Tag Archives: outseason

Daughter Lisa’s secret off season primary workout

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Dad

Well…I can’t tell you how I got this, but while I’ve been heavily focused on detailed planning for next year, and diet, and things like: improving my Functional Threshold Power (FTP) on the bike, my vDOT on the run, and improving … 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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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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