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Keeping Perspective

My annual Lake Placid triathlon camp is this week, and we are up a few days ahead enjoying the Village and Adirondacks. This year, we rented a boat and went tubing on Lake Placid for Father’s Day. It was a great day, and both my kids and I were able to go tubing for theContinue reading “Keeping Perspective”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkJune 22, 2021Posted inInjury, Lake Placid, Motivation, TriathlonTags:Rib Injury, Training Hurt

Another Setback Or Is It?

With Ironman Lake Placid officially on, training has ramped up, and I am putting in lots of volume. The weekends are 4-6 hour brick sessions, long runs and swims as one would expect. A few weeks back I was wrapping up a 4 hour ride and 30 minute run brick in the woods when IContinue reading “Another Setback Or Is It?”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkMay 30, 2021Posted inCycling, Injury, Motivation, TriathlonTags:Injured, Setbacks, Sprained Ankle

Ironman Lake Placid 2021

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkMarch 31, 2021Posted inLake Placid, Racing, TriathlonTags:Ironman

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?”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkMarch 15, 2021Posted inCycling, Running, Speed Work, TriathlonTags:Power, Threshold Training

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkFebruary 23, 2021Posted inGoals, Motivation, Racing, TriathlonTags:140.6, 70.3, USAT, World Championships

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkFebruary 22, 2021Posted inCycling, Lake Placid, TriathlonTags:Cadence, Ironman, Self Improvment

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.”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkFebruary 9, 2021Posted inDiet, TriathlonTags:Weightwatchers, WW

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkDecember 30, 2020Posted inCycling, Racing, Running, TriathlonTags:Brick Workout, Ironman, training

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkDecember 28, 2020Posted inCycling, Goals, Lake Placid, Racing, Running, TriathlonTags:Intentional, Manifestation

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”

Posted byFloat SpinwalkSeptember 17, 2020Posted inGear, Running, TriathlonTags:Heart Rate, Recovery, Training Zone

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