was my long run day.  I started it with a hearty bowl of oatmeal, walnuts, blueberries, honey, and bananas at 6am.  Then, a fresh cup of…

I received an email the other day from the Wildflower Experience that said “Due to several external circumstances beyond our control, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Wildflower Experience in 2019.  Although we are very disappointed to not see you in 2019, the Wildflower Experience will be back, better than ever, in…

I read in Triathlete Magazine an article about a one-hour indoor trainer interval cycling workout called Batman Forever.  Neal Henderson of APEX Coaching who created it named it that because the big interval looks like Batmans’ head.  To read the article click here>> I recreated it in Rouvy. If you use Rouvy, click here>> to use the workout yourself. …

Very excited to announce that I am now a certified Ride with GPS Route Ambassador. Ride with GPS Ambassadors share the hidden gems from their locations, creating a global directory of high quality, photo enhanced, vetted routes. My page is now live and Ride With GPS has vetted and approved my first three routes. Click here to…

New gear Sunday. More tunes & more hydration the @oldguywhotris! The new Jlab wireless Epic Elite earphones were a big step up from the standard iphone earbuds that I have been using for years.  No more dangling wires, earbuds falling out of my ears, and excessive outside noise from traffic etc.  Plus, a much better…

I finally splurged on the elastic laces. No more tying when transitioning to the run. My initial thought was that these were kind of stupid because how much time could they actually save. Now, I want them on all my shoes. Even went all in for the reflective laces! They have taken a few weeks…

Made USA Triathlon Magazine this month with a little quote about one of my “bucket list” race destinations this year Wildflower Experience. Really looking forward to doing the unofficial Wildflower Double 70.3+Oly! #wildflowerexperience #wildflowertriathlon

Some days you just need to go do something fun and different than specific hardcore training.  Since my next race at Wildflower isn’t until May, this is the perfect time of year to be off plan, but kind of still on plan. Today. I decided to just go for a big, fun, climbing ride on…

A new year, a new tri toy! I have joined the pain cave club with the purchase of a smart trainer. CycleOps H2. So cool that I can just jump on and ride anywhere in the world with real filmed routes on Rouvy. I can already see the improvement in power in just a few…

70.3 Indian Wells behind the scenes bootleg outtake video courtesy of my wife. She loves to get these at my most vulnerable race moments.

Cold, cold start to the swim this morning. I think they said 57 degree water temp. I thank more experienced people at check in that told me to wear booties and pour warm water down my wetsuit before I get in. Worked great! Only my hands were significantly cold during the swim. Loved the flat…

Check in day for IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta. Lots of talk about how cold the lake is. Race announcer said 56. A guy in a sales booth said 46. I put my hand in it and it seemed tolerable, although that was next to the shore. I have a great position in the transition…

Race prep day. 70.3 Indian Wells Ironman on Sunday. Washed and waxed the bike, new tires, packed three bags of gear, prepped the Outback, and went for a quick 4 mile run to dust off the legs during taper week.

Man cannot live on triathlon alone. Epic races must be checked off on the bucket list. Lottery entry has been completed.

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…