Week #8 did not get off to a good start. I didn’t feel too bad Monday morning, but I did have a bit of a stomach most of the day. I was planning to do a bike trainer ride when I got home from work, but on the ride home things took a turn for …
Feb 18
Treadmill Shopping
Treadmill Shopping My old ProForm J6 treadmill is getting a bit tired these days. It actually just shut off on me during my brick run last Saturday. It has served me well for the couple hundred dollars I paid for several years ago, but we both agreed it was time for an upgrade. I have …
Feb 16
IMCDA 2015 Training Update-Week #7(of 26)-Skiing
Week 7 was a little bit of deviation from the original plan. I had some free ski passes for Camelback ski area in the poconos, so I took a friend from work along for a free day of skiing. The forecast was to be very cold and windy, and it was, just not as bad …
Feb 14
Ironman All-World Athlete?
So, last week I got this email from Ironman saying… Congratulations on becoming an IRONMAN BRONZE All World Athlete! Your strong performance during the 2014 season positioned you in the top 10% of your age group earning you Bronze All World Athlete status. As an IRONMAN All World Athlete, you’ll enjoy a host of benefits at many of our 2015 races, including priority access to athlete registration, as well as …
Feb 09
IMCDA 2015 Training Update-Week #6(of 26)
Wow! Only 20 more weeks to go until Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Week #6 was a pretty solid one. I had almost 12 hours of volume and a few points shy of a 700 Training Stress Score(TSS). That equates to a average intensity of around .8(80%) overall for the week. Pretty high for a early season …
Feb 02
IMCDA 2015 Training Update Week #5(of 26)- Vacation Recovery
Week #5 Update Well, week 5 had a bit of a rough start. After returning home from our long weekend in Lake Placid, I had a bit of a struggle getting back on my normal training routine. Fortunately by the weekend, I was back on track with my planned LSD workouts. On Saturday, I cooked …
Jan 31
IMCDA 2015 Training Update Week #4(of 26)-Lake Placid Cross-Training
I mixed things up a bit for week #4 by heading up to Lake Placid for a bit cross-training in the snow. I try to get up there for a week in the Winter every year for some skate-skiing at Mt. Van Hoevenburg. We have a week planned in Sedona, Arizona next month so it wasn’t …
Jan 28
iThlete Unveils iThlete Pro Site for Tracking HRV
If you read my recent blog post comparing a few iOS HRV applications, you may recall that I ended up choosing the iThlete app for monitoring my HRV from now on. Well, iThlete just took it up a notch with the unveiling of their new iThlete-pro website service. This feature now puts them head-and-shoulders above the …
Jan 19
IMCDA 2015 Training Update Week #3(of 26)
Week #3 was a pretty good week. My volume and Training Stress Score(TSS) were pretty high. I got in some good long and instense workouts. I feel my swim stroke rate is getting faster thanks to the use of my new favorite pool toy, the Finis Tempo Trainer Pro. I can now set a temp for some …
Jan 19
Heart Rate Variability iOS App Comparison
I decided it was time to reassess my Heart Rate Variability(HRV) iOS application of choice. I was very surprised when I did a recent search of “HRV” in the iOS App Store to find a bunch of new HRV apps out there. I have been using the Sweetbeat Heart Rate Variability(HRV) iOS app ever since …