Category Archives: Racing

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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Running: Pace vs. Heart Rate

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dad

I’ve had the question while running in Charleston in the heat of the summer…should I be running based on Heart Rate (HR) or Pace? My Heart Rate is significantly higher on hot days, or more properly, for the same Heart Rate, I’m … 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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Losing fat not muscle

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Dad

When restricting calories to lose a few pounds, much is made of losing ‘fat’ and not ‘muscle’. Of course, the general idea is to lose excess fat that isn’t contributing anything to swimming, biking and runnning…and in fact gets in the … Continue reading →

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Lose weight / race faster

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Dad

If you’re already very lean…good for you…this post doesn’t apply to you 🙂 I’m not…never have been ‘lean’…well, maybe in high school, getting down for a wrestling weight category…I remember it as being the 185 pound category, and in the … Continue reading →

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How many hours per week training needed for Ironman?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Dad

I was listening to a Webinar by Joe Friel (long-time triathlon coaching guru), where he was walking through setting up an Annual Training Plan (ATP) for a 32-year-old, age-group athlete that was hoping to use Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2011 to qualify … Continue reading →

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