Category Archives: Achieving Goals

Swim goals updated: 1:30/100 yards…once

In taking a closer look at my swimming goal of 1:15 for the 2.4 mile Ironman swim, I was looking for intermediate goals for shorter distances.  The closest that I found to an equivalency chart was in the Endurance Nation stuff, where … Continue reading

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Next Season planning continues

The more I think about it, I do ‘feel the need…the need for speed’ :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwNWviK5z0Q My focus right now is getting the training plan setup for the beginning of January, to get a jump-start on the season goals…and part … Continue reading

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How fast to go to Hawaii / Dad’s 12 Hour Goal

So how fast do you need to be, to be one of the fastest Ironman triathlete’s in the world…that is to say, good enough to qualify for the World Championships in Hawaii? Well, in my age category this year at … Continue reading

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Endurance Nation says: OutSeason Key #3 Stop Swimming

I was reading a series put out by Endurance Nation, called Rethinking the Off Season…they call it the OutSeason…click on the Free Resources link to sign up for the free seminar series…a worthy read The first thing that caught my … Continue reading

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What’s with gramma?

Iron Buddy Anne Boone sends this along today. Anne races Ironman in the 60-64 age category 🙂 Funny cartoon, so I won’t spoil it by commenting on the dramatic rise in childhood obesity…dang…couldn’t help myself…okay, here it is…the CDC (Centers … Continue reading

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Laura Scott, You Are an Ironman!

At the finish line of every Ironman, an enthusiastic announcer, calls out each finisher by name, and loudly proclaims in a voice worthy of town criers of old, that ‘You are an Ironman!’.  At the end of a long day, … Continue reading

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