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Ironman 70.3 Race Report

Posted in Training, tagged 70.3, ironman, race, rapperswil, report, results, switzerland on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »

It’s been nearly two months since the event, so this is more race reflection than race report per se. Since then, I’ve had a chance to digest how it went, review with others and educate myself further in race day strategy.

How it Went

In short… two-thirds well. The swim and bike felt great, but as often is the case, the run is what can break you, and mine was much rougher than expected. Looking back on it there are a few things I can do differently next time to improve significantly. I had the fitness, and executed my plan… just turns out the plan wasn’t quite right to begin with!

Here’s how it all went down along with a few other thoughts and photos along the way.

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3 days and counting…

Posted in Training on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend I’m racing in my first Ironman 70.3 and this is what 6ish months of prep work looks like… Tapered off a bit earlier than planned but it is what it is and I’ll get to see the results in the next few days. Packing is complete and all I can say is we’re [...]

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49 days and counting

Posted in Training on April 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

This marks the completion of Week 22 of serious training and the distance has really been racking up. Only 7 more weeks to go…

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Training Progress (11 weeks)

Posted in Training, tagged ironman, swimsmooth, triathlon on January 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Winter’s still here but the miles have slowly been accumulating. Now 11 weeks into training and happy that the sun is finally starting to make an appearance again. As of today there are 126 days until Ironman 70.3 Switzerland. Grand totals thus far are: Swimming: 61.0km Biking: 0.0km Running: 99.0km Finally, here’s a video from [...]

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5 week progress update

Posted in Training, tagged 3 on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s been about 5 weeks since signing up for the Ironman and I’ve been steadily making progress in the pool. I’ve been following a training program from SwimSmooth which has been great for keeping to a schedule but also, keeping it interesting. I’ve updated my Training Progress page with automatic charts to track my progress. [...]

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Ironman 70.3 Switzerland here I come…

Posted in Training, tagged ironman, triathlon on November 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been waiting to pull the trigger on this, but the idea has been rumbling around in my mind for months. I’m happy to say that I’m now registered for my first Ironman 70.3 race next June in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland (Official Site). For those that aren’t familiar with the Ironman series, the 70.3 is a [...]

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First Triathlon Results

Posted in Training, tagged bevelery, triathlon on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A few weeks ago Jen and I completed our first triathlon (400m Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run) with a few friends of ours. Everyone did great (if we do say so ourselves), and for me, it felt good to finally tackle swimming; something I never actually learned as a kid. Swim Bike Run Total David [...]

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Garmin Connect is Excellent

Posted in Commentary, Training, tagged garmin, gps, Training on August 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When I picked up my Forerunner 301 a few years ago, Garmin’s support for the Mac left much to be desired. MotionBased was clunky, the connection required some finagling, and on it went. When I really picked up running last year I tried out a few different tools for syncing my training progress to my [...]

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Triathlon Training

Posted in Training on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Jen and I are doing the Beverly Triathlon in August… it’s our first but should be a lot of fun especially since we’ve convinced a few of our good friends to join in the fun. The race is a super sprint (400m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) so should be a nice intro to the [...]

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