A Little Less Structure

At the end of a long racing season, I find it refreshing to take a little bit of time to have what I refer to as unstructured training. When preparing for a marathon, an ironman or whatever one’s sport of choice is, it’s extremely important to have a plan in place so that reaching one’s […]

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Something New…After the Race!

It never fails.  The most important race is several days away and you do something silly like bump your knee on the corner of your kitchen counter or jam your toe in the door. I’ve done both, fortunately not before last Saturday’s race, but luckily, whenever I’ve done something silly like that, it’s always so […]

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How Much Recovery Do I Need?

Nell, I followed you on Saturday and hope you’re taking some time to rest and recover…which brings me to my question: how much time will you take off?  How you know when you can do your next race or even get back to regular training after a long event like Ironman?   I feel like […]

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Feet Up and Resting

It was a challenging day out there yesterday for me!   A good day at the office, I suppose, when it all comes down to it, though! Not a PR day for me, but another Ironman experience under the belt is always a good learning experience.   A good measure of success, aside from how […]

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