Skin Is An Important Issue For The Endurance Athlete

Hi folks, Sue and I just returned from a great ride, when I noticed this 'still life' as part of Sue's car, and it got me thinking about skin. I sure wish that we could wrap all of our food in living and thus biodegradable skin like that of the banana. The skin of a car is hard and a real danger to us on the road when cycling, which is why we wear a reinforced head skin, or helmet. There are many ways ... Read more

Who Is Going To Last Longest, Me Or My Chevy Tahoe – Depends How I Drive Us?

Hi folks, I have to admit, even though it burns lots of gas when I drive it, my old Chevy truck, just like my body, is a remarkable piece of machinery. Just turning 300,000 miles and I am yet to have to put in oil between regular 6,000-mile servicing. The power train is still intact. Had to have work done on the brakes several times, and the steering. It has only left me stuck twice, a failed fuel pump and ... Read more

Don’t Stay Stuck In Your Dead End – Become An Athlete Again Whatever Your Age

  Hi folks, Each day is a new day. The old day is gone, except in your mind. Quite often I'm drawn into conversations with overweight older guys (40+) who ask me if I'm going for a run - I wear running gear all the time, except when I'm in bed or swimming or biking, so the question is understandable. I'll say, "Well, no, I'm running tomorrow and biking today, [or doing weight work at the gym, or ... Read more

FitOldDog Exercise Video On How To Reduce Your Risk Of Falling Through Better Gravity And Balance Awareness

  Hi folks, For older adults, especially the elderly, a fall can be devastating. The risk of falls can be much reduced by spending a little time becoming more aware of your body, and of it's relationship to gravity and objects that you handle everyday. This post provides some thoughts on body awareness and describes a simple exercise to improve your balance awareness. It's funny how it takes a while to ... Read more

Mini Post For Your Thoughts On Creating A New Business

  Hi folks, I'm working on setting up a business for the first time in my life. It is registered as Old Dogs in Training LLC and will be based on my sports training experience, amongst other things. During a recent conversation related to @BillVick's video, I received this advice from my brother, Trevor, which sounds logical to me, except I do like to be rational. Here is what Trevor said: "Finally, ... Read more

Bots And You

Hi folks, For anyone new to this site who is expecting training advice I recommend that you follow this link, as today I want to talk about Internet bots. More precisely, I want to encourage you to listen to someone else talking about bots. The more I blog the more I learn about the strange world of the Internet, and incidentally about myself. In my mind there are creatures (bots), like little black beetles, ... Read more

What Is The Real Deal When It Comes To Training?

  Hi folks, My all-time favorite movie is 'The Princess Bride.' I especially like Fezzik (Andre) the giant. But once again the book (by William Goldman) is better than the movie, except in one respect, Peter Falk was great as the granddad reading this fairytale to a disinterested young grandson. I was sad when Peter Falk died. He was perfect as Lieutenant Columbo. To return to The Princess Bride, as ... Read more

Should The Presence Of Your Competitor Make Any Difference To Your Pace?

  Hi folks, One of the coaches who had the greatest impact on my Ironman and marathon performance is Chris Haute of The Advanced Ironman Training Program (AIMP). Every now and then he would come out with a comment or observation that would markedly change my performance for the better, but one comment had me bemused. I said to myself, is Chris talking about real humans or idealized paragons, like ... Read more

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