The car is all packet up and I’m on the road to Ironman Canada! Taper workouts are complete (except for a light 15 minutes tomorrow), legs are buzzed and ready for the shave tomorrow night, bike is shined up and riding smooth, shoes are glowing white, water bottles are ready to be filled (with water, […]
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The CrossFit Endurance Training Taper for Ironman Canada Has Begun!
After much debate, research, and even some tweeting with CrossFit Endurance creator Brian MacKenzie I was able to get my CrossFit taper plan for Ironman Canada squared away. Because of my training intensity, and how my body was feeling, I opted for a 1.5 week taper instead of the usual 1 week taper that can […]
A Great Hike/Trail Running Day At Blanca Lake
The day started off with a light chirp of my alarm clock at 6:30am. I wanted to make sure that I had enough time to consume my regular delicious egg, spinach, oatmeal, and blueberries breakfast before my ride was pounding on my door. I slowly made my way out of bed and started creating the […]
Super Easy, Tasty, and Healthy Chicken & Beans Recipe!
Do you ever have ideas for completely random recipes that you just know will taste good? Have you ever been making food and when you look in the seasoning cupboard you instinctually know what to add? That’s what happened here. I could taste this meal before I even made it. I already had bbq’d chicken […]
Getting My Nutrition Plan Ready For Ironman Canada
Ironman Canada is only a few weeks away. This morning I was doing my CrossFit Endurance workout in the lake, 8 x 200 meters. It always creeps me out a little when looking into the murky Greenlake water. The visibility is only a few feet, so I’m always wondering what’s beyond my view. Fortunately the […]
How I Need To Start Swimming!
I’m a big fan of Tim Ferriss and the 4 Hour Work Week. On Tim Ferriss’s site he has a popular post called “Total Immersion: How I Learned to Swim Effortlessly in 10 Days and You Can Too” that I had been meaning to read, but hadn’t gotten around to it until now. The reason […]
