A testimonial I wrote for Breakaway Training

It took 6 months to put on paper, but finally:
What does an Ironman race and a marathoner add up to? Answer–a train wreck.
When my name was announced on TV in the list of Kona lottery winners, I had a monumental decision to make. Without much training in swimming and biking, it would have been [...]

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Great long run!

It was a thing of beauty.
I had expected wind gusts of 25-30 miles per hour with predicted winds of 12-13 miles per hour. Knowing this, I was prepared for a slower run. It was (or still is) very nice out, but I had to wear gloves to keep warm. I did focus on pace [...]

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Here we go again!

Remember this image?  These guys at Beijing were simply awesome.  A Canadian won gold I think.
Can’t afford to keep it off any longer.  I’m back training for a few long-course triathlons down the road.  This week, I’m plunging back into the water and hitting the bike as well.  I still have a few weeks [...]

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The need for rest days and proper nutrition

I got a craving for orange juice recently. For a 10-day period, I couldn’t eat enough orange fruit and drink enough orange juice. I figure that craving was due to my state of health during a difficult stretch.
Quality workouts and long runs are punishing to the body. For anything over 20 miles, [...]

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The youngest race director ever?

He he.  Check this out.  Lord of the Loops run, in North Vancouver, BC.  Super cool!
Max, the RD, is seven years old.  Yep!

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Running track with kids

For some reason, we shared the track tonight with a group of high school kids practicing.  They were doing intervals of 200s and 400s.  I don’t know if they were doing ladders or not;  since our group was large, we had to keep warning the lane wanderers to watch out for the kids running the [...]

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2009 Kona (Ford Ironman World Championships) Lottery winners

UPDATE 4/30/2009 9:37AM Pacific: If you are on this list and don’t know who to turn to, consider Breakaway Training.  You can read my testimonial here.  Good Luck!
UPDATE 4/15/2009 1:06PM Pacific: Here is the definitive list!
Congratulations to everyone who won a slot. Someone from slowtwitch.com forums typed this in from the [...]

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Bataan Death March Tribute 102K Ultra, Update

Here is the link to the race director’s first report.
Here is part 2 of the race director’s report.
Here is the link for the first series of pictures.
Here is the race director’s post with a link to a video documentary of the race.
Here is one runner’s race report: bugobugo85.
Enjoy!

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Spectator report: Ironman CA 70.3 4/4/2009

Athlete tracker==>
What did I collect from being a spectator? I woke up today feeling liked I just raced, PLUS wicked sunburn on my neck. My voice is coming back, but I’m trying to get myself in mental shape to tackle my workout for today. My long run is skipped this week–just ran out of time [...]

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Bataan Death March Tribute – Ultramarathon this weekend! 4/5/2009

Yes, on the real Bataan Death March route. It will be 102K of heat and humidity from Mariveles, Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga in the Philippine island of Luzon. The ultra will be run on both municipal roads and highways. Here is the link to the website and another for the race [...]

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