Category Archives: Achieving Goals

Age group athletes vs. Mother Nature et al

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Dad

On January 4, 2011, I wrote about my bike test and result of 249 Watts FTP https://irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/ and on January 7, my run test result of 37 vDOT https://irondaughterirondad.com/5k-run-test-nailed-37-vdot/ So it’s coming up to that time to re-test, to see … Continue reading →

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Listen to your body…what the heck is it saying?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Dad

On my run today, my hamstring felt a bit stiff going out on the last fast mile interval, so I cut it off, and jogged it back in. I had pulled my hamstring just over 3 months ago, and wrote about … Continue reading →

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Iron Daughter: a study in fitting in workouts

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Dad

Looking at Iron Daughter’s recently posted training schedule: https://irondaughterirondad.com/daughter-dad-profiles/daughters-profile/daughters-workout-schedule/ …I’m again reminded of the amount of dedication that training for an Ironman takes…particularly if you’re working for a living in a job that doesn’t really allow a flexible schedule during … Continue reading →

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The power of water and swimming

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Dad

The recent tsunami in Japan reminds us of just how powerful and dense water really is: (Full screen by clicking on the triangle in the lower right corner) To a lesser degree, we’re faced with the same elements and factors … Continue reading →

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VO2max training

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dad

My VO2max training phase begins this week…here’s an example of the Main Set within a 60 minute run: MS: 2 x 200, 2 x 400, 2 x 200, all @ IP/Z5/Very Hard with full recoveries between each. The bike VO2max … Continue reading →

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Training recovery after being sick

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dad

So time to recap where I’m at in my training…to a large degree because I’m coming back from being sick…sounds weird…I’m _never_ sick…I guess I’m mortal after all…and wanted to recap it…and we’ll be leaving for vacation for a week … Continue reading →

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Vegan Virgin: My Conclusions on a Vegan Diet

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Dad

It’s now been 2 weeks from the beginning of my Vegan Diet experiment…one week on…one week off Rather than write one _long_ post here, I’m planning to add in more details in separate posts over the next few days as I … Continue reading →

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Vegan Virgin: Day 6: Date Night / exercise ramping up

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Dad

This post is / was written throughout the day (Saturday, Feb. 26).  Today is Saturday…Date Night…every Saturday…for well over a decade now…14th Anniversary coming up on March 1st…so longer than that…is it still searingly romantic?…not always…sometimes though…other times, it’s just time to catch … Continue reading →

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If it kills you, it kills you

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dad

Over a lifetime I’ve been stricken with a drive for forward movement…it seems that once I accomplish one goal or a challenge …or not 🙂 …it simply provides a new foundation for the next thing. On the exercise and training side, it … 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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Finally something to blog about…

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Daughter

Just like Ironman ’09, I thought I would give Iron Dad a bit of a headstart with the blog (and the training)… build his confidence, and then blow by him. That’s my memory and I’m sticking to it. In truth, … 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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You are my hero!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Dad

I’ve just been _JAMMED_ at work this past week…and it becomes even more frantic for the next 2 weeks in advance of an annual convention that I attend every year…we announce/roll-out a lot of new programs at the convention every year, … Continue reading →

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The best training weeks are quiet ones

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Dad

As I was logging my workout today, I was reminded that the best training weeks for me are the quiet ones…not quiet in terms of workload, but quiet in terms of my training log entry…I know I’m having a good week, … Continue reading →

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