the joy of running

there is no joy in running (yet). i'm not a runner but i soon will be. here's the deal at some point your body remembers the freedom of movement. you know how you felt when you were a kid and running was second nature and you could run all day and all night. i didn't feel that today all i felt like was that i was gonna hurl chunks but i have to say when i was done i felt pretty darn proud on myself.

Ironman - You Will Do This

apps and triathlon

doyou know on the iphone there are a bunch of cool apps dealing with the triathlon?
there's one called first time triathlon kinda spendy @ 9.99 but still pretty cool it's a 12 week training plan that's customized to your abilities. there's also an app called ipace that can help you calculte your pace. here's a free app that's pretty neat it follows 2008/2009 ironman world champion craig alexander.
as for me i'm just killin some time till my wife gets home so i can get some track time in.

riding is fun

TRIATHLON
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sunday

i was reading this training site and it said to start running for specific times not distances. so run for 3 minutes walk for 3 minutes. this is supposed to build up my running endurance and get to my 5 k goal by the end of feb. it's supposed to be nice so i think i'm gonna go to the h.s. track, easy on the legs to start.

swimming

i can proper myself through the water. so technically i can swim. but what i can't do is float or tread water or do any other stroke other than the crawl. i also can't swim for very long distances. so when i read these training advice columns they assume that you can swim at least 400 meters. as of right now i can't what i need is a workout plan for someone who hasn't tried to swim any extended distance for a very long time (last time was in high school in 1976) so i need some advice on training.

2009 Ford Ironman World Championship (Promo)

running

i know that there is a Hugh difference between a treadmill and actually hitting the pavement. but i must admit i am a bit hesitant about running. one of my biggest fears is that i'll start off strong pass the half way point and just be too tired to make it back. when i lived in the city we used to run down the bus line and when we got tired we'd just hop the bus home. that eliminates the fear of going too far, you could just run till your dropped. now that i live in a rural area that's not an option. crazy phobia but its mine. i like running in asics but if there are any other shoes better suited to a triathlon i would love to hear about them. here's my goal to start running by 2/1 and be able to run 3k by 3/1. swimming starts in march.
wish me luck..........

help losing weight

on the livestrong web site there's a section called the daily plate that tracks your caloric intake and your weight. i know it seems really time consuming to enter all the data but it helps me be accountable for what i eat. it also helps me to become more disciplined and i figure training for a triathlon is about discipline. discipline to train, to take care of your gear, to eat correctly. it's a skill that's learned in little steps and tracking my food intake on a daily basis is one of those little steps.

Triathlon

Triathlon
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let the game begin

why i love my schwinn and the best climbing music

yesterday was a great day. it wasn't raining there was no wind and the roads were dry. i went for a 90 min 20 mile ride. to everyone with stess in their lives here's the best cure. ride a bike. feel the wind and smile everytime your reach a hill cuz your reward is just on the other side, the sweet down hill glide. here are some of my favorite uphill tunes.
u2: where the streets have no name
beastie boys: you gotta fight
foo fighters: learn to fly
bruce springsteen: no surrender
O fortuna from carmina burana
Holst OP.32 mars
wagner: ride of the valkyrie

yeah

gonna go riding. the day just got better

wet suit etiquet

can anyone out there tell what you wear under a wet suit? it seems that bike shorts are too bulky and riding and running in a wet suit just seems crazy. do you change into bike shorts or a tri-suit after the swim? and if so where do you change. i know what you're thinking, is this person an idiot. well to tell the truth yes i am so please help the triathlon mentally challenged.

great untold story, triathlon 101

hi there,
i'm not sure if anyone will read this but here goes. this is a blog about training for my first triathlon.
this a story of how t.v. may of saved my life. i'm a 51 year old male who has managed to talk himself into believing that he's in pretty good shape. i have high blood pressure and am a type 2 diabetic, so i have some issures. one day after going to the gym i plunk my fat a@s in front on the television with a beer and a big old roast beef sandwich. we only have the most basic of cable so the only sports channel avaiable is the universal sports channel and it just so happens that it's an iron man triathlon marathon. so i start watching.
i can't believe what i'm watching a 2.4 mile swim, 112 miless on a bike, and if thats not enoough a marathon.
i tell myself that this is for crazy fit young people. then i hear the stories about a man who lost a leg when he was eight, a 20 year old who lost the use of both of his legs from a motorcycle accident, a man and with his disabled son whom he tows during the swim, rides doouble with in a specially made bike and pushes during the marathon. i started to cry. then at the end of the 2008 iron they show this 72 year old woman, the oldest competitor to ever start, and at the end of it all the oldest person to ever finish. when she crosses the line the announcer asks so how old are you. so many great stories, of people willing to suffer and sacrifice just to finish. for every story told there has to be an equally great untold story. i want to be one of those great untold stories. so no more excuses no i'm too old, i can't run that far, or i cant swim (which i really cant). my new motto will be, live life no limits