Hi folks! Welcome! I have successfully completed Ironman races, one at least in a decent time, largely fueled by carbohydrates - totally non-Paleo metabolism. I hated having to stuff down all that food all the time on the bike. I recently failed to complete one Ironman race by 2-miles (17 hr. cutoff) with an approximately 95% Paleo metabolism, reaching 10 miles into the run before 'hitting the wall,' but my ... Read more
Turn Disappointment Into Success And The Strange Limbo Of The Ironman Did Not Finish (DNF) Into Your Exciting New Beginning
Hi folks! Welcome to my home of 'thinking out loud.' If you take on a difficult task, such as an Ironman race, be prepared for failure, especially if you only just fail, as it transports you to an interesting locale, a kind of limbo. Then step back, shake yourself off, and remember all the great people you encountered along the way, and do it again if the reason you started in the first place is still ... Read more
Embrace Each New Day With Enthusiasm As Yesterday Fades Into The Past And The Future Is But An Illusion
"Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure? Whether you go up the ladder or down it, you position is shaky. When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance. What does it mean that hope is as hollow as fear? Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't ... Read more
You Get To Choose Which World You Live In And When So It’s Up To You To Find The Right Balance
Hi folks! Welcome! The world you live in will be the world upon which you focus your attention, and this being a conscious decision on your part, believe it or not, you get to choose which world it is to be as you go through each day. I'm writing this post the day before my 7th. Lake Placid Ironman race, so it will be brief. I undertake this activity, and some wonder why, because it's my choice. I also ... Read more
Feldenkrais And Continuum Training Taught FitOldDog To Listen To His Toes But Are Triathletes Heeding Mark Sisson?
Hi folks! Good to still be here on Planet Earth, though I would like to visit the space station! When it comes to putting things in perspective, read The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson, then study a bit of Biochemistry, and you'll understand why America has been fooled into obesity by the low fat diet craze. FitOldDog is finding Paleo thinking (not a strict Paleolithic diet - that's impossible - the stone ... Read more
I Don’t Care How Old You Are Get Out There And Do Stuff: Brief Video To Show Beauty Of Mirror Lake
Hi Folks! Welcome! Just a short video today, to show you my early morning visit to Mirror Lake, 3 days before the 2013 Lake Placid Ironman, while waiting for the water to boil for my second cup of tea. Cheers, -k @FitOldDog ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Paleo Tailgate Cooking Video #1: Salmon And Spinach
Hi folks! Food! Yummy! Paleo food! Yummier! After you've trained for months for an Ironman race, or some other endurance sport, do you really want to trust someone else's cooking? FitOldDog sure doesn't, he cooks Paleo Delights out of the back of his Chevy Truck. What could be better? Here I am at the Alpenhaus Motel in Queensbury NY USA, and I thought, "Maybe it's time to give my readers a Paleo Tailgate ... Read more
Making Tea, Building Trust Through Cooking, And “Are you ready, healthy and uninjured?”
Hi folks! Welcome to my chatter! "Everyone needs some solitude to think things through, so I do this each year as I drive to the Lake Placid Ironman, increasingly alone as the kids grow up and become too busy for such a long slow (5 days) trip, and Deb can only get so many days off from her nursing job. On this trip, the highlight of each day is sitting with my morning cup of tea, reflecting on the meaning of ... Read more
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