From Fat…
June 2009 - Ride For Rob
..to fit…
July 2010 - Muskoka Long Course
September 2010 - Muskoka 70.3 Ironman
..to Ironman!
July 2011 - Ironman Lake Placid
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I am a pretty easy going, happy go lucky guy. I have a great life and rarely ask for much, if anything at all. But now I need your help. I’ve submitted my name to be selected as a TrainingPeaks Ambassador. What is that you ask? Well in a nutshell they are looking for Authentic [...]
I can’t sleep. I got a bad case of “busy brain”. What do I need to pack? Do I have all my nutrition supplies? Bike supplies? Spare tubes, tires, wheels, parts? Don’t forget the tools. Oh yeah and bring plenty of water bottles.
What is my plan for T1? Do I use the [...]
With less than two weeks before the big day I decided way back in January that I would book these last two weeks as holidays. After all the training and working and travelling it feels nice to be home and not have anything to do. This was a big month both training wise and work [...]
If you were brave enough to click on this link you can rest assured I won’t be streaking through Burlington :) I am referring to running without gadgets, heart rate monitors, clocks, etc… The last few weeks my long runs have felt longer than usual and something seemed wrong. Having the coaches at Mark Allen [...]
“I can already see myself wishing for the long, steady endurance workouts”
I wrote that last week as I was “looking forward to a change of pace”. Speed swim was hard but fun, speed bike was hard but fun, speed run was downright painful. And the pain lasted for days in fact it still [...]
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Quotes "It's impossible" said pride. "It's risky" said experience. "It's pointless" said reason. "Give it a try" whispered the heart." - Unknown
“Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.” Greg Henderson
"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes." - Buddha
"The Ironman doesn't interest the average person, it draws people who have something exceptional" - Mark Montgomery
"Never trust a fart in an Ironman!" - Me
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