Forgive me readers for it has been 4 months since my last post… As I begin my fourth year of multi-sport endurance training and my 36 weeks of training for Ironman Wisconsin 2010 (yes I’m doing it again), I think I have officially recovered from Ironman Wisconsin 2009. The last sign of recovery (for you…
It would be easy to fill this post with everything that did not go well for me yesterday, but I won’t. There were too many good things and the number one goal of the day was accomplished, I Finished! And I heard Mike Reilly (the voice of Ironman) call my name as I crossed the…
As I start writing this post there are but a mere 5 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes until the cannon sounds and the calm waters of Lake Monona start to churn, and the 2500 athletes become a human smoothie maker of sorts…sounds like fun… This morning I started my final week of preparations. It’s a…
Well my training for Ironman Wisconsin is all but over. There are two weeks of progressive taper left before race day, Sunday, 13 September. It will be a small miracle if I can avoid driving myself or my family insane between now and then. Today I ran the 28th annual Woodbury Country Mile (half-marathon). This…
The one consistent piece of advice that I have received from people I’ve talked to that have done Ironman Wisconsin is “Ride the bike course before the race”. Well I’m not one who usually takes advice. I have a bad habit of doing things my way which typically means learning things the hard way. But…
When I was planning my race schedule last fall for this past weekend I penciled in the Cleveland race or Shoreview’s Turtleman race as my two options. This race would be my final triathlon tune-up prior to Madison. I wanted a mid-distance (Olympic) race and both fit the bill. The final decision was whether we…
The 2009 Door County, Half Iron Triathlon, the second annual half iron event. The race weekend consists of a sprint distance race (1/4 mile swim, 18 mile bike, and a 5k run) which is held on Saturday, July 18 and the half iron race (1.2 mile swim, 56.3 mile bike, and 13.1 run) held on…
The 2009 MiracleKids Triathlon was held at Lake Nokomis Park on July 18 in Minneapolis, MN. This is one of many events held throughout the year to raise funds for the Miracles of Mitch Foundation. Who was Mitch? Mitch was a kid who loved to swim, bike and run, and always seemed to be up…
2009 Grandma’s Marathon Race Report 19 June 2009, I arrived in Duluth at about 11:00 AM Friday morning. I was staying at Spirit Mountain Campground for the third year. It is convenient (about 15 min from downtown) and relatively inexpensive at $30 per night (2-night minimum). The campground is full of runners for the weekend,…
According to Wikipedia, VO2 Max (also maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake or aerobic capacity) is the maximum capacity of an individuals body to transport and utilize oxygen during incremental exercise. The name is derived from V – volume per time, O2 – oxygen, max – maximum. VO2 max is expressed either as an absolute…
