Ironman St. George 2012 – Louie, Jared, Denten
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Nov 19 – Given the Turkey Trot, here’s the race week schedule
M 5:30 track intervals T 5:30 5-7 miles to Adobe and back Th TurkeyTrot Sat 13-14 mike dam run Next week we will resume building up.
Read MoreRB’s note: For Phx Marathon Training, I suggest we consider “Run Less, Run Faster
For Phx Marathon Training, I suggest we consider “Run Less, Run Faster,” plus Mike’s and Greg’s Purple Pansy, er, Patch suggestions (can’t discount a Kona-qualifying performance). Run Less basically provides for three quality runs per week, plus two cross-training days: a speed day, a tempo/race pace, and the long run. It is similar to our […]
Read MoreThis week – Monday, Nov. 13
Some of you have been thinking about coming out, but haven’t joined us yet. Time to get our rears in gear. With less than 4 months till the Phx Marathon, it is time to start training or at least build a base till we start the 3 month schedule in early December. In November we […]
Read MoreRace Reports from Florida Ironman
Thanks Mike and Greg for the first hand race reports — you can read the full reports in the race reports section. Greg writes of his “spectacular fail and spectacular success” then follows with the rest of the story. In common GD fashion, he’s uncomfortable with the prospect of talking about himself too much. But I […]
Read MoreRest of the Story
Now here is the full race report. This is mostly for me and my journal purposes. I realize it seems a little narcissistic. It is long so if you are getting this, feel free to delete. Mike and I really felt ready for this race. We had been consistent all year. We had worked hard. […]
Read MoreIronman Florida Race Report – Mike W
Overall, it was a pretty awesome day for me. I was able to put together a well executed race, got a PR of 10:32, finished 2nd in my AG and most importantly got 1 of the 2 Kona slots for the 2013 race. Here are the details: Prerace — arrived in Panama City Beach on […]
Read MoreSpectacular Fail…and Spectacular Success
I know many of you are curious to hear the quick story on my Ironman Florida experience. You want to hear about the plane crash that occurred during my race. I will try to be brief, but this will still be a little long – so skim or delete if not really interested. The short […]
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