Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I've had wristbands attached during my life for only two reasons, surgery and triathlons. They each come with their own feelings, but I must admit that I prefer the excitement of triathlons. Once I was going through a hard time in my personal life, and commiserating with a friend, when he said, "Good and bad feelings come and go, but either way it means you're alive!" I ... Read more
Of Observing And Being Observed Whilst Dealing With Fear As An Aging Stented Endurance Athlete And The Critical Nature Of Context
"Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul. If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas." Khalil Gibran, The Prophet. Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! This post is about the critical roles of observation as self-awareness and your response to fear during health challenges. Don't ... Read more
The Toughest Endurance Workout Of Them All – Can You Do It?
"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being, but non-being is what we use." Tao te Ching by Lao-tzu, translation by S. Mitchell Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Most ... Read more
Injury-Free Ironman Training Is A Work Of Art And An Exciting Journey Of Self Discovery
Hi folks! Thanks for coming by! The best defense against sports-induced injuries is your mind, assuming your mind makes most of your decisions for you. It's all about selecting the wise choices, sometimes without knowing exactly why a particular action or inaction is appropriate. You just feel it in your bones, but this level of awareness only comes with time and experience. I was out riding my bike with ... Read more
Don’t Be Blindsided By Lack Of Body Awareness As You Age Or You’ll Beat Up The Only Body You Have
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I suspect that improved body awareness applied to safe exercise for better health can open the road to enjoyable endurance racing and an active old age. In my last Ironman race a few days ago I had the opportunity to watch the runners, because I missed the bike cutoff (thank goodness, but that's another story). There was a consistent feature of these runners that caught my ... Read more
Exercise Tip: Train For The Conditions Or They’ll Take You Down But Sometimes Success Is Disguised As Failure
An important exercise tip, when training for endurance races, is prepare yourself for the expected conditions, but this is not always easy as conditions are not necessarily predictable. That said, if you run (or bike) into trouble, don't beat yourself up about it, if you gave it your best effort. Four of five months ago my youngest son, and great Ironman triathlete, Nigel, called and said, "Dad, I've signed up for ... Read more
FitOldDog Failed To Complete The Los Cabos Ironman But The Primal BluePrint Fat Adaptation Experiment Was A Success
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Just before the Los Cabos Ironman, 2013, my son said, "You look really fit, Dad," which I attribute 100% to my low carb diet plus a little exercise. The next day I didn't need to eat anything during a 10.5 hour grueling workout, whilst having plenty of energy. The Primal Blueprint Fat Adaptation Experiment was a success, in my opinion, but I need to apply it to an Ironman race ... Read more
Don’t Let Fear Of Tomorrow Or Pre-Race Jitters Spoil Today Just Try Meditating On Living In The Now
"Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self." From the Tao te Ching by Lao-tzu, translated by S. Mitchell Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I consider meditation, and more specifically meditating on living 'in the now,' as a key component of any program of safe exercise for better health. The goal is to plan and prepare wisely, whilst not giving into useless ... Read more
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