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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Transition)

You’re out of the water and into T1 (transition 1 – swim to bike) at Ironman Coeur d’Alene.  First you have to run up the beach, across the sidewalk and hundreds of spectators, and onto the grass of City Park.

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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Training)

If you’re participating in the 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene, then you have about 12 weeks left before the race. By now you should have put in about 18 weeks worth of swimming, biking, and running. Maybe you even did some

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My First Bicycle Power Meter

I have been hearing about power meters for a few years now and when I took the USAT coaching certification clinic, the coach/presenters said that the best way for athletes to train on the bike is using a power meter.

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Triathlon racing every weekend

Well, not quite, but almost. Thank goodness for www.multirace.com and living in Florida.  I finished my last triathlon last Saturday.  The next one isn’t until 25 September.  I have done four or five sprint distance triathlons since Ironman.  Mostly they’ve

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Ironman CDA, here I come

Slot secured for Ironman CDA 2011

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Twenty-Seven Weeks to Ironman Miami

Twenty-seven weeks to ironman miami

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Twenty-Eight Weeks to Ironman 70.3 Miami

Twenty-eight weeks to ironman 70.3

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Twenty-Nine Weeks and Counting

Twenty-nine weeks until ironman

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Thirty Weeks and Counting

Thirty weeks ’til Ironman Miami

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Thirty-Two Weeks to Ironman

Today marks thirty-two weeks to Ironman 70.3 Miami.  My training is now more on track and includes swimming, biking, running, and strength training. Tomorrow I will run the 38th Yuengling Shamrock Marathon here in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  It should be a

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