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Baseline - Ouch

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Baseline - Ouch

2012 Hawaii 70.3

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My buddy came down to pace me for a baseline indoor Tri at about 30% of the race. Looking back at our last 70.3 together in Hawaii, we pulled our splits to have some goals to shoot for. Ideally if we could cut 30 minutes off our time and be under 6 hours, we’d be happy.

I felt it quick into the swim, but we averaged around 1:25 over 500. I’m good with that. Build some endurance, and we’re there.

After a slow transition, the bike hurt after half way through. Heart felt good, but legs started to get sluggish. So much so that the run slowed me down.

We’ve got a baseline, and talked strategy to keep us going over the first month to sediment our new regimen. After about a day, I’ve plotted out most of the workouts, and now we just have to execute.

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One Shoed Wonder

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One Shoed Wonder

Almost 7 years ago to the day, it was a beautiful September day before the leaves had fallen. The sun warming my shoulders as I sped over rolling hills, and wind gently moving through tall grass and corn fields. I never imagined the endurance even could be easy, but I was having the best race day of my life. Over four hours in, and I was zipping over 23 mph to the second giant loop when my stomach started to gurgle...

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30 Damned Seconds

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30 Damned Seconds

Excuse my language, but really?... Come on, how the hell did he beat me by 30 damned seconds? 

Brian Forman and I have been competing in triathlons since 2004, and when we planned to do the Kona 70.3 Ironman, we had some serious rivalry going between us...

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Ants on a Hill

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Ants on a Hill

Nearly 6 years ago to the day, I did the Oceanside 70.3 Ironman in California. Having done the full Wisconsin Ironman in 2008, I was pretty sure of myself. This was going to be a piece of cake...

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