Love of Ironman Triathlon Why for love of Ironman Triathlon? Because Ironman saved FitOldDog's life in 2010. I was reviewing the heel pain book, above, prior to creating the paperback. You'd think it would be a grind. It describes the research journey of Tom, and his struggles with the heel pain that medical professionals incorrectly call plantar fasciitis. Epiphany: I realized that I was enjoying the ... Read more
Three Triathlon Success Keys (1) Learn How to Balance in the Water Achieve balance in the water. If you don't you'll be fighting the water, and fighting for air, the whole time. Not efficient, not fun. How? Study total immersion swimming. (2) Get a Bike That Fits Have bike fit by a skilled expert. How? Find a great bike-fit lab, as I did at BiCycle Lab. If you don't you'll be in pain, A LOT OF ... Read more
Ironman about people? Ironman about people? Sure it is! As you age, you slip slowly to the back of the pack. No room for ego! Just being there is a treat. I just had a: Horrible (foot blisters - didn't use my thick woolen socks, being vegan, big mistake) Great (wonderful supporters, and a positive crowd response to my 'Flush HB2' tee shirt was hard to believe. Half Ironman Race, in Raleigh, NC. ... Read more
How does it feel to finish your first Ironman? Well, for me: I felt the excitement of the challenge, the enjoyment of a solid workout, the sense of being alive, while running in a thunder storm in a foot of water, the dismay of knee surgery, the exhaustion of a category one bike climb leading to a sense of awe at the cyclists in the Tour de France that can only come from completing such a climb, the fear of failure ... Read more
Ironman Is A Life-Style - I Love It! Your First Ironman Involves The Whole Family Ironman Saved My Life In 2010, Thus This blog! I had coaches, but I needed an Ironman Mentor Sign up to FitOldDog's First Ironman Over 50 Newsletter at this link To Receive FitOldDog's 10 Favorite Ironman Training Tips If I'd had a mentor, 20 years ago, when I started triathlon training, I would have avoided plenty of ... Read more
Ironman Conditioning Can Benefit From Coaching And Mentoring Conditioning: "Bringing (something) into the desired state for use." As you ramp up your training, you will encounter issues that need to be fixed along the way. Types Of Ironman conditioning (recommended assistance in brackets): Physical conditioning, especially your butt (coaching) Pain resistance conditioning Persistence ... Read more
There are two types of Ironman Event Rush to the finish to win your age-group (Racers) versus just try to finish (Climbers) When you're just trying to finish, it's more like climbing a mountain than racing! But you meet the nicest people at the back of the pack! My new Ironman Over 50 mentoring service is designed for the latter, first timers over 50! When it comes to race or climb, for an ironman ... Read more
Sports massage reveals muscle tightness. Muscle tightness is a symptom of weakness! Advice to First Time Ironman Over 50 Athletes: Fix it before it becomes an injury!. There are at least two kinds of massage, sports massage and 'fluff and buff!' Sports massage to fix potential training damage, fluff and buff to relax. Both are good. My recent sports massage, from Tara, revealed an important issue. ... Read more
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