Hi folks, I was fortunate to receive two complements this week, one about my book recommendations and the other concerning the writing quality of this blog. Apparently, my friend Myles (14) finds my reading recommendations to be helpful (according to her mother, my Pilates and gyrotonic teacher, Tara). That felt great, as I respect Myles's opinion on many things. I was also complemented on my writing ... Read more
How You Label Things In The World Will Determine The Nature Of Your World
Hi folks, As my triathlon race season approaches I find that an internal dialogue emerges increasingly frequently during my quiet moments of contemplation, between periods of not thinking, just sitting. Thoughts of my next upcoming race, this time the 2012 Eagleman Half Ironman. Part of my mind lives in doubt, and tells me, "You're old, slow, not a great runner, an average cyclist, and just an OK ... Read more
The Right Dance Teacher Can Help You Overcome The Effects Of Injuries On Body Movement To Improve Your Athletic Skill
Hi folks, I have been struggling to optimize my leg position in the pool, but I find that they wander all over the place when I breathe on the left, especially my left leg. Slowly I have nailed this problem down to my left arm recovery stroke, which triggers a twist in my pelvis. I dislocated my left shoulder about eight years ago, and in spite of 'treatment by flying beer bottle,' which improved ... Read more
Building A New Engine Using High Volume Aerobic Ironman Training Allows You To Enjoy The Ride And Rescue A Turtle Or Two
Hi folks, There seem to be two main approaches to the training of endurance athletes, intensity or volume, and I've experienced coaches of both persuasions. I consider my coach, Chris Hauth, to be a volume guy, with intensity carefully added to the mix. He got me to the Boston Marathon. Chris also gave me two chances to go to Ironman Kona, but I messed those up by (a) failing to go to the roll down ... Read more
Art, Horses, And How My Friend Cured His Tennis-Induced Wrist Strain
Hi folks, The brain and body are all one machine, so if one is tired both are tired. I have had some pretty challenging swims, rides and runs lately, one on top of the other, day after day. I find that my energy level varies like the three chairs by Wayne Vaughn, of The Sculpture Farm, in the photo opposite (love this art). Sometimes high! Sometimes low! Sometimes in between! After seeing the chairs, ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Daily Ironman Diet In Response To A Question On Twitter
Tweet from: Chez Ollie To: @FitOldDog "Hi Kevin mate, i'm 42 years old 7 overweight by 70lbs. I'm experienced but would like 2 know yr daily diet? Thanks sir! #RESPECT" Hi folks, As an aging Ironman triathlete, what is my daily diet? First I would like to give you FitOldDog's Advice on nutrition: "Eat that which looks good, smells good, tastes good, feels good in your mouth, makes you feel good ... Read more
You Can Learn A Lot From Your Toes As You Swim
Hi folks, We stuff our feet into shoes and then wonder why we can't control our toes when we need to, and more importantly we ignore all the information that they can gather because we just don't think about our toes unless they hurt. About 40 years ago I was in a bar in England, and there at the counter was a man with no arms drinking a beer that he held in his feet. I remember clearly how this ... Read more
I Meet Lots Of Persians And I Like Persian Food But Where Is Persia Anyway?
Persian Food Made Me Think of Persia Where is Persia? I think that Persia lies in the hearts and minds of people. Like Mally, who is proud of her origins. I wrote this post long before I converted to vegan cooking, in order to save the animals. Fortunately, Persian food is easy to convert to a vegan cooking format. Where Is Or Was The Country Of Persia? Iran contains an important remnant of this once ... Read more
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