Hi folks! Welcome. If you have an active life-style, which will get you out there doing things, you can enjoy seeing interesting places, having fascinating experiences, and meet good people, which is why we are camping in Red Rock Canyon as I prepare to compete in another Ironman race. It feels so good to make my tea in the morning, and no bugs, just wonderful feelings. It was Deb's idea to camp prior to ... Read more
FitOldDog Visits Cook Medical And Learns How His Zenith Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft Was Made – Remarkable Engineering That Saved My Life
Hi folks! Great visit to Cook Medical. What a treat! I gave an invited talk to the Cook Medical Staff, in Bloomington, Indiana, about life with an aortic stent graft for a life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm. I was so pleased to have a chance to say how grateful I am to these wonderful people for a remarkable product, which allows me to continue my life and Ironman training pretty well the same as ... Read more
Support Your Foot Arches And They’ll Support You, Whilst You Risk Plantar Fasciitis And Other Running Injuries If You Don’t
Hi folks, welcome! When I say support your foot arches, I don't mean use arch supports in your shoes (though they do have their place in injury recovery), I want to say that you should activate and strengthen the bits and pieces of your body that hold your arches up physically AND dynamically. A few blog posts back I mentioned the effectiveness of clicking my fingers to activate the left side of my ... Read more
Nose Clips, Ileotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), When Not To Listen To Your Legs During Ironman Races, And Never Hesitate To Start Over
Hi folks, welcome to my contemplation location, where I endeavor to improve peoples lives! After many intermittent and strange bouts of ileo-tibial band syndrome (ITBS), whilst running, I'm now convinced that it can be induced by how you run. Several episodes during Ironman races, including my recent Lake Placid Ironman Paleo DNF, have demonstrated that going too easy on a run, plodding in fact, will trigger ... Read more
Trust And Generosity In Business At The Louisville Ironman, With Two Veterinary Customer Tales
"If you don't trust the people, you make them untrustworthy." Tao te Ching by Lao-tsu, translated by S. Mitchell. Hi folks, welcome! In my early twenties I spent three years working as a general veterinary practitioner, mainly in large animal (cows, pigs and such) or farm practice, during which time I learned the value of understanding what my customers (farmers) valued. I am now attempting to apply ... Read more
Like This Or Like This? When It Comes To Body Movement Only You Know Best, With A Little Awareness Education
Hi folks, welcome, When it comes to body movement, for anyone traveling across the surface of this beautiful but dangerous planet, be they athlete or not, head position, eye position, foot strike angle, shoulder blade mobility, and hundreds of other little things, especially 'mind position', can make the difference between moving freely and being crippled up on the couch. I couldn't resist using the following ... Read more
Writing, Like Racquetball, Has Three Major Skill Levels And There Will Always Be Someone Better Than You No Matter What Your Sport
Hi folks, welcome! Do not let the enjoyment of your sport depend solely on winning. There will always be someone better than you, if not at this game or race then at the next. Instead, measure success by enjoyment level and you will have a great time for the rest of your life, even as your performance declines, as it inevitably will with age. This, however, is possibly not true of the sport of writing! Lest ... Read more
Swim Video: Oh! No! Not That Old Wandering Legs Mistake Again?
Hi folks, welcome. Sometimes we have to relearn the same old things over and over again until we get it right, as has been the case with my swim kick, legs all over the place. That's the value of video. I've noticed that if I swim pretending I have a pull boy my pace comes close to that with a pull boy, otherwise my swim times are badly off. -k @FitOldDog ... Read more
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