Category Archives: Ironman Florida

Rip currents…can be nasty…or just another current

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dad

I’ll preface todays post by saying, that I’m not talking about casual swimmers, or folks that are just wading out to splash in the water a bit and get knocked over, and caught in a rip current…they, my friends have a … Continue reading →

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Updates from the other end of the training spectrum…

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Daughter

Somehow I think I missed out on the analytical gene that my father so clearly embodies… can’t have too much of a good thing in one family I suppose! I am amazed at the progress my father is reporting from … Continue reading →

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and yes, I’m also biking…fast…and long

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dad

A lot of recent focus on kicking my swimming up a notch…and yes, I’m also biking and running 🙂 Yesterday’s bike ride is a good example of my long ride with HIT (High Intensity Training) for almost half of it…typically every Saturday…I … Continue reading →

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12 hour Ironman: training to get there

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dad

BTW, recognizing that my humour is sometimes lost on others, our picture today…now repeated a few times over the last few days…is my “Photoshop’ed” 11:58:50 finish that I’m tattooing into my brain…it actually hasn’t happened…yet…it’s derived from my first Ironman … Continue reading →

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12 hour Ironman…maybe, just maybe on a brilliant day

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dad

As a followup of my recent post about the possibility of a 12 hour Ironman https://irondaughterirondad.com/iron-dads-12-hour-ironman-goal-can-it-be-done/ here’s what I’m seeing based on my most recent training results: Swim: 1:20:00 / 1:55/100 yards This is going to be a stretch…swimming in a … Continue reading →

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Iron Dad’s 12 Hour Ironman goal…can it be done?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Dad

On November 27, 2010, now almost 9 months ago, I wrote a post that established my goal for Ironman this year as 12 hours…well at least a ‘training goal’, to establish my goal race pace in each discipline, and therefore my training target metrics … Continue reading →

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Ironman swim start video

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Dad

Here’s what all that swim training leads to…the Ironman race start with over 2,500 athlete’s getting into the water at the same time, and heading off for a 2.4 mile swim in open water…it’s a bit cramped as you can … Continue reading →

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Ironman training…PR or ‘just another Ironman’

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Dad

So with 15 weeks out…2 weeks before the ‘official’ beginning of my final Ironman training push, Coach Gale Bernhardt and I begin to lay out my training program for the final 13 weeks, to build the best-that-I-can-be Ironman body. …the only wild-card right now … Continue reading →

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it’s getting to be that time again: IMFL 15 weeks away

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Dad

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since the Vancouver Half Iron https://irondaughterirondad.com/vancouver-half-iron-61733/ …and 2 weeks to go before heading back into the Ironman Florida training focus beginning the week of August 8th…which will be 13 weeks from race day Since the … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a DNF from Dad

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Dad

I just read my daughter’s recap of her recent DNF at the Vancouver Half Iron. https://irondaughterirondad.com/reflections-on-a-dnf/ It’s difficult for a parent to watch their child suffer…or fail…although less so if it’s in the quest for something difficult…or extraordinarily complex…or reaching … Continue reading →

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ah…that swimming thing

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Dad

Well today Coach Dinah Mistilis and I face off with a stopwatch, a Tempo Trainer and 25 yards of swimming lane line to try and figure out a rational swim pace goal, and training plan to get there, for my Ironman swim … Continue reading →

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Bike Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test result: 270 Watts

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Dad

Well, the steady improvement continues as my FTP test on the bike today indicates a new 270 Watt FTP Personal Record (PR) …alright…YEAH! …okay…enough of that…another move upward from the last 2: April 4, 263W,  (1 month ago) Janury 3, 249W (4 months ago) … Continue reading →

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Great early season results!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Dad

Congratulations to all our friends that were racing this weekend…some excellent results out there! Iron Anne Boone was once again first and only in her Try Charleston Half Ironman 65-69 Age category, racing faster than her time goal, and almost 15 minutes … 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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