Since August one of my biggest questions has been weather or not to work with a coach to help me reach my goals at Ironman. I’ve read a handful of books, understand a lot of the principals of training for endurance events & do my fair share of ongoing research. All that being said [...]
Archive for October, 2008
#83 Self-Coached Vs Coach
Posted in Training, tagged Triathlon coaching on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
#82 Plantar Fasciitis
Posted in Training on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since my running mileage increased I’ve been fighting some plantar fasciitis issues. Through acupuncture, massage therapy, ice, stretching & ibuprofen I’ve been able to keep it from getting too bad. That being said I decided it would be a good idea to pull out the big guns as far as treatment. Monday I acquired (purchased) [...]
#81 Another Weekend Report
Posted in Training on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These blog posts are starting to feel a little routine & predictable but here it goes.
This past weekend I headed out for a 60 mile ride on Saturday that turned in to about 68. The sun was out, it was dry but cold as hell. About ten miles in I even started spotting frost on [...]
#80 Running With My Eyes Closed
Posted in Training on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I wasn’t running with my eye’s closed but I might as well have been. Late Sunday afternoon I headed out for an 18 mile run. One great thing about the NW is the looooong summer days, sometimes its easy to forget the days aren’t as long as they were a month ago. I headed [...]
#79 More of the Same
Posted in Training on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since my last post its been more of the same other than the weather. I guess my “summers over” declaration was a little premature.
Over the weekend I got in a long-ish bike ride on Saturday & a truly long run on Sunday. I managed to get 15 miles in on Sunday and hold just over [...]
