I can’t believe how quickly fall has zoomed by. We’re already at Thanksgiving & the Las Vegas Marathon is 11 days out. (*%@#) Two weeks ago I had my highest volume training week, since then I’ve been on a three week taper. Each week the volume is a little less & the run intervals are [...]
Archive for November, 2008
#90 Brief Update
Posted in General on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
#89 Who Dunn It Cycling Awareness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cycling Awareness, Who dunn it on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last spring I posted a great video reminding drivers to keep an eye out for cyclists on the roads. The concept was a reminder of how easy it is to not see something your not looking for in the first place. Link to post.
Last week I got an email form the group that produced the [...]
#88 Trigger Point Plantar Fasciitis Kit Review
Posted in Gear Reviews on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been using the TP plantar fasciitis kit long enough now that I can give a full review of the product.
Plantar fasciitis symptoms hit me pretty quick when my long runs got over 15 miles. I had the typical symptoms in the feet & my calfs were really tight. My first attempts at fixing the [...]
#87 Ed “Tuba Man” McMichael
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Warning: This post has nothing to do with triathlon or training & covers what may be one of the worst things imaginable.
If you’ve spent much time in Seattle, especially at the Seattle Center or any sporting event you most likely know of the “Tuba Man”. He’s a Seattle fixture just like Starbucks or the [...]
#86 Pay Attention to the Details
Posted in Training on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Its Sunday night, another week down & another one about to start. I’m going to call last weeks training successful. The highlight was getting my feet close to 100%, there’s still a little soreness but not too bad.
This next week of training will be the biggest (volume & intensity) week in prep for the marathon. [...]
