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, […]
Races
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 […]
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 […]
The Seattle Seafair Torchlight Run & Cheat Day
Seafair is a crazy fun time around the Seattle area, and it all kicks off with the Torchlight the 5k and 8k Run, which is followed by the Torchlight Parade. On a fun note, the Torchlight Run was actually my first race exactly 5 years ago, and I did it with the same two people […]
What I Learned from The ChelanMan Half Ironman
If you read my last post, Finally The ChelanMan Half Ironman Story , then you know that I completed the event, but it wasn’t my greatest experience. I guess I shouldn’t have been too upset, because this was only my 2nd triathlon. I just expect to do a good job every time. You know… I […]
Finally The ChelanMan Half Ironman Story…
On July 16, 2011 I woke up at 4:30 in the morning to a peaceful chirping of my cell phone alarm. It was the day of the ChelanMan Half Ironman and over the night I didn’t get much sleep… This was partly due to pre-race jitters and partly due to a fellow racer/friend having car […]
