Today marked the end of my second round of Base Phase training…thankfully! This high volume / low intensity stuff is tough. Not only does it require more time, but moving at a slow rate of speed doesn’t do much for your confidence level either! Tomorrow I move on to the Build Phase, in preparation for […]

The June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association discusses a new study comparing the nutritional content of food choices influenced by television to nutritional guidelines. Researchers analyzed 84 hours of primetime and 12 hours of Saturday morning broadcast television over a 28-day period on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. No big surprise […]

We fired up the grill a few times over the Memorial Day weekend. A few burgers, dogs and even some brats were consumed. Of course, those fine “meats” need to have a place to sit, so we naturally included buns. After eating on Sunday afternoon, we were standing around and I noticed that there were […]

I’ve often heard that completing an Ironman Triathlon is the ultimate test of physical and mental strength. After running a race half of this distance two weeks ago, I thought that I agreed with this statement. That was until I received a dose of reality last night. Jessica was working and the little one was […]

I’m back in the Base Phase of my training. This mean’s lots of volume at a low intensity. My runs and rides are based on two things – time and heart rate. Pace/speed is not a concern at this point. Today was my first long run since my race a week and a half ago…and […]

While I enjoyed my Transition Phase last week, I’m paying the price for it now. Believe it or not, by limiting myself to three short workouts and not eating as healthy as I normally do, I gained 6 pounds last week! Must have been the lunch buffet at Mr. Gatti’s I had on Wednesday…or maybe […]

If you follow my blog, you know that over the last seven or so months, I’ve worked through several phases of training leading up to my race last weekend. It started off with the Prep Phase, then several levels of Base Phase, followed by several levels of Build Phase, then Peak Phase and finally Race […]

Six hours…that was the goal. Finish the race in under six hours. I had done the math in my head. 50 minutes or less in the water, 3 hours or less on the bike, 2 hours on the run…with 10 minutes to be used in transition or on the bike if I had a flat […]

Swim (1.2 miles): 46:50.50 (39:02 min/mile pace) – 8th in age group T1: 2:49.60 – 8th in age group Bike (56 miles): 2:56:08.9 (19.1 mph) – 9th in age group T2: 1:15.9 – 5th in age group Run (13.1 miles): 2:10:33.9 (9:58 min/mile pace) – 8th in age group Total: 5:57:38.8 – 9th in age […]

My first “A” Priority race of the year is tomorrow. I’m really excited right now, nerves will probably set in once my head hits the pillow tonight. Before any big race, I like to look back and see exactly what my training volume has been for this race. Here’s a look back at what I’ve […]