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After 9 straight months of my Ironman training program, it was finally race day! My first (and shortest) race of 3 in this program, was an Olympic distance triathlon: .98mi Swim 27mi Bike 10k Run To find a race that fit in with my schedule, I had to travel to Williamsburg, VA (about 3 hours […]
UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! It’s been a little while since my last post, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been training. The last 8-9 weeks have been busy ones. Here’s a short list of what’s happened: My wife & I found a cute little fixer-upper […]
UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! I know what you’re thinking… 11 weeks? What happened to a post after 10 weeks?! There was such a nice pattern! Yeah well, it’s been a wild few weeks, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been training. There will always be […]
UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! A few weeks ago I wrote a post about some setbacks and injuries during my Ironman training. Today, I’m happy to report we’re making progress. I haven’t broken any land speed records or set any PR’s in the last two weeks, […]
UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! I’m used to volume, but not quite like this (and I’ve barely even begun…). In the last 2 weeks, I’ve run 27.7 miles, Biked for 4+ hours at over 100 RPM, and swam nearly 10,000 meters. This is the most of […]
UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! I’ve made a lot of silly decisions at various different parts of my life. This one though, might just take the cake. I’ve decided committed to completing a full Ironman that is scheduled for less than 1 year from now. The question […]
On Tuesday, April 11th, 2017, I stopped CrossFitting. After just completing a weekend of CrossFit competition at the Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Challenge (affectionately referred to as “The MAAC”), I chose to shift my focus for a little while & “see how strong I could get” in 6 months. Starting April 11th, I began only following a […]
I’ve been a competitive athlete my entire life. After graduating from York College of Pennsylvania in 2010 & leaving collegiate Lacrosse behind for good, I began to see a decline in my motivation to work out. My sessions in the gym got shorter, less productive, and eventually I was just “going through the motions”. I […]
