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Tuesday
Here’s a little day-in-the-life-of coming at you. 0515: wake up, eat a banana, feed the cats, load gym bag for swim session, chug Vega Pre-Workout Energizer, head to gym 0600: 1200yd swim w/ 12 x 25yd sprints chug Vega Recovery … Continue reading
To stretch or not to stretch?
(pssst! Got a couple bucks to spare? Help me fight Alzheimer’s!) A friend recently asked for my thoughts on stretching. Whether stretching is good for you or not has been debated and studied all over the place for a very long … Continue reading
Progress
I ran 10 miles Sunday, which is a record since hurting my knee two months ago. It was also in the snow, which was totally awesome. I had great fun watching people tip toeing carefully across the fresh powder (which … Continue reading
Posted in Injury, Strength Training, Training
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2011, a recap
2011 is nearly done, and it’s been one heck of a year. The highlights include: forty-three posts (this one makes forty-four!) twenty-eight pounds lighter four half-iron distance triathlons three months meat-free (and mostly dairy-free) two 24 hour running relays one … Continue reading
Posted in Injury, Strength Training, Training, Vegan, Weightloss
Tagged 2011, 2012
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Well, crap
Last week, Tuesday, I went on a wee 6 mile run. My left knee felt a little funny after the first mile, but that happens sometimes and isn’t ever a big deal (it usually just means I wasn’t wholly warmed … Continue reading
Thorp to Tieton
A friend had a piece in the 10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton exhibition, so last Saturday a few of us went out to see it. I still needed to get my training in for the day, though, so I asked … Continue reading
Hot Yoga, or, paying someone to cook you near to death and thanking them for it
I’ve long hated the idea of hot yoga (aka: Bikram). I’ve historically done rather poorly in the heat, and the idea of being in close proximity to people sweating in such volumes gave me the heebie jeebies. I finally realized, … Continue reading
Posted in Training, Yoga
Tagged bikram, nuun, SweatBoxYoga
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Getting Fast, Scorpion, and Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens
With my first half-iron completed, even though it took me forEVer to finish, I’m finally confident that I can survive the distance. Â For the first few months of my training leading up to that event, I was hitting new distance … Continue reading
HI-4: A Sobering Reality
I like drinking. Â It’s fun and I’m good at it. Â But, with just four weeks left until my first half-iron, it’s time to get serious and cut out the booze. Not that I’m drinking much now anyway. Â Alcohol interferes … Continue reading
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Tagged auburn half-iron, booze, sobriety, triathlon, weight loss
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Beauty Makes for Better Training
Last weekend I had the opportunity to go to Leavenworth, WA, to make some new friends and do a bit of altitude training.  I used Google maps to plan out a route, then used USATF’s site to plot the elevation: