It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Lake Placid and all it has to offer. In fact, I advocate for the village whenever possible, and have introduced many people to the Adirondacks over the years. Lake Placid is truly one of those special places that offers something for everyone. The kids enjoyContinue reading “Ironman Lake Placid 2021”
Category Archives: Triathlon
Push or Pull?
Lately I have been seeing more and more around two opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to improving your threshold power or pace. The first school of thought is you push your power up through lower threshold workouts. The second school says you pull your power up with higher intensity work. So whichContinue reading “Push or Pull?”
So I Turned 35
For the 9th time, but I think I finally am starting to get it. This year I will be stronger faster and smarter than 9 years ago, although I doubt I will act smarter. As a birthday present for myself, I am going to register for the USAT Long Course championships in Long Island inContinue reading “So I Turned 35”
Fixing My Cadence
For a long time the cadence sensor on my bike has had a dead battery. It never seemed very important to me to fix, because, well, I was getting the workouts done. Recently I had some extra energy laying around and changed out the battery to get my rig 100% operational. All the bells andContinue reading “Fixing My Cadence”
Dieting is so fun.
Not really, but if I say it enough I may convince myself otherwise. Right now, I am officially about 40 days into my Weight Watchers ‘cleanse’. It has gone pretty well this year, and as of this morning I am down about 7 pounds from my starting point. I have done a ton of strengthContinue reading “Dieting is so fun.”
Build Your House With Bricks
Forget the saying “The hay is in the barn”. Around here we deal in bricks. Hard, heavy, and strong bricks. For those not initiated into triathlon yet, a brick is what we call a bike / run workout. It is meant to simulate the last two legs of the race, and is very effective. ItContinue reading “Build Your House With Bricks”
New Year New You
Who doesn’t love New Years? It is the ultimate reset button and boy do we need a reset this year. Personally, my approach to resets is slightly different, and I don’t wait for a magical day, I start now. In fact with so few parties and social gatherings, this may be the easiest time toContinue reading “New Year New You”
What The Heart Wants
I have talked about heart rate zones a bit in the past so I won’t go into a gory description of them right now, but I would like to touch upon what your heart rate might be telling you. Before I do that though, if you don’t have a heart rate monitor, please get one.Continue reading “What The Heart Wants”
Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)
One of the challenges of living in the Northeast is that we have seasons. With these seasons comes shorter days colder nights, and inevitably freezing fricken pools. Yeah yeah, you can go to the Y or some other club to swim indoors, but that takes time and isn’t as cool when you have your ownContinue reading “Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)”
On The Road Again
With triathlon season over, and Le Tour on TV, it is time to drag the old road bike back out. The weather this long weekend was picture perfect, and Saturday was a great day to put in a brick ride on Knight Rider (I call my road bike Knight Rider, yeah I grew up inContinue reading “On The Road Again”
