Category Archives: Dad’s Blog Posts

Acclimating to Heat and Humidity: Coach Gale’s notes

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dad

Continuing on our theme of Heat and Humidity, I looked up a 2 part article that Coach Gale Bernhardt had written on acclimating to the hot and humid environment…a worthy read. Our picture today on what to do if it doesn’t work… Part … Continue reading →

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Running in the heat…taking faster stuff indoors

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dad

As the temperature yesterday headed up to 100F, I was reminded of a post that I wrote about running by pace vs. heart rate…and how it applied to running in the heat. Worth another look if you haven’t seen it in … Continue reading →

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Exercise calories burned…watch those bike calories

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dad

One of the challenges in counting calories is that the numbers just really aren’t very accurate…particularly exercise calories, since there are a lot of variables that come into play. …for example swimming…since I’m not a particularly elegant swimmer, the number of calories … Continue reading →

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I just don’t look good naked anymore…

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dad

Thinking about, and focused on, dropping a few pounds, I’ve had a song running through my head the last few days. When living in Charleston, one of our favorite things to do on a Sunday night was to go down … Continue reading →

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5 things for me to remember when ‘dieting’

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dad

Getting ready for Ironman Florida, now 4 months out, and adding in a focus on ‘body composition’…okay…losing some fat that I don’t want to drag around for 12-13 hours on race day…I’m reminded of the areas that ‘challenge’ me in … Continue reading →

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squeezing off a few pounds

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dad

Okay…here it is…my weight chart since just after Ironman Florida last year. In my weigh-in this morning, I was 205 pounds…the last time that I stood on a scale was January 15, 2011, and I was 202 at that point. … Continue reading →

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standing down…and not getting fat

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dad

With my training cut back this week, allowing my body parts to recover from the Half Iron race last Sunday…and in fact from the season of training so far this year…I’m reminded that I need to get back onto the … Continue reading →

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Recovery…and getting back into training

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dad

I have my training log setup to email me my workouts every day. I’m generally sitting at my desk by 7:00am, coffee, fruit shake, check the news, cleanup email/replies/contacts/daily conference notes, fine-tune my To Do list for the day, and … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Half Iron: 6:17:33

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Dad

So there it is, another race in the books. The last Half Iron distance race (1.2 mile swim, 56 miles bike, 13.1 mile run) that I did was almost 5 years ago, prior to my first Ironman….too funny when I looked it … Continue reading →

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Race day tomorrow!: Half Iron Sunday, July 3

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Dad

So tomorrow morning, all things being equal, my daughter and I will be at the start line at 6:30am Pacific time for the Subaru Vancouver International Triathlon, for a lovely Sunday morning 1.2 mile swim, 56 miles on the bike and a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Dad

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!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dad
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What a week…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dad

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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look for this tattoo in your next race

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Dad

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

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Dad

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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