Category Archives: Ironman

Iron Dad’s 12 week Half Ironman Training Plan: Fine tuning

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Dad

Alright…I’ve spent a lot of time with Coach Gale Bernhardt (pictured on the right) over this past week looking at the rest of my season, and specifically the 12 week ramp up to the Vancouver Half Ironman on July 3. … Continue reading →

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Here we (/I) go!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Daughter

Well according to Iron Dad I have been noticeably absent from Blogger-land lately, and by association, from IronTraining.  The former I certainly admit to. I cannot plead guilty to the latter however, as I have been slowly reacquainting myself with the IronLifestyle over … Continue reading →

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Testing completed…Ironman goals updated

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Dad

Interesting week, with the first bike and run tests of the new season completed…and very happy with how I executed them both…particularly considering that I haven’t done a maximal speed test in quite some time…so time to re-evaluate my training … Continue reading →

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2011 Season Outline

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Dad

Okay…here’s how my season will generally layout….at least at this point 🙂 Beginning on Jan. 3: 14 weeks of Base/OutSeason 12 weeks, Race prep for Vancouver Half Iron, with 1 or 2 prep races 4-6 weeks, transition and general prep … Continue reading →

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Off-season: Long and slow, or Short and fast?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Dad

For the off-season Long and Slow seems to be fading out…Short and Fast seems to be fading in.  Used to be that all you read about was that the off season was for recovery and building a base with long and slow … Continue reading →

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New reason to swim faster

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dad

I just found a new and compelling reason to swim faster. I was listening to an Endurance Nation webinar the other day while spinning off a few calories on the trainer…it was dealing with the pacing and power strategy on the bike … Continue reading →

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How to swim faster

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dad

Alright.  I think that I’m done with ‘analysing’ the swim goal thing for the moment.  Coach Dinah and I spent an hour and change with the stopwatch to satisfy my ‘number craving’…I think that she bought a stopwatch specifically to … Continue reading →

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Running speed: picking it up a bit

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dad

As part of a 40 minute run, I included a hilly 5K route that I have measured out by GPS from our local bar to home…okay, don’t ask, don’t tell…in 27 minutes…not all out, average 143HR, so mid Z3, and ‘steady’…HR higher going up … Continue reading →

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What’s it take for a 4:35:00 Ironman Marathon

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dad

Ah, the marathon at the end of the Ironman…a 26.2 mile run, after a 2.4 mile swim and 112 mile bike ride…what a whacked idea that is to start off with…who can forget Julie Moss…nobody that watched her:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbWsQMabczM Ooouch.  … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Dad

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

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Dad

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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Swimming goal 1:15:00 for 2.4 mile swim

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dad

In an earlier Post, I noted that the Endurance Nation speed ‘cutoff’ to not have to swim during the winter was a 1:15:00 Ironman swim…well, okay, it’s not really presented that way, but the way that I like to think … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Half Iron July 3, 2011

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Dad

As we develop the season plans, Daughter and I have decided to do a little training race together on her home turf…the Subaru Vancouver Half Ironman on July 3, 2011:  Swim 1.9KM, (2 laps), Bike 91KM, (4 laps), Run 20KM, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dad

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

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Dad

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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