Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Some sports, including triathlons, are quite dependent upon consistent equipment maintenance, so make sure you check all those preventable little things that can go wrong. For the triathlete, leaky goggles, bike problems, and ill-fitting shoes, are probably the only big nightmares. All that training and a frayed cable breaks and you're riding 50 miles in bottom gear, ... Read more
Invited Blog Post On Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Survival: Tom’s Story
The last week of June 2012, I had a terrible lower back problem. I went to the doc and they x-rayed my back. They didn’t find much problem with the back, but this AAA showed up and they sent me for a CT scan. Sure enough, they called and confirmed that I had a 7.0 cm aneurysm in my abdominal aorta. I had never heard of this, so I got online and read enough to scare me to death. I decided I better get a grip, and deal ... Read more
Broken 300s Are A Great Swim Set In The Pool
Hi! Thanks for coming by! Here is a great swim set I learned from Rick, my swim coach and friend. It's called 300 broken. You break up the 300 yard sets more and more as you go along, but you have to maintain your chosen overall 300 set time. This results in an increasingly faster pace whilst swimming, combined with more and more time on the wall. For instance, if you choose 5 min total time for each ... Read more
Tennis, Running, The Inner Game, And When Feeling Is Better Than Thinking
Hi! Thanks for coming by! Whilst running at the track the other day, I was struck by the similarity of my foot strike on the ground to the impact of a tennis ball with the racket. Either, carried out incorrectly, can induce serious injuries, so you have to learn to flow with the action as opposed to resisting it. I haven't played a lot of tennis, but I spent years working on my racket ball game. It's a lighter ... Read more
You’ll Have Good Days And Bad Days So Don’t Be Discouraged By The Bad Days Learn From Them
Hi! Thanks for coming by! When it comes to any task that takes time and is worth doing, like writing a book, carrying out research, raising kids, living with the girl of your dreams, handling the destructive urges of an 8 month old Labrador, or training for an Ironman, you'll have good days and bad days. Don't let the less successful days throw you off track. For instance, I achieved a personal best ... Read more
Free High Resolution Video By FitOldDog On The Use Of PowerCranks For Running And Cycling Training As He Seeks His Market Niche
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! Learning how to make a living on the Internet is an interesting and fascinating challenge. You have to decide what you want to sell, to whom, and how to reach them. There is plenty of advice out there on ways to approach this issue, but you still have to work it out for yourself. In a way, it's like Ironman training. Coaches help a lot, but you have to do the hard work, ... Read more
A Nutrition Philosophy: Who Needs It
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! Ayn Rand was a little extreme in her views, but when you consider her history it's no surprise. We are all, at least in part, a product of our histories, genetic and environmental. Ayn Rand was somewhat hostile to other philosophers, as a result of which the general philosophical community appears to have rejected her as a member of their tribe, or that's how I remember it ... Read more
Johnny Said What’s Your Secret To Being Surrounded By Pretty Girls?
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I thought about Johnny's question and realized that it's true, I spend a lot of time with pretty girls. I think that the answer to his question is simple, "Do stuff." Don't go looking for pretty girls, just do stuff. Stuff that interests you. That's it really. It helps if you like women and show an interest in them, but don't let them boss you around (they love to ... Read more
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