You can use your fingers to help your toes, as you train for aging and fight peripheral arterial disease. Aging is truly the toughest endurance sport. For me it has become a way of life, even though we train for aging our whole lives. Most importantly, it's never too late to start. I qualified for the 2023 World Half Ironman Championships this year by the skin of my teeth. On race day in August I will have just ... Read more
Peripheral Arterial Disease Training and Treadmills
Treadmills have their place, but they are no substitute for the road or the track, when growing collaterals using Peripheral Arterial Disease Training. I recently published a book on fighting peripheral arterial disease, but I wanted to emphasize several observations that are helping my battle, as I train for a couple of half Ironman races that are coming up. (1) When doing peripheral arterial disease training ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Florida Ironman Race Report
"It's easier to want what you get, than to get what you want." Title of Zen Meditation book I lost ages ago. Florida Ironman Race Report (a brief one, as my race was brief). It was a tough swim that threw hundreds of athletes out of the race. The one-hour wait in a cold wind in our wetsuits probably took it's toll. The water, at 67F, felt like a warm bath after that. My slowest Ironman time, yet. Apparently ... Read more
Build Your Aging Training Base in Your 50s and It Will Be There for Your 70s, 80s and Beyond
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 Multiple Times
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
He Who Has Not Sinned And PAD Hill Repeats
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
FitOldDog’s Stretching Philosophy And My Favorite Core Exercise!
Stretching For Active Healthy Aging? Have A Conversation With Your Body! Maintain Flexibility For Active Healthy Aging My stretching philosophy is simple: Stretching (better still, lengthening), is not something you do TOO your body. Its a conversation WITH your body! This is a critical mindset! How you think about an activity, will influence how you do the activity! Stay flexible, my friends. It is ... Read more
FitOldDog’s 2016 Louisville Ironman Race Report: Success Or Failure?
2016 Louisville Ironman Full Race Report Link For those not subscribed to my newsletter! I must admit, I really enjoyed this visit to Louisville, DNF or no DNF. I especially appreciate camping, at these races. I was really surprised about the cutoff time being reduced from 17 to 16 hours. I was informed of this at the pre-race mandatory briefing, the day before the race. I guess I missed in the athlete ... Read more
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