Monthly Archives: June 2011

Iron Dad’s ‘taper weekend’ 1 week before the race

I’m in Calgary this weekend, 1 week before the Half Iron in Vancouver on July 3, and the last weekend to get in some ‘quality’ workouts, before a heavy taper next week in advance of the race. Visiting my son, … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day!

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What a week…

In looking at my training log yesterday, early morning before heading out on the bike, I realized that I had not logged one workout all week long…I did the workouts…over 11 hours worth, I think…I’ll get everything up to date … Continue reading

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Daughter’s Lifestyle Plate…

Look DadI A blog post! Dad’s latest blog post about the ‘food plate’ guidelines inspired me to consider my ‘lifestyle plate’ in the last few weeks leading up to the Vancouver 1/2 Ironman.. and to evaluate how much real estate on that plate my … Continue reading

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look for this tattoo in your next race

If you see this tattoo on the course in your next race, take a good look, since you won’t see it again until the line for pizza after the finish line …for it is the latest artistic addition of Iron Buddy … Continue reading

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Training back on track: 15 hours this week

With travel over for the moment, and my wife taking a few days away to visit friends, I had a productive work week, and got my training back to where it should be: 15 hours in total this week. Swimming … Continue reading

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What does your ‘Plate’ look like?

The new USDA ‘Plate’ as reported a few days ago has generated a creative buzz around the Internet, as folks weigh in on what their ideal ‘Plate’ would look like. CNN even has a Design your ‘MyPlate’ in their iReport section. …our … Continue reading

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New food ‘pyramid’…what???

The United States Department of Agriculture has just released their new Food ‘Pyramid’…well no longer a ‘Pyramid’…a ‘Plate’…a progression from an older view introduced in 1992, to the middle one introduced in 2005, which was supposed to be in wide use … Continue reading

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