Need encouragement to exercise mind and body? If so, head to this link, for inspirational self help books. OR Buy the book, at this link: This book was designed specifically for inspiration. To help people overcome resistance to getting off their duff and getting moving. It's even a little poetic, as I attempt the more emotional approach to getting these ideas across. Have fun, as life is to brief ... Read more
As an "English American," I was surprised to be so pleased to have the American flag against my name in these race results, but America has been extremely generous to me. You have to work to enjoy this country, but with a little luck you have a chance to do well. In a way, I feel both American and English. I came in after the 8:30 cutoff, but the race officials insisted on giving me a medal. Maybe this is ... Read more
As I approach the age of 78, with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft and progressive peripheral arterial disease (PAD), preparation for the Florida Ironman in about nine months requires some careful conditioning prior to real training to avoid injury. For this I use, (a) lots of long walks, (b) treadmill runs for mastering really low impact style to reduce calf claudication, (c) weight training and ... Read more
Well! They canceled the Asheville marathon, just after I finished the last long run, of 19 miles. So I did the training, anyway, in spite of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) calf and foot pain. The training definitely ameliorates PAD. Time to get back on the bike, now the weather is improving, with an easy spin this afternoon. No regular bike! Custom fit Guru, designed by Victor of Bicycle Lab to reduce hip ... Read more
Once your body learns something, even when neglected for years, it remembers. It remembers mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I found this while reapplying water running to my ongoing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) marathon and Ironman training, to spare my feet on long training runs. https://youtu.be/DVgzPzoxVmg Water running is a great tool for endurance run conditioning later in ... Read more
IRONMAN TRIATHLON SAVED MY LIFE #1: Yep! Believe it or not, Ironman Triathlon saved my life, multiple times. Back in the late 1970s, I was sitting in my office, at Battelle Labs, Geneva, Switzerland, when one of our technicians came in and said, "Kevin, we need some normal blood, please." So I rolled up my sleeve and held out my arm. About 10 minutes later, she returned, held up a glass tube, and said, "What ... Read more
Recent Instagram post by FitOldDog (Yours truly) from Lomas, near Torrevieja, Spain. Well, I did those peripheral arterial disease (PAD) painful and enjoyable hill repeats, ten in all, and they worked out well. Here's my PAD hill repeats training adventure for the day. Selected hill: 200 yards, climb 7-9%, 10 repeats, walk to start each time. PAD Hill Repeat Report All 10 - mild cardiovascular effort - ... Read more
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