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achy yesterday…but I’d rather feel the pain…

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Dad

Woke up feeling achy yesterday…so what’s with that?…another ‘new’ symptom…started with a sore throat a week and a half ago, that morphed into congestion and a cough, and as that diminished, bit of a light cough, and my back was just feeling … Continue reading →

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so when to get back on the training wagon…

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dad

still nursing a persistent cough through yesterday…although improved…only every once in a while…much better last night than the night before and definately better than the night before that…so a positive trend…a few GI issues this morning…hopefully it’s not morphing into something … Continue reading →

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United Airlines: Friendly skies?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Dad

Having written a post about our flight that made an unscheduled stop in Denver en route to Chicago: https://irondaughterirondad.com/happy-valentines-day/ …turns out that United recognized the flight was below service expectations, and did reimburse passengers with a $50.00 e-coupon each for the hassle…and as … Continue reading →

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Vegan/Paleo Diet Swap Week: Feb. 21-27

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dad

Looks like we’re on: Vegan/Paleo week Feb. 21-27 …the idea is for the vegan/vegetarian leaning group (Team Captain Iron Daughter) to go more ‘Paleo’, and the ‘Paleo’ group (Team Captain Iron Dad) to go Vegan …details and ideas, bricks and bouquets about … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dad

Alright…we get started again…tomorrow 🙂 This past 3 weeks has been a bit ragged…sore throat and cold…recovery in time for the convention last weekend through this past Tuesday…overlapped by another sore throat / congestion this past week…rats…so exercise has been a … Continue reading →

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The golden age of flying…gone :(

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dad

Flying out to the west coast yesterday for my convention this weekend, I am reminded that the golden age of flying is long gone.  Cramped, low on service, high on irritation, I did nonetheless arrive on time, with my bags…our expectations have … Continue reading →

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Listen to your body

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dad

Iron Buddy Anne sends this along today…great reminder especially for us ‘Masters’ athletes…you weren’t thinking of Iron Dad when you read it were you? 🙂 …thanks Anne! This is a quote in today’s paper in an article by David Quick, from … Continue reading →

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First outside bike ride in 2 months!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Dad

Ah, good to be back on the bike outside, on a rare 60F winter day…beautiful! Decided that my mountain bike was the perfect vehicle for an outdoor spin in over 2 months…pumped up the tires, lubed the chain, and out the door for … Continue reading →

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Busy Work / Light Exercise week…TGIF!

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dad

It’s been a _very_ busy work week and I’ve had a lingering cold, that now appears almost gone…good news…so I used the double opportunity to have a _very_ productive work week…and decided to take it easy on the exercise thing, and plan to … Continue reading →

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Blogging is cool…new friends in Spain!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dad

Being the first blog that I’ve _ever_ been involved with, like most projects that I take on, I approach it with zeal…maybe you can tell by the almost daily posts for the past couple of months since we started this…come … Continue reading →

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So the game is on!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Dad

What an occasion, that’s for sure…Iron Daughter’s first blog post of the New Year!…very articulate young woman if I may say 🙂 …didn’t want to move it off the top quite yet with a long post, so I thought let’s … Continue reading →

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‘Goddess’ of fate being a little cute

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dad

I do like to complete planned training like a metronome…complete and checkoff the workouts as they come up…and have a pretty good track record over years of doing just that. …my ‘work’ workload has been rather large this past few … Continue reading →

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Jack LaLanne…you are an Ironman!

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Dad

Sitting down at my desk this morning at 6:30am, in advance of a VERY busy work day, as my computer booted up it presented me with the news that Jack LaLanne had died at the age of 96. Here was the … Continue reading →

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Ironman push-up challenge!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Dad

I’m reminded that an Ironman accomplishment can come in many different forms …one example from an earlier post: https://irondaughterirondad.com/laura-scott-you-are-an-ironman/ The most recent was my post about a good friend of mine that had 65 push-ups as a goal on his … Continue reading →

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Yasso 800’s…get faster…simply

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Dad

I was talking with my son last night…training for his first marathon…cool! …and one of my Iron Buddies a couple of days ago added a comment to our blog, that after over 25 years of training, she has a Heart Rate … Continue reading →

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